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NASA has a Facebook page designed for students in grades 9-12 and higher education. The page is updated daily, excluding weekends and holidays. It features information for students regarding competitions, feature articles, podcasts, videos and more. Information is also posted to update students on opportunities that have an upcoming deadline, when the space shuttle is preparing for a launch or a landing, and other significant NASA events.
Facebook members can join. Just search for NASA Students @ www.nasa.gov. |
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| NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory just announced the new Spring 2009 Cassini Scientist for a Day essay contest. |
| The contest is open to all grade 5-12 students in in the United States. Students work alone or in groups of up to four students. They write a 500-word essay about one of three possible imaging targets (Saturn's moons: Dione; Prometheus and Saturn's Rings; or Epimetheus and Janus) and justify their choice as to which would potentially yield the best science. Winners are invited to participate in a teleconference with Cassini scientists and engineers from JPL (NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory). The contest deadline is noon (Pacific Time) Apri 30, 2009. |
Inquiries about the contest |
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| For almost 20 years, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has inspired and engaged educators and students of all ages. U.S. formal (K-12, college) and informal educators -- both individuals and teams of up to four members -- are invited to submit their best examples of using Hubble in science, technology, engineering or mathematics education. |
| Entries will be accepted from May 2009 to January 2010, and may include any combination of text, graphics, video and photos. Selected entries will be recognized as "Top Stars." |
| Educators selected as Top Stars will have their entry featured on the Top Stars Web site and will receive the following recognition and awards: a high-quality photo print (48" x 24") of a Hubble image; an invitation to attend via teleconference a special briefing by a Hubble scientist or engineer; and recognition as Top Stars on NASA Web sites. |
| Entries will be reviewed by IGES, NASA scientists and educators, and Top Star selections will be made periodically through the contest period according to the following schedule: |
| Entries submitted by: |
Awards announced: |
| May 29, 2009 |
June 30, 2009 |
| August 30, 2009 |
September 30, 2009 |
| November 30, 2009 |
December 18, 2009 |
| January 2, 2010 |
January 28, 2010 |
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| In addition, the top 10 Top Stars -- as selected by IGES staff, NASA scientists and educators -- will be recognized as "Gold Stars." These educators will receive an official letter of commendation from NASA, be featured in an article on Nasa.gov, be invited to present their entry to other educators nationwide over the NASA Digital Learning Network, and more. |
| The Top Stars contest is sponsored by NASA and is a project of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Arlington, Va |
| For more information, please visit. |
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2009 IGES Earth Day Photo Contest for Grades 5-8: Capture Your Changing World
Win a Digital Camera or Other Prizes; Photos must be snapped April 22-29 |
| Earth is a system of connected parts -- air, land, water and life. Each part is constantly changing, and affecting and being affected by the other parts. Of all the seasons, changes are especially noticeable during spring. Birds migrate across the sky as the weather warms. Creek waters rise as melted snow trickles down from distant mountains. Spring showers give life to plants and wildlife. And thunderstorms and tornadoes are spawned as warm and cold air clash. |
| During the week of Earth Day (April 22), U.S. students in grades 5-8 can be part of a unique national effort to capture our changing world. Anytime from Wednesday April 22 through Wednesday April 29, take a photograph of something that is changing in your local environment. It could be a change occurring in your backyard, outside your school, in a local park, or off in the distance toward the horizon. |
| Then, research and write an explanation of the photograph (400 words or less) that answers the following questions: |
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What is the change taking place in your photograph? |
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What part or parts of the Earth system may be causing the change? |
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Was the change expected? |
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How might the change impact surrounding areas, including people? |
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How might this picture look different in the future? |
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| Entries will be judged by Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) staff based on relevance to topic (depiction of change in the environment), uniqueness and overall appearance of the photo, and thoroughness of the written explanation. |
| The top three winners will receive a digital camera, digital photo frame and digital photo keychain, respectively. The top 10 winners will receive their photograph in a special frame commemorating Earth Day 2009, and their photographs and accompanying descriptions will be featured along with selected honorable mentions on the IGES Web site. |
| Entries must be received by email or postmarked by May 9, 2009. Winners will be announced on the IGES Web site around June 2, 2009. |
For submission instructions, entry form, and suggestions for using this activity in the classroom, please visit: www.strategies.org/EarthDayPhoto |
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| Middle school educators are invited to join NASA for the International Space Station EarthKAM Spring 2009 Mission on April 28-May 1, 2009. Find out more about this exciting opportunity that allows students to take pictures of Earth from a digital camera on board the International Space Station. |
| ISS EarthKAM is a NASA-sponsored project that provides stunning, high-quality photographs of Earth taken from the space shuttle and International Space Station. Since 1996, ISS EarthKAM students have taken thousands of photographs of Earth by using the World Wide Web to direct a digital camera on select spaceflights and, currently, on the International Space Station. |
| For more information about the project and to register for the upcoming mission, visit the ISS EarthKAM |
| If you have questions about the EarthKAM project. |
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