Wed, May 05, 2010
Partnerships Mean A Sustained Involvement In NASA Programs For
Students, Families, Schools
Students in a special NASA program will share their research
findings at a NASA Explorer Schools symposium Wednesday to Friday
this week at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Future
leaders in science, technology, education and math, or STEM, will
present their work to fellow students, educators, NASA scientists
and engineers.
The competitively-selected group of 70 students will represent
35 NASA Explorer Schools. The project is designed to improve
teaching and bolster interest in STEM disciplines in the fourth
through ninth grades, especially in traditionally underserved rural
or urban parts of the country. The three-year partnerships bring
educators, students and families into sustained involvement with
NASA's research, discoveries and missions. "NASA's mission of
research and discovery is a powerful context for learning," said
Rob LaSalvia, NASA Explorer School Project manager. "Each year
students amaze us with presentations that mirror the work of our
scientists and engineers."
The students were required to complete an original investigation
focused on existing NASA missions or research interests.
Participants presented their work to experts at virtual regional
symposia held January through March at NASA centers using the
agency's Digital Learning Network. In addition to presenting their
work at the national symposium, participants also will learn more
about NASA's research and exploration activities. Students will
tour a variety of operational facilities at Kennedy, including the
complex where space shuttles are launched. Hands-on activities will
be tied to on-going and future NASA missions.
Since the inception of the Explorer Schools project in 2003,
NASA has established partnerships with 200 school teams from
diverse communities in all 50 states, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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