NES Teachers Corner

Education Best Practice
Here is the list of entries for NES Teachers Corner based on the selected criteria.

NES Educators Selected to Attend the 2013 Honeywell Mar 29, 2013 09:29:48 AM | John Entwistle
 
Elizabeth Petry and Tammy Lundy selected to attend HE@SA summer 2013 program.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Tuskegee Airmen DLN Opportunity Feb 07, 2013 10:37:26 AM | John Entwistle
 
Celebrate Black History Month with Tuskegee and NASA.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

NES Teachers Receive National Educator Achievement Award Feb 06, 2013 08:25:25 AM | John Entwistle
 
NES educators, Lanena Berry and Joan Labay-Marquez are recipients of the 2013 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Foundation Educator Achievement Award.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

NASA Friday at Skiatook High School Sep 11, 2012 08:06:47 AM | John Entwistle
 
NES educator Michael Lewis' students "take off" on NASA Fridays.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

NES Educator and Students Embark on a High-Flying Adventure Apr 13, 2012 03:31:57 PM | John Entwistle
 
High-altitude balloon activity.
› 1 Comments › Permalink

Students Apply Engineering Design Process to Construction of a Robotic Hand Apr 03, 2012 12:52:47 PM | John Entwistle
 
Curington Elementary students construct robotlike hand out of cardboard to apply what they have learned about the engineering design process.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Visit NASA Explorer Schools at the 2012 NSTA Conference Mar 07, 2012 01:39:40 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA Explorer Schools representatives will be available to answer your questions at NSTA Conference in Indianapolis, Mar. 29 - Apr. 1.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Rovers, Rovers, Everywhere Jan 20, 2012 09:38:57 AM | John Entwistle
 
Fourth and fifth-grade students build their own version of Mars rover.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Cris Dewolf Shares Activity from NASA Explorer Schools Summer Opportunity Nov 22, 2011 10:44:26 AM | John Entwistle
 
NES educator shares LED "secret message" activity at a workshop at Yerkes Observatory.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Roosevelt Middle School Holds Annual Rocket Extravaganza Nov 18, 2011 01:54:09 PM | John Entwistle
 
Sixth Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School's Rocket Extravaganza impressive sight to behold!
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Satellites, Orbits and STK Nov 01, 2011 02:45:32 PM | John Entwistle
 
T.R. Robinson High School students research NASA satellites and build models.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

NES Teacher Field Tests Activities for NASA Oct 03, 2011 01:00:32 PM | John Entwistle
 
Creators of soon-to-be-published NASA educator guide turn to NES teacher to test lessons.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Family Science Night Emphasizes NASA's Continuing Mission Sep 29, 2011 09:40:52 AM | John Entwistle
 
Forest Heights Elementary School has another successful NASA Family Science Night.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

A Cross-discipline Unit Using Radio Jove Sep 19, 2011 01:18:39 PM | John Entwistle
 
NES educator creates multi-discipline lesson using NASA's Radio Jove.
› 1 Comments › Permalink

GAVRT Lesson Idea Aug 16, 2011 10:35:47 AM | John Entwistle
 
After attending the NES GAVRT Summer Experience, 3 educators create lesson for students to control the GAVRT telescope from the classroom.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Request for Universal Time Lesson Plans Jun 15, 2011 09:51:37 AM | John Entwistle
 
Request for teachers to share lesson plans focusing on changes in time zones.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Soda Bottle Rocket -- Design, Build and Test a Model Rocket Jun 03, 2011 02:15:09 PM | John Entwistle
 
Students have fun with this highly educational activity demonstrating Newton’s Laws of Motion.
› 1 Comments › Permalink

Building and Dropping Mars Landers -- Six Minutes of Terror Jun 02, 2011 09:36:03 AM | John Entwistle
 
East Hartford-Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School students build and drop Mars landers -- 6 minutes of terror.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

An Idea for a Lunar Rover Project May 20, 2011 11:01:34 AM | John Entwistle
 
Students design a lunar rover for future exploration.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Barrett Elementary School Wins First Prize in Spaced Out Sports Challenge Apr 29, 2011 12:51:45 PM | John Entwistle
 
