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Meteorology: An Educator's Resource for Inquiry-Based Learning for Grades 5-9 is written as a supplement to existing Earth and space science curricula for grades 5-9. The guide may be used in both formal and informal educational settings as well as at home. It should be used in conjunction with lectures, discussions, textbooks and other teaching material.

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Space Science Is for Everyone: Creating and Using Accessible Resources in Educational Settings Available at NASA.gov
7/17 - Over the past seven years, the Southeast Regional Clearinghouse, or SERCH, convened seven highly successful "Exceptional Space Science Materials for Exceptional Students" workshops.

Teacher In Space Christa McAuliffe's Original Lessons Now Available Online at Challenger Center
7/9 - Challenger Center for Space Science Education is pleased to announce that Teacher in Space Christa McAuliffe's original lessons are now available for teachers on Challenger Center's website at www.challenger.org. The lessons feature links to videos of Christa McAuliffe and her back-up Barbara Morgan.

California Wildfires Continue to Burn Out of Control
7/9 - Numerous wildfires continue to burn out of control throughout California. Many of these fires were ignited in late June by dry lighting and made worse by parched conditions and a lack of rainfall, fire officials report.

NASA Educational Materials Available for Download
7/7 - The Educational Materials section of NASA's Web site offers classroom activities, educator guides, posters and other types of resources that are available for use in the classroom. Materials are listed by type, grade level and subject. The following items are now available for downloading. Calculator-Controlled Robots: Hands-on Mathematics and Science Discovery Educator Guide -- Grades 6-9 OR just register now for the Satellite Educators Association conference at Cal State LA, August 7-9. DO IT NOW!

NASA grant will fund satellite data project
7/1 - A major grant from NASA will help South Dakota State University scientists make satellite data easier to use and access via the Internet.

Johnson Space Center: Core of NASA's universe
6/30 - --"Houston, we have a problem." 
If there is a five-word phrase more recognizable than that in the annals of modern science or space exploration, I want to hear it.

Earth from Space: The Planetary Society Urges Stepped-Up Monitoring of Our Home Planet’
6/24 - Bill Nye the Science Guy will conduct a Planetary Society presentation on Capitol Hill on June 25, 2008, urging the United States to lead a global response to climate change on Planet Earth, with increased observations from space and greater global coordination.

Take your classroom into space’ winners announced
6/19 - The winners of the ’Take your classroom into space’ Call for Education Ideas have been selected. The two best experiment ideas will be performed in space by ESA astronaut Frank De Winne during his spaceflight in 2009. Pupils throughout Europe will be able to compare results obtained in their classroom to those obtained in space.

Getting trained at Space Camp
6/19 - Space Camp, if you're not familiar with it, is an Alabama state program that since 1982 has given more than half a million kids a week of training in what it takes to be an astronaut.

Space Place Newsletter
6/18 - JPL/NASA has just published their second issue of a bi-monthly newsletter for formal and informal educators. The newsletter is all about the many useful and--it goes without saying--free resources on The Space Place website that can be helpful to classroom and home school teachers, after-school program directors, museum and library program directors, and other informal educators.

Teacher's Corner
6/18 - Although the entire Space Place site may be helpful to teachers and students, the resources linked here were developed specifically to help in the classroom.

Teachers To Be Taught More About Space
6/17 - The Space Foundation's Space Discovery Institute is set to start on June 16th. This engaging program is comprised of five intensive, week-long, graduate-level, in-residence courses in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Carthage teacher to take part in Space Academy
6/17 - Hundreds of educators from around the world get the chance every summer to take part in the Honeywell Educators @ Space Academy

Towards a National Climate Service
6/17 - Climate influences every sector of society. Changes in the climate can influence economic prosperity, human and environmental health, and national security.

Program aims to launch girls into aerospace, aviation careers
6/11 - When thinking about the icons of aviation and space, you may have images of Neil Armstrong, Charles Lindbergh, Tom Cruise in "Top Gun" or Captain Kirk of the starship Enterprise. Ceci Stratford wouldn't.

NOAA: U.S. Has 36th Coolest Spring on Record
6/9 - The March-May spring season was the 36th coolest on record for the contiguous United States, according to an analysis by NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Separately, last month ended as the 34th coolest May for the contiguous United States, based on records dating back to 1895.

Utah State University Rocketeers Win NASA Competition
6/2 - A team of enterprising student rocketeers from Utah State University in Logan has won the 2007-2008 University Student Launch Initiative, according to event organizers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL.

