Sun, Nov 22, 2009
New Space Weather Team To Be Added To Missions
Challenger Center for Space Science Education has received a
$274,000 grant from NASA for education and public outreach in Earth
and space science. The award is designed for the development of a
Space Weather team to enhance the network of 47 Challenger Learning
Centers' signature simulated spaceflight missions. Space Weather is
the study of how the Sun influences the Earth and near-Earth space,
its impact on the performance of space and ground-based systems,
and on human life and health.
A team from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center will assist
Challenger Center in the development of activities for the new
Space Weather team that will be integrated into the different space
simulations that are currently run in a Challenger Learning Center.
The Goddard team will also support training for Challenger Learning
Center educators in the use of NASA's Space Weather Action Center
classroom resources. Challenger Learning Centers around the world
reach more than 400,000 students annually through four simulated
space missions - Encounter Earth, Return to the Moon, Voyage to
Mars and Rendezvous with a Comet.
Mary Liscombe, Director of the Christa McAuliffe Center at
Framingham State College, and a partner in the proposal, said, "We
are looking forward to working on the development of the new Space
Weather team, based on our prototype, for dissemination through out
the Challenger Learning Center network. We welcome the opportunity
to assist NASA in the training of our world-class Challenger
Learning Center educators in this important field of space
science".
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