Education and Outreach Program
The MAP education and outreach program consists of 3 elements: 1) MAP
participates in the Cooperative Satellite Learning Project, which joins high
schools students and teachers with scientists and engineers in a focused
program; 2) MAP assists the Hayden Planetarium in New York with the
development of a show about cosmology; and 3) MAP maintains an interactive
site to answer your questions about the Universe.
MAP Education and Outreach Links:
- Cooperative Satellite
Learning Project
- CSLP is a program led by Michael Rice of Allied Signal Corporation that
joins high school students, parents, industry, NASA and the community into a
focused program. There are currently six high schools participating in the program.
The CSLP program just received the 1998 Government Technology Leadership Award.
CSLP was recognized for using technology to encourage America's youth to learn
about science and engineering careers. The award plaque will be on display at the
Goddard Space Flight Center. Smaller versions will be presented to each school and
will be on display at the Goddard Corporate Park.
- MAP/Hayden Planetarium program
- The MAP science team is working together with members of the Hayden
Planetarium in New York to develop a cosmology show for planetaria.
- Introduction to Cosmology
- Our web site devoted to answering your cosmology questions.
- Astronomy Picture
of the Day
- Have a look.
-
Archive of Astronomy Questions and Answers
- A description of alternative theories to the Big Bang.
- The Virtual School Astronomy Course
- An interactive on-line astronomy course for high school students.
- Cosmology tutorial
- A college level tutorial on cosmology maintained by MAP Science Team member Ned Wright of UCLA.
-
On-line Astronomy Lecture Notes
- Lecture notes for an introductory astronomy course by Nick Strobel at the
University of Washington. The notes include a chapter on cosmology.
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Additional Web Information on Cosmology
- Brought to you by the University of Illinois.
- The Educator's Page
- Our web site designed to cater specifically to the needs of those in the
educational profession. Includes sample experiments and fun demonstrations.
- Online Educational Resources
- A guide to educational resources of all kinds.
- SpaceLink
- An Electronic Library maintained by the Marshall Space Flight Center.
- SpaceLink
Educator Forum
- Communicate with other teachers on the Web through this site.
- SpaceLink
Educational Services
- Communicate with other teachers on the Web through this site.
- Guide to NASA
Online Resources
- A guide to educational resources at the NASA centers.
- NASA K-12 Quest
- Home of NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative.
-
Astronomy Education Resources
- A K-12 Outreach Project at the University of Washington.
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Planetaria on the Net
- A linked list of planetaria that maintain web sites. Compiled by the
Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
- National Air and Space
Museum
- The museum's home page.
- Careers in Astronomy
- An on-line pamphlet maintained by the American Astronomical Society.
- Summer Job Opportunities
- A list of 15 colleges and universities designated by the National
Science Foundation as Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) sites.
These institutions have summer research positions for undergraduates in
physics and astronomy.
- FUSE Education
Links
- An extensive collection of links to science and educational projects,
grouped by category. The list is maintained by the Far Ultraviolet
Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite team.
Last updated:
Friday, 05-21-1999
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