Barrett Elementary School's NASA Save the Earth team wins first prize in the Spaced Out Sports Challenge Contest.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Science Discovery Night at K.W. Barrett Elementary School Apr 29, 2011 11:42:10 AM | John Entwistle
 
Staff at K.W. Barrett Elementary School hosted their annual Science Discovery Night.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

NES National Student Symposium Showcases Student Research Apr 28, 2011 12:50:14 PM | John Entwistle
 
Students attend the 2011 NES National Student Symposium at KSC
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Anderson and Tabor Develop and Share the Solar Sprint Activity. National Competition to Follow? Get in on the Fun! Apr 25, 2011 08:02:38 AM | John Entwistle
 
Do the Solar Sprint activity with your students to share your data.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

School Recognition: NES Reduced Gravity Flight Opportunity Apr 20, 2011 02:02:12 PM | John Entwistle
 
NES Teachers have the opportunity to participate in a reduced-gravity flight experience at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Climb on Board for a Fun-Filled Adventure Apr 19, 2011 11:50:09 AM | John Entwistle
 
NES resources used to encourage Mack Benn Jr. Elementary School students to read and write.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

5th Grade Students Become Astrobiologists Apr 04, 2011 11:27:46 AM | John Entwistle
 
Students use NES resources to prepare for competition.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Ratio of Snow to Water Activity Mar 24, 2011 04:44:07 PM | John Entwistle
 
Students analyze the layers of a snow pack and look at the individual snow crystals.
› 1 Comments › Permalink

Family Night: Star and Reading Party Mar 24, 2011 04:46:19 PM | John Entwistle
 
Activities at the annual star and Reading Party at East Hartford-Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Elizabeth Petry Uses NES Resources to Prepare for Virtual Student Symposium Mar 17, 2011 03:23:02 PM | John Entwistle
 
NES educator Elizabeth Petry from Mack Benn, Jr. Elementary found NES resources helpful when preparing students for the Virtual Student Symposium.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

NES Educators Participate in Annual STEM Conference Mar 15, 2011 10:29:00 AM | John Entwistle
 
NES Educators from Forest Lake Schools participated in NASA Langley Research Center’s 3rd Annual STEM Conference.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Teacher Uses NES Resources to Stimulate Career Interest Mar 14, 2011 02:34:52 PM | John Entwistle
 
NES teacher Cindy Dwyer use NASA educational materials to stimulate interest in STEM careers in her gifted student program.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

NES Recognition Opportunity Sparks Idea for Classroom Activity Mar 09, 2011 01:37:00 PM | John Entwistle
 
NES educator Cheryl May created activity based on last year’s NES Coastal Observation recognition opportunity.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Modification for the Fingerprints of Life-It's Just Right Module Feb 11, 2011 10:42:29 AM | John Entwistle
 
Modified activity from Fingerprints of Life, “It's Just Right” NES module.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Is It Alive? An Idea from NASA Explorer Schools Professional Development Feb 10, 2011 12:26:27 PM | John Entwistle
 
NES educator Colleen Orman incorporates additional resources into Fingerprints of Life: Extremophiles module.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Family Night: Involve Parents in Student Projects Feb 07, 2011 03:00:54 PM | John Entwistle
 
NES educator has ideas for incorporating the investigation process during the school’s family nights sessions.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Add a Mathematics Component to On Target Jan 24, 2011 03:28:01 PM | John Entwistle
 
NASA Explorer Schools educator Chris Deleon added a mathematics component to the On Target content module.
› 0 Comments › Permalink

Astronomy Night at Dr. Albert Einstein Academy Jan 12, 2011 10:34:27 AM | John Entwistle
 
250 students and parents at Dr. Albert Einstein Academy, circulated among four activity stations relating to astronomy.
› 1 Comments › Permalink

Johnston Middle School's Space Explorer's Club Jan 11, 2011 12:24:46 PM | John Entwistle
 
Johnston Middle School institutes Space Explorer's Club as a result of participating in a NASA downlink.
› 1 Comments › Permalink
RSS

Search Blogs

 
Browse by Topics