Hurricane Preparedness Week
5/29 - History teaches that a lack of hurricane awareness and preparation are common threads among all major hurricane disasters. By knowing your vulnerability and what actions you should take, you can reduce the effects of a hurricane disaster. Hurricane Preparedness Week during 2008 will be held May 25th through May 31st.

NOAA Predicts Near Normal or Above Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season
5/28 - Living in a coastal state means having a plan for each and every hurricane season. Review or complete emergency plans now - before a storm threatens

2008 Satellite Direct Readout Conference
5/27 - NOAA invites science teachers and their students from universities, colleges and secondary schools in the South Florida area to participate in a special day long event at NOAA’s Satellite Direct Readout Conference scheduled for December 8-12, 2008, at the Hilton Miami Airport Hotel.

We hope to build on our earlier success in 2004 to make the 2008 conference even better. Approximately 200 administrators, managers and scientists from 29 countries participated in the last forum that was held in December, 2004.

Camera On Mars Orbiter Snaps Phoenix During Landing
5/27 - A telescopic camera in orbit around Mars caught a view of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suspended from its parachute during the lander's successful arrival at Mars Sunday evening, May 25.

Phoenix Beams Dozens of Raw Mars Images
5/27 - New data beamed back by Phoenix show it's in good health after its first night on Mars.

New Ocean-Mapping Satellite Primed for June Launch
5/21 - NASA and France are preparing to launch a new satellite next month to map Earth's rising sea levels and study their link to global climate change.

NASA Team Studies Pollutants' Effect on Arctic Climate Change
5/20 - A NASA-led team completed April 21 the first of two planned field studies using airborne and space-based sensors to collect data that will help scientists better understand the impact of atmospheric pollutants on the Arctic's climate.

NASA, NIA Announce NASA Education Television Partnership
5/15 - NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale announced Wednesday the launch of NASA Education TV (NASA eTV), a partnership with the National Institute of Aerospace (NIA) to produce new educational television programs for distribution on NASA Television and the Internet.

Solar Variability: Striking a Balance with Climate Change
5/13 - The sun has powered almost everything on Earth since life began, including its climate. The sun also delivers an annual and seasonal impact, changing the character of each hemisphere as Earth's orientation shifts through the year. Since the Industrial Revolution, however, new forces have begun to exert significant influence on Earth's climate.

NASA Satellite Captures Image of Cyclone Nargis Flooding in Burma
5/13 - The first cyclone of the 2008 season in the northern Indian Ocean was a devastating one for Burma. According to reports from Accuweather.com, Cyclone Nargis made landfall with sustained winds of 130 mph and gusts of 150-160 mph, which is the equivalent of a strong Category 3 or minimal Category 4 hurricane.

NASA Goddard and Howard B. Owens Science Center Celebrate Partnership
5/7 - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center and the Howard B. Owens Science Center will celebrate a first year partnership created to inspire and educate Prince George's County school students in the study of Earth science during a special recognition program this Saturday

A New Wave of Learning
5/7 - NOAA is well known for conducting cutting-edge science. But did you know that NOAA is blazing a new frontier in the amazing virtual world of Second Life? What appears to be an entertaining computer game conveys serious science, bringing to life esoteric research with an engaging virtual experience.

It’s Air Quality Awareness Week: Keep an Eye on the AQI
4/29 - May marks the beginning of ozone season in most areas of the country – a good time to make sure that you check your daily Air Quality Index (AQI) and forecast information to help you protect your health.

Students take part in space research
Do plant seeds that have been grown in space differ from those grown on Earth? NASA astronauts aren't sure, but that's what Northeast Nodaway Elementary School pupils hope to discover.

Predicting the Weather
4/24 - From tornados to hurricanes and thunderstorms to climate change, these nine scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are using math and science to better understand and predict severe weather systems.
Running time 5:19 minutes.

Space Station Astronauts Marvel at Planet Earth
4/22 - NASA astronaut Garrett Reisman, an Expedition 17 flight engineer living aboard the space station, said the view of Earth from about 220 miles (354 km) up is both tremendous and precious.

NASA Researcher Visits One Tough P.I.G.
This past January, Robert Bindschadler led an expedition to a previously untouched part of Antarctica that may be one of the best places to gauge how global warming is affecting the continent.

NOAA Satellites Help Save 23 People in the North Atlantic
4/16 - In a dramatic distress case yesterday, NOAA satellites helped the U.S. Coast Guard respond to a major engine room fire aboard the merchant vessel M/V Sea Venus 1,200 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass.

