5-8 (Middle School)
Citizen Science sites
Posted March 28th, 2011 by admin- K-2 (Elementary)
- 3-5 (Elementary)
- 5-8 (Middle School)
- 9-12 (High School)
- Undergraduate
- Teachers
- Families
- Adult/General Audience
- Biology
- Earth Science
- Extrasolar Planets
- Galaxies
- Physics/Physical Science
- Planets
- Science Literacy
- Space Exploration
- The Moon
- The Solar System
- Interdisciplinary Approaches
- Afterschool and youth groups
- Longer-term project
- "Citizen Science" project
- Web-based
- At Home
Places to find Citizen Science projects (they aren't all astronomy related):
Citizen Science Central (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects read more »
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NASA Be a Martian!
Posted November 2nd, 2010 by adminNASA and Microsoft collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars. read more »
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NASA Dawn Mission to Vesta and Ceres (asteroids)
Posted October 26th, 2010 by adminThere are a lot of great resources for educators on asteroids and small solar system bodies on the Dawn site.
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Explore! Jupiter's Family Secrets
Posted July 21st, 2010 by adminExplore! Jupiter's Family Secrets will acquaint you with Jupiter and NASA's upcoming Juno mission! read more »
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Moon Zoo Citizen Science Project: Crater Survey and Boulder Wars
Posted July 20th, 2010 by adminHelp scientist do real science by helping to identify surface features on the Moon - craters and boulders. A fun way to get involved in real science using real data.
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Explore: To the Moon and Beyond with NASA's LRO Mission
Posted July 20th, 2010 by adminA set of activities available on-line on the LPI Explore! site for ages 8-13 designed for library and informal education settings.
First-Step: Return to the Moon
Moon Tune
Moon Pie read more »
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How High Is It?: An Educator's Guide with Activities Focused on Scale Models of Distance
Posted July 20th, 2010 by adminThe guide is designed to be used as single activities or combined to form mini-units. read more »
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Rockets Educator Guide (2008)
Posted July 20th, 2010 by admin- K-2 (Elementary)
- 3-5 (Elementary)
- 5-8 (Middle School)
- 9-12 (High School)
- Families
- Rockets
- Astronomy as a Career
- Mathematics
- Physics/Physical Science
- Science Literacy
- Space Exploration
- Technology and Engineering
- Interdisciplinary Approaches
- Hands-on Activity
- Lesson Plans
- Afterschool and youth groups
- Longer-term project
Updated Rockets Educator Guide (2008).
History of rockets, how rockets work, applying Newton's Laws. read more »
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Summer of Innovation Resources/Activities
Posted June 10th, 2010 by adminFor the NASA Summer of Innovation, NASA Aerospace Education Specialists have developed six 30-hour thematic units of NASA content. read more »
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Moon Zoo Citizen Science Project
Posted June 7th, 2010 by adminThe aim of Moon Zoo is to provide detailed crater counts for as much of the Moon's surface as possible. read more »
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