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Touring the heavens with NASA through the lens of a smartphone
02/13/2020
Topics: citizen science from NASA, NASA, NSSEC, STEM
Sten Odenwald likes to get the public involved in citizen science projects by using one of the most…
NASA Project Allows Students to Eavesdrop on Faraway Planets
12/21/2020
Topics: citizen science from NASA, NSSEC
Radio Jove, a NASA citizen science project, provides a way for students and other everyday Earthlings to…
NASA Program Brings Space Exploration Down to Earth for Students
09/10/2019
Do you want your students to learn about NASA’s plans to return to the moon or its efforts to find extraterrestrial life? Or how scientists plan to grow food on extended space missions or the latest…
NASA wants students to help predict real-world disease outbreaks
04/01/2019
They’re the bane of summer campouts, cookouts and evening strolls. They’re also the world’s most dangerous animal, causing more deaths even than humans. Yet most people don’t think about mosquitoes until they’…
NASA Resources: A Universe of Learning at Your Fingertips
12/21/2020
Topics: citizen science from NASA, NASA, NSSEC, STEM & STEAM
Searching for resources on the NASA website to challenge and inspire budding scientists can be a bit like exploring the universe: You’ll find a vast expanse of interesting data, visuals, stories and creations.…
7 NASA Citizen Science Lessons Any Teacher Can Lead
04/11/2022
Topics: ISTE Standards for Students, NSSEC, STEM & STEAM
Even as a die-hard science geek, molecular biologist Melanie Peffer found her science classes painfully boring. It wasn’t until she started engaging in authentic scientific inquiry in real-world labs that she…
Students can explore the solar system's outer limits with NASA
06/12/2018
Topics: ISTE Standards for Students, NSSEC, STEM & STEAM
Wanted: Rogue planet believed to be hiding at the edge of the solar system. Cold, faint and hard to spot. Reward for information leading to its discovery includes the chance to contribute to a new field of science.
“It’s a huge opportunity for education,” says Dr. Marc Kuchner, a NASA…