Project, space shuttle linked
4/14 - Wyoming Valley West Middle School students are planting, watering and measuring the growth of basil “space seeds” as part of NASA’s “Engineering Design Challenge.” The goal – see if seeds exposed to the harsh extremes of space sprout at the same pace as seeds stored on Earth.

Shuttle pilot lands in city to spark interest in science
4/14 - Retired Navy Capt. Jon A. McBride was at Science Central as the keynote speaker for the fifth-anniversary celebration of Keystone Schools. He not only discussed his time as an astronaut and plans for the future of the space program but also tied his remarks to comments made by the school’s founder about preparing students in science and technology for a global economy.

Recognizing Teachers Who Inspire Today's Youth
4/11 - On April 9, 2008 Challenger Center for Space Science Education announced five recipients who received the 2008 Teacher of the Year Award. All nominated teachers have gone above and beyond to educate their students, enriching their community and ensuring that their students have the opportunity to succeed in future endeavors.

Speech by Boeing President and Chief Executive Jim Albaugh at the National Space Symposium
4/11 - More than 50 years ago I remember sitting in a second grade classroom in Washington state and listening to the distinctive pinging coming back from Sputnik.

NASA Launches Airborne Study of Arctic Atmosphere, Air Pollution
4/8 - The recent decline of Arctic sea ice is one indication that this region is undergoing significant environmental changes related to climate warming. To investigate the atmosphere's role in this climate-sensitive region, NASA and its partners have begun the most extensive field campaign ever to study the chemistry of the Arctic's lower atmosphere.

Congress Considers Results of Planetary Society–Stanford Workshop
4/3 - Former shuttle astronaut Kathryn Thornton testifies this week to the House Science and Technology Committee Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics about the results of Examining the Vision: the Balance between Science and Exploration, a workshop co-sponsored by The Planetary Society and the Stanford University Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Climate Change and National Security Panel Featured at 24th National Space Symposium
4/2 - A featured panel at the 24th National Space Symposium, "Climate Change, Space, and Implications for National Security" will look at a range of climate change related issues. This panel will draw a diverse and experienced group of industry, government, and nonprofit leaders together to discuss the space implications of changes in the Earth's weather and the subsequent impact on national security.

NASA Imagery available in Google Earth
3/28 - The Goddard Earth Science (GES) Data and Information Service Center (DISC) is making some of its data available in Google Earth to facilitate scientific research.

Students learn through teacher's NASA job internship
3/25 - Annesly Wood admits she was never really interested in astronauts or space, but when a job opportunity came up at NASA, she knew better than to pass it by.

NASA Satellite Measures Pollution From East Asia to North America
3/25 - In a new NASA study, researchers taking advantage of improvements in satellite sensor capabilities offer the first measurement-based estimate of the amount of pollution from East Asian forest fires, urban exhaust, and industrial production that makes its way to western North America.

NOAA: Coolest Winter Since 2001 for U.S., Globe
3/20 - The average temperature across both the contiguous U.S. and the globe during climatological winter (December 2007-February 2008) was the coolest since 2001, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. In terms of winter precipitation, Pacific storms, bringing heavy precipitation to large parts of the West, produced high snowpack that will provide welcome runoff this spring.

Testing rules prompt new science products
3/17 - New testing requirements that will take effect this fall under the federal No Child Left Behind Act are forcing schools to ramp up their science instruction—and curriculum companies are responding in turn with solutions designed to meet schools’ needs.

The Wildest Weather on Earth
3/13 - The world’s wildest and most varied weather is here in the United States. Hurricanes, blizzards, ice storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, floods and drought batter our country each year. In fact, no other nation endures the wide range of weather we see here.

Space Shuttle Endeavour Docks At Internationl Space Station
The seven crew members of the space shuttle Endeavour boarded the International Space Station on Thursday after docking high over Southeast Asia, NASA said.

Discover the Earth's Magnetic Personality
3/11 - As part of its public education efforts NASA has developed a series of simple classroom experiments that illustrate a number of principles from planetary and space science.

Teach climate change
It's a controversial subject, but that's no reason to keep it out of the classroom

Ideas for Teachers to Explore Environmental Solutions
3/7 - A new, free resource is available to teachers looking for ideas to stimulate classroom conversations about environmental concerns and solutions. Sally Ride Science, the company founded by Americas first female astronaut in space, has started the Living Green blog at http://sallyridescience.com.

