Editor's Note: NASA has re-invented its free Explorer Schools program for grades 4-12, and registration is currently open. They offer STEM curricula and additional resources for students and teachers on their educational website.
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So great to see the
So great to see the technology used modeling the real world!
NASA Explorer School Program Re-Opened!
Heard through the grapevine that the new NASA Explorer Schools program opens on September 1st, 2010. It may not be the same as shown in the video, but it sounds like NASA is ramping up to offer more resources to schools virtually.
More information here!
Awesome!
How cool would it be to attend that school? It's such a shame they could no longer fund this program. What an amazing thing it was for those who got to experience it.
While the NASA Explorer
While the NASA Explorer Schools program is no longer active, the Agency maintains an Educational Resource Center (http://education.ssc.nasa.gov/erc.asp) that provides free resources to teachers. According to its website (http://education.ssc.nasa.gov/nes.asp) “NASA Office of Education maintains its commitment to investing in programs and activities that inspire and engage students, educators, families and communities in the excitement and discovery of exploration.”
Other NASA resources can be found at We Choose The Moon (http://wechoosethemoon.org/) which won the 2010 Webby for Education, and Rocketrek (http://www.rocketrek.com).