Location:

New York

Description:
ICP's mission is to contribute an innovative model for teaching and learning science that connects NASAís climate system research to national science standards and foster the professional/academic advancement of minority students in the sciences. The ICP is conducted in collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY), Columbia University, New York City Public Schools, and Science Systems and Applications, Inc.

Student Research Interns and Faculty Fellows are competitively selected from New York City area pre-college and college institutions and given tangible roles on GISS research teams organized to advance our understanding of climate forcings and natural variability that produce climate change. Activities during Summer Institutes (six-eight weeks) and an Academic Year Program (GISS- and school-based) are designed to facilitate research projects and develop relevant science skills and content understandings. Annually, student researchers at GISS and/or ICP schools make presentations at science fairs, regional and national science competitions and the ICP Spring and Summer Conferences. ICP students view research experiences as a means to their advancement in the science pipeline, with program alumni now entering highly competitive schools and job markets. Throughout the year, ICP faculty and GISS scientists collaborate to produce student projects and lessons, as well to share them at professional meetings and conferences.

With the support of NASA's Minority University-SPace Interdisciplinary Network Resource Training Site at the City College of New York (CCNY), ICP schools are gaining the technical competencies and resources needed to participate in an electronically connected research and education network.

An Earth Climate Teacher Education Course and school-based Teacher Institutes are the newest components under development. The context for the course and institutes is to examine the Earthís climate as an evolving, dynamic system by investigating how the input solar radiation interacts with the system characteristics to produce the output climate conditions. Partnerships with Columbia University, CUNY and New York City Urban Systemic Initiative are contributing to these teacher courses and institutes.

URL:
http://icp.giss.nasa.gov

Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS)
Columbia University
CUNY
New York City Urban Systemic Initiative

Cost:
Free

Contact:
Carolyn Harris, NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, 2880 Broadway, New York, NY 10025; Phone: (212) 678-5653; Fax: (212) 678-5552; Email: charris@giss.nasa.gov

Education Level:
Grades 9-12
Undergraduate

Subject:
Climate
Remote Sensing

Program type:
Research Program
Student Enrichment
Teacher Training (In-service)
 
 

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