Greenland's Rising Air Temperatures Drive Ice Loss at Surface and Beyond
3/6 - A new NASA study confirms that the surface temperature of Greenland's massive ice sheet has been rising, stoked by warming air temperatures, and fueling loss of the island's ice at the surface and throughout the mass beneath.

Study Shows Ocean “Deserts” are Expanding
3/6 - The least biologically productive areas of the oceans are expanding much faster than predicted, according to a new study by researchers at NOAA and the University of Hawaii. This change in ocean biology, linked to the warming of sea surface waters, may negatively affect the populations of many fish species trying to survive in these desert-like environments.

Former astronaut faces A very down- to-earth question
2/28 - A student at Totolita Middle School asked, "How do you go to the bathroom in space?"
Searfoss' short answer: "Very carefully."

NASA Views Landing Site Through Eyes of Future Moon Crew
2/28 - NASA has obtained the highest resolution terrain mapping to date of the moon's rugged south polar region, with a resolution to 20 meters per pixel. Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., collected the data using the facility's Goldstone Solar System Radar located in California's Mojave Desert.

Upcoming NASA Opportunities for Educators
2/26 - NASA Presentations Planned for National Afterschool Association Conference. Visit with NASA representatives at NAAs 2008 annual conference in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., March 12-14, 2008. Afterschool educators can attend a variety of NASA sessions with hands-on activities designed for all grade levels. Plan to visit the NASA booth to obtain education materials and information on how NASA resources can be used in out-of-school-time programs.

Sally Ride blasts onto Tempe campus for festival
2/26 - Sally Ride, America’s first woman in space, returns to ASU on March 1 as keynote speaker for the Sally Ride Science Festival and Educator Institute. About 800 to 1,000 children, teachers and parents are expected to attend the events, which will cover topics like exploding stars, extreme astronomy and molecular madness.

Preserving Our Planet
2/26 - NOAA helps protect and restore our natural resources through science, exploration, education, and outreach, as well as a variety of programs.

Amazing Miniaturized 'SIDECAR' Drives Webb Telescope's Signal
2/25 - Many technologies have become so advanced that they've been miniaturized to take up less space and weigh less. That's what happened to some electronics being built for the James Webb Space Telescope that will convert analog signals to digital signals and provide better images of objects in space when they're sent to scientists on Earth. The James Webb Space Telescope being built by Northrop Grumman.

Science guru takes kids on space walk
2/21 - Bob McDonald, of CBC Radio's Quirks & Quarks and the host and author of TV Ontario's Head's Up, took students on a scientific journey at the Capitol Centre Tuesday.

New Study Shows Extent of Harmful Human Influences on Global Marine Ecosystems
2/19 - More than 40 percent of the world’s oceans are heavily impacted by human activities, including overfishing and pollution, according to a new study that will appear in tomorrow’s peer-reviewed journal Science.

Scientists Reveal First-Ever Global Map of Total Human Effect on Oceans
2/19 - More than 40 percent of the world's oceans are heavily affected by human activities, and few if any areas remain untouched, according to the first global-scale study of human influence on marine ecosystems.

Planetary News: Space Policy (2008)
2/13 - NASA was not the only agency to benefit from the increased emphasis on Earth observations in the Administration's budget request for 2009. NOAA, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is also charged with monitoring Earth from space, and has its own fleet of satellites in orbit collecting and disseminating scientific data.

UNH-NOAA Ocean Mapping Expedition Yields New Insights into Arctic Depths
2/12 - New Arctic sea floor data released today by the University of New Hampshire and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggests that the foot of the continental slope off Alaska is more than 100 nautical miles farther from the U.S. coast than previously assumed.

'Star Trek' Movie Gets Science Advice
2/12 - The out-of-this world visuals in the new "Star Trek" movie will actually be based on science from our solar system. A NASA planetary scientist has joined the film's production team to ensure the scientific accuracy of the movie's astronomical scenes.

Antarctic Ice Loss Speeds Up, Nearly Matches Greenland Loss
1/29 - Ice loss in Antarctica increased by 75 percent in the last 10 years due to a speed-up in the flow of its glaciers and is now nearly as great as that observed in Greenland, according to a new, comprehensive study by NASA and university scientists.

NASA Earth Science Update
1/25 - NASA officials gave a briefing at NASA headquarters yesterday to discuss NASA's Earth science program and preview major activities planned for 2008, including the launch of two new Earth-observing missions and a weather satellite.

Warmer Ocean Could Reduce Number of Atlantic Hurricane Landfalls
1/24 - A warming global ocean — influencing the winds that shear off the tops of developing storms — could mean fewer Atlantic hurricanes striking the United States according to new findings by NOAA climate scientists.

