Description:
A repository of online investigations for grades 5-8 and 9-12 have been developed by teachers from Maryland, Connecticut, and West Virginia during summer workshops at Goddard Space Flight Center. The focus of these workshops is on developing investigations directly related to NASA Earth and space science projects. Participating teachers are paired with scientists from various NASA projects to accomplish this objective.

Pilot testing of the investigations is occurring during the 1998-2000 school years. Classroom teachers register to pilot individual investigations in their classrooms by going to the following Web site: education.gsfc.nasa.gov/ and clicking on the GESSEP logo. GESSEP strives to collect 25-30 evaluations per investigation. This feedback will be used to refine the Investigations and determine the relative value of each investigation in the classroom.

URL:
http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
 

Cost:
Free, participants selected by application

Contact:
Stephen Gilligan, Principal Investigator; Phone: (301) 375-8226; Email: steveg@olg.com; Vern Smith, Co-Investigator, GSFC, Code 130.9, Greenbelt, MD 20771; Phone: (301) 286-1977; Email: vern@aesp.nasa.okstate.gov

Education Level:
Grades 5-8
Grades 9-12

Subject:
Climate
Earth System Science
Global Environmental Change
Remote Sensing

Program type:
Curriculum Development/Support
 
 

Date Added to teachearth.com:
5/1/00