Location:
North Carolina
Virginia

Description:
Student enrichment project for six targeted middle schools located in the economic empowerment zone communities of Portsmouth, Virginia and Halifax, North Carolina. The student enrichment component is designed to support extracurricular science activities structured to maximize awareness of and utilization of GOES satellite data to meet core Earth Science learning objectives and to develop marketable skills in the area of computer technology.

The program also includes a component that exposes students to a variety of careers available in research, data analysis, applications, and computer visualization; NASA educational sites, which provide a wealth of resources on science careers and Earth system science concepts, are integrated into the career component.

Implementing this project is Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), at which the Minority University-SPace Interdisciplinary Network (MU-SPIN) Office of Goddard Space Flight Center has established a Network Resources and Training Site (NRTS). ECSU brings satellite imagery to middle schools in its region in an effort to enhance the study of mathematics and science by underrepresented minority students. The program is designed to aggressively strengthen the current Earth System Science (ESS) outreach to EZ/EC middle schools by GSFC and the ECSU-NRTS.

URL:
http://nia.ecsu.edu/nrts/ess/earth.html

Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)

Cost:
Free

Contact:
Dr. Linda Bailey Hayden, NASA Network Resources and Training Site, Elizabeth City State University, Box 672  1704 Weeksville Road, Elizabeth City, NC 27909; Phone: (252) 335-3696; Fax: (252) 335-3790; Email: lhayden@umfort.cs.ecsu.edu

Education Level:
Grades 5-8

Subject:
Atmosphere
Earth System Science
Remote Sensing

Program type:
Student Enrichment

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