Samuel Henry, ERC Coordinator ERC & Education

NASA Education Materials/Resources NASA Educator Resource Center Network (ERCN), provides expertise and facilities to help educators access and utilize science, mathematics and technology instructional products aligned with national standards and appropriate state frameworks. NASA educational resources: + Earth Science  + Space Science + Living & Working in Space   + Aeronautics  + Aerospace  + Mathematics  + Science  + Technology  + Geography Materials supplement K – University curriculum. 

Educator Resource Center Free Material Distribution The WFF NASA Educator Resource Center (ERC) distributes NASA materials and resources as requested via phone and emails across the state at no cost. Materials request sheets can also be requested or filled out and sent back to the Wallops ERC coordinator. Office visits and consultations are also arranged.

ERC Workshops & Trainings Teacher professional development workshops and trainings are held throughout the year at the Visitor Center. Science on the Sphere Docent and Teacher Training WebShops on various topics coordinated with GSFC ERC presentations and how to access NASA education materials Student workshop/training opportunities are also provided by NASA and can be shared through the ERCN.

Student STEM Opportunities Sounding Rockets – RockOn!, RockSatC and RockSat X (payloads built and launched at Wallops) http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/rockon/ Scientific Balloons – HASP (payloads built and launched from Ft. Sumner, NM) http://laspace.lsu.edu/hasp Undergraduate Student Instrument Project (USIP) - universities propose to fly a science instrument on a NASA suborbital platform (UMES with Utah State University in 2014). Airborne Science – SARP (payloads built and flow on aircraft in California; and Wallops in the future)

Teacher Opportunities WRATS– Wallops Rocket Academy for Teachers and Students List of Teacher Opportunities http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/current-opps-index.html

Internships One Stop Shopping Initiative (OSSI) is the portal for finding all NASA internships, fellowships, scholarships and NASA Pathways opportunities. Visit www.intern.nasa.gov/ossi to make an account and submit all the necessary paperwork & applications.

Communication Future Listserv to share information with local educators Educator Group to help in collaboration and sharing of best practices.

Education Resource Hot Links Communication Education Resource Hot Links General Science   Innovations from NASA Missions http://spinoff.nasa.gov/ Careers at NASA http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/career/index.html Earth & Space Explorers http://science.nasa.gov/educators/earth-space-explorers/ Sally Ride Science https://sallyridescience.com/ NASA Teaching from Space http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/home/#.U6rFO_ldWAg Design a Planet Missions http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/ Amazing graphics and visuals (free registration) https://www.meted.ucar.edu/communities/education/ Virtual Microscope http://virtual.itg.uiuc.edu/ Virtual Lab http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/centers/kennedy/technology/Virtual_Lab.html NASA e-books http://www.nasa.gov/connect/ebooks/index.html#.U6nQKfldWSo NASA e-clips http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/nasaeclips/index.html NASA 360 http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/podcasting/nasa360/index.html NASA Aps http://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html NASA Visualization Studio http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/ NASA Science News http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2009/07oct_microwave/ JPL Infographics Creator http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/infographics/ Earth Science Climate Resources http://climate.nasa.gov/ Earth Now http://www.nasa.gov/earthrightnow/#.U6Rwd_ldWAh Earth Observatory http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/ My NASA Data http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/ NASA Eyes on the Earth http://eyes.nasa.gov/earth/download.html Globe Earth System Poster Learning Activities Digital Activity Book http://www.flipsnack.com/dannyooo/fuiyrfi3 Digital Poster http://mynasadata.larc.nasa.gov/globe/ http://www.globe.gov/documents/10157/334459/Earth_System_Poster_07_Activities.pdf Changing Earth Systems http://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/big-questions/is-the-global-earth-system-changing-and-what-are-the-consequences/ Earth Exploration Toolbook http://serc.carleton.edu/eet/aura/teaching_notes.html GPM Precipitation Education http://pmm.nasa.gov/education/ EarthKam (request images from ISS) https://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu/ NASA Wavelength (mapping/data visualization) http://science.nasa.gov/educators/nasa-wavelength/ Astronomy Planetary Science http://science.nasa.gov/planetary-science/big-questions/how-did-the-suns-family-of-planets-and-minor-bodies-originate/ NASA Discovery Program http://discovery.nasa.gov/musical/planetary.cfml Eyes on the Solar System Interactive http://eyes.nasa.gov/download.html Moon Toolkit http://moon.nasa.gov/moontoolkit.cfm Amazing Space; Includes tactile images http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/eds/ Exploration ISS videos http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/suni_iss_tour.html ISS Live! http://spacestationlive.jsc.nasa.gov/educators/index.html Antares Launch Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewBJ2FBJfSM Mars Exploration JPL Educator Resources http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/participate/marsforeducators/ Be a Martian Interactive http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/welcome

Education Resource Hot Links Communication Education Resource Hot Links Physics/STEM   NASA BEST http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/best/#.U6nKjfldWSo Beginner’s guide to aerodynamics http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/airplane/bga.html STEM on Station http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/expeditions/stem/index.html#.U6rItvldWAg NASA Women of STEM http://www.nasa.gov/education/womenstem/#.U6rjQfldWSo Microgravity Lessons http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/microgravity/lessons/ NASA Amusement Park Physics http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/amuse_park_physics.pdf NASA Explorer Schools via Penn State http://aespresources.psu.edu/ Connect and Collaborate with NASA/Social Media http://www.nasa.gov/connect/#.U6rnHfldWSo Higher Education Opportunities (Internships, fellowships, scholarships) http://missionstem.nasa.gov/studentCorner.html Educator Opportunities http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/current-opps-index.html Wallops Visitor Center Educational Opportunities http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/visitorcenter/groups/index.html#.U6Rq8vldWAh Wallops Visitor Center Group Programming Jessica Beebee: jessica.a.beebee@nasa.gov Phone: (757) 824-2298 Wallops Flight Facility Education Resource Coordinator Samuel Henry: Samuel.S.Henry@nasa.gov Phone: (757) 824-1637 NASA Educator Professional Development (free webinars) https://events-na11.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1088539485/en/events/catalog.html NASA Explorer Schools http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/nes2/home/index.html#.U6rhsvldWSo Endeavor STEM Teaching Certificate Project http://www.us-satellite.net/endeavor/

Questions? Samuel Henry ERC Coordinator 757-824-1637 Samuel.S.Henry@nasa.gov www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/education/educators/resourcecenter