Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium Newsletter for Teachers

[Irene Svete]

The Washington NASA Space Grant Consortium's electronic newsletter for 
teachers provides curriculum ideas, links and other resources to help 
you better meet the Washington EALRs and the National Science Education 
Standards.



TABLE OF CONTENTS

-- NEW NASA SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY (12+)
-- FROM LEWIS & CLARK TO MARS (5-12)
-- UFO? NO, IT'S ONLY VENUS
-- COSMIC TRIVIA QUIZ
-- UW RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS ONLINE (K-12)
-- CSTP SEEKS TEACHER ADVOCATES (K-12)
-- SEE THE HEAT (K-12) 

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NEW NASA SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY (12+)

NASA has announced a new scholarship for high school seniors and 
college students called the Science and Technology Scholarship Program 
(STSP). The program, also referred to as the Scholarship for Service 
program, provides high-achieving for students studying science, 
technology, engineering, or mathematics with full college tuition in 
exchange for a commitment to work for NASA or one of its affiliates 
after graduation.

Initial applications may be taken during the summer of 2004. Students 
who want to be notified as soon as applications become available should 
enter their contact information at

http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/stsp/

FROM LEWIS & CLARK TO MARS (5-12)	

The Lewis and Clark Rediscovery Project: Lifelong Learning Online 
brings together an interactive experience of the Lewis and Clark 
Expedition, the 200 years since the expedition and the Mars missions 
that expand upon the foundations created by past explorers. Lewis and 
Clark’s expedition to the Pacific helped the fledgling U.S.  expand its 
understanding of environments, geography, nature and cultures in the 
uncharted western territories.

Lifelong Learning Online is not a curriculum but is designed to 
supplement material for units on Lewis and Clark, American Indian 
cultures, Mars, Environmental Science and Geography. The activities for 
Lewis and Clark Rediscovery and Mars Discovery have been aligned to 
national science, geography and math standards. A teacher's guide is 
available under the tutorials. Visit

http://l3.ed.uidaho.edu/default2.asp

UFO? NO, IT'S ONLY VENUS

Picture this: You're in a car riding along a country road at night. The 
sky is clear; the stars are twinkling. Flash! A blue-white light beams 
through a gap in the forest. Flash! It happens again. And again, and 
again. It's following you.

In the movies, this is when the spaceship lands. Relax. It's only 
Venus, the second planet from the Sun. So bright it is often mistaken 
for an alien spaceship, Venus reaches maximum brilliancy this week. For 
the full story, go to

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/03may_maximumvenus.htm?aol39555

COSMIC TRIVIA QUIZ

Way Out: a Cosmic Trivia Quiz Game from the Space Telescope Science 
Institute tests visitor's astronomy knowledge.  Choose from novice, 
pretty smart about space, and astrobraniac categories.  Animations 
accompany questions to heighten student interest.  To take the quiz, go 
to

http://hubblesite.org/fun_.and._games/way_out/

UW RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS ONLINE (K-12)

The K-12 Resource Guide, maintained by University of Washington 
Educational Outreach, is designed to help teachers, parents, and 
students find learning opportunities throughout the UW campus.  
Information includes classes, workshops, lectures, seminars, field 
trips, internships, or any other resource that would benefit K-12 
teachers or students. To see the guide, go to

http://www.outreach.washington.edu/k12guide/

CSTP SEEKS TEACHER ADVOCATES (K-12)

The Center for Strengthening the Teaching Profession is seeking 
teachers from across Washington willing to act as spokespersons in 
their community advocating for state and local policies that support 
quality teaching. Participants will talk with legislators, editorial 
boards, reporters, district administrators and other policymakers about 
instructional quality. Speaker training will take place August 10-12 in 
Wenatchee. Applications are due by May 15, 2004. For more information, 
go to

http://www.cstp-wa.org/Archive/seeking_teacher_advocates.htm

SEE THE HEAT (K-12)

Cool Cosmos, hosted by the California Institute of Technology, gives 
students the basics of infrared astronomy. There are timelines of 
discoveries, image galleries, classroom activities and background 
material on infrared radiation, which falls between visible light and 
microwaves on the electromagnetic spectrum. There is also a link on the 
home page to a Spanish version of the site. For more information, go to

http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/

FEEDBACK

Ideas, comments and Web sites of interest to other teachers should be 
sent to Irene Svete, newsletter editor, at

isvete at ess.washington.edu

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