Sally Ride Science Announces New Educator Institute on Climate Change
1/24 - To help upper elementary and middle school teachers integrate today's hottest topic in their classrooms, Sally Ride Science(TM) announces a new Educator Institute, "Connecting with Climate Change: The CO(2) Story." The one-day professional development workshop allows teachers to explore the latest findings on climate change, and gain tips and strategies for incorporating the science of Earth's changing climate into their curriculum.

NASA Tsunami Research Makes Waves in Science Community
1/22 - A wave of new NASA research on tsunamis has yielded an innovative method to improve existing tsunami warning systems, and a potentially groundbreaking new theory on the source of the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.

NASA Observes La Niña: This 'Little Girl' Makes a Big Impression
1/17 - Cool, wet conditions in the Northwest, frigid weather on the Plains, and record dry conditions in the Southeast, all signs that La Niña is in full swing.

Space Station Modules Proposed by UK Scientists
1/17 - Two habitation modules emblazoned with the United Kingdom's Union Jack could launch to the International Space Station (ISS) by 2011 under a new plan devised by British scientists and engineers.

Challenger Center Showcases Young NASA Student Engineers
1/15 - Someday plants could give us food, oxygen, and clean water for our life support systems on Earth and in space, and a showcase of student designs for space greenhouses for NASA has premiered on the Challenger Center for Space Science Education website this month.

Earth As A New Frontier
1/14 - GEOSS is turning Earth into a new frontier, driving a deeper understanding of Earth’s complex systems in a way that will greatly improve our predictive capabilities and bring vital societal benefits to people around the globe.

Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation Awards $1.2 Million Grant to Chabot Space & Science Center
1/9 - The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation of San Francisco has awarded Chabot Space & Science Center a $1.2 million grant over three years to increase Chabot's reach and impact of informal science education programs within the Bay Area. The grant will be used to support and expand Chabot's educational programs to the general public, with a focus on increasing the number of students served.

NASA Announces Servicing Mission Details at Astronomy Conference
1/9 - NASA scientists and a space shuttle astronaut today outlined details of a challenging mission that will repair and upgrade the Hubble Space Telescope in 2008.

US shuttle glitches may delay Hubble mission
1/9 - A US shuttle mission to repair the Hubble space telescope this year could be delayed due to the postponement of last month's Atlantis launch, a NASA official said Tuesday.

NOAA: Sunspot is Harbinger of New Solar Cycle, Increasing Risk for Electrical Systems
1/7 - A new 11-year cycle of heightened solar activity, bringing with it increased risks for power grids, critical military, civilian and airline communications, GPS signals and even cell phones and ATM transactions, showed signs it was on its way late yesterday when the cycle’s first sunspot appeared in the sun’s Northern Hemisphere.

NASA Astronaut at Daytona Speedway Event for 50th Milestones
1/7 - Astronaut Andrew Feustel will participate in NASCAR's Preseason Thunder Fan Fest at Daytona International Speedway, Fla., on Tuesday, Jan. 8. The appearance is in celebration of NASA's 50th anniversary and the Daytona International Speedway's 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2008.

NOAA to Ensure Global Navigation Satellite System Accuracy
1/4 - NOAA will lead an international effort to pinpoint the locations of more than 40 global positioning satellites in Earth orbit, which is vital to ensuring the accuracy of GPS data that millions worldwide rely upon every day for safe navigation and commerce.

Lockheed Martin Has Lightning Moves
1/4 - Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company has been selected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA to design and develop a new instrument on the nexgen of weather sats... this instrument is to detect patterns in lightning flashes so forecasters can have an early indicator of severe thunderstorms and tornados.

U.S. Climate Change Science Program Issues Revised Research Plan
1/3 - The U.S. Climate Change Science Program Revised Research Plan Summary is available in the Federal Register and online for review and comment by the public. Comments received by February 26, 2008, will be considered during the preparation of the final revised research plan and the forthcoming scientific assessment.

Planetary News: The Planetary Society (2007) The Year in Pictures
1/3 - The year 2007 certainly has been one of the most active in planetary exploration. Of the 20 robotic spacecraft in operation, 11 returned images to Earth from four planets plus numerous moons, including our own recently neglected natural satellite.

Teacher Survey Participation Requested: Earth and Space science
12/18 - Our team is trying to determine how teachers are using Earth and Space science images, data, and web sites in teaching. The overarching goal of the project is to figure out what things scientists can do to best support teachers.


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