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Tuesday, October 2, 2007

NASA : Education material

The Educational Materials section of NASA's Web site offers classroom activities, educator guides, posters and other types of resources that are available for use in the classroom. Materials are listed by type, grade level and subject. The following items are now available for downloading.



The Kepler Mission Star Field Lithograph


The Kepler Mission Star Field Lithograph is now available in the Lithographs section of the Educational Materials area.


This lithograph features an image of the star field that the Kepler spacecraft will observe during its four-year mission. The back provides information about the star field.


Download the Kepler Mission Star Field Lithograph from the following location:


http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Kepler_Mission_Star_Field_Lithograph.html



What is Your Cosmic Connection to the Elements? Poster and Activity Booklet


The What is Your Cosmic Connection to the Elements? Poster and Activity Booklet are now available in the Educational Materials area.


This poster and activity booklet provide information and classroom activities on topics in astronomy, physics and chemistry. Chemistry teachers will find information about the cosmic origin of the chemical elements. The astronomy topics include the big bang, life cycles of small and large stars, supernovae, and cosmic rays. Physics teachers will find information on fusion processes, and physical principles important in stellar evolution.


Download the What is Your Cosmic Connection to the Elements? poster from the following location:

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/What_Is_Your_Cosmic_Connection_Poster.html


Download the What is Your Cosmic Connection to the Elements? Activity booklet from the following location:

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/What_Is_Your_Cosmic_Connection.html



Strategic Coordination Framework: A Portfolio Approach Brochure


The Strategic Coordination Framework: A Portfolio Approach brochure is now available in the Program Brochures section of the Educational Materials area.


The NASA Education Strategic Coordination Framework aligns NASA’s total education portfolio with its Strategic Plan; provides a coordination structure; and creates an agency-wide strategic planning, implementation and evaluation framework for NASA’s investments in education. The plan encompasses all education efforts undertaken by NASA and guides the agency’s relationships with external education partners, including Minority Serving Institutions, professional associations, universities, school systems, industry and other federal agencies.


Download the Strategic Coordination Framework: A Portfolio Approach brochure from the following location:


http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Strategic_Coordination_Framework.html

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