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| What's New: Projects - Ed. Guides - Videos - Prof. Development |
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| Established as a cooperation venture between the J.
Murrey Atkins Library at the University
of North Carolina Charlotte, the UNC Charlotte Center
for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, and the NASA
Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, the Center serves as a preview
and distribution center for NASA produced educational materials. It provides
elementary, secondary, and university educators teaching in North Carolina
easy access to instructional materials suitable for use in their classrooms.
These inquiry based materials can provide a springboard for classroom discussions in life
science, physical science, astronomy, earth science, environmental, mathematics, engineering, technology
and career education. Materials are evaluated and assigned a grade level
by a task force composed of educators representing the kindergarten through
post-secondary levels. |
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| Location and Hours |
| The North Carolina NASA ERC is located in the J.
Murrey Atkins Library on the University
of North Carolina at Charlotte campus. |
| During fall and spring semesters, the Center materials are available: |
| Monday - Thursday: 7:30 AM - 12 midnight |
| Friday: 7:30 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Saturday: 10:00 AM - 8:00 PM |
| Sunday: 11:00 AM - 12 midnight |
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| Hours during the summer and semester breaks do vary. Please
call the Center (704-687-2559 or 704-687-2843) or check the Library's homepage
for current hours. |
| The Collection |
| Video Programs: A wide selection of NASA developed programs covering aeronautics, technology
utilization, space flight, planetary exploration, astronomy, and earth
resources. Grade levels range from grades 3-12. |
| Educator Resource Guides: Developed by teachers and aerospace education specialists for children
PreK -12. |
| NASA Publications: Activity books, pamphlets, lithographs, and NASA fact sheets. |
| Multimedia Resources: CD's, DVDs, and computer software. |
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| Services |
| Teacher Workshops |
| Arrangements can be made with the Center personnel to conduct inservice
teacher workshops. Periodically, week long summer teacher institutes
are offered by NASA Langley at the Center. Call 704-687-2559 for further
details or check the Workshop Schedule. |
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| Preview Materials |
| Educators may come to the Center to preview its collection of print
and nonprint aerospace and space sciences materials. |
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| Distribute Materials |
| The Center has a limited supply of NASA print material which can be
distributed free of charge. Requests for these materials should be submitted
on School Letterhead and should include a theme or subject area. Staff will also assist educators in locating quality NASA resources via the Web. |
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Judy Walker, Co-ordinator
NC NASA ERC
J. Murrey Atkins Library
UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28223
704-687-2559
jwalker@uncc.edu |
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