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Igniting the Flame of Knowledge: Human Space Flight |
During this half-day symposium, NASA scientists and education specialists focused
on the biological and physical aspects of humans living and working in space as
NASA completes the International Space Station, returns a human presence on the
moon and looks forward to Mars and beyond. The presenters also performed activities
that enhanced the participants' knowledge about the topic of living and working
in space and served as models for activities the teachers could do with their students
in the classroom. The program was designed for teachers of grades 4-9. All participants
received educational materials from NASA, including a “Space Garden,” a plant growth
chamber that can be used for classroom experiments.
This symposium was held at the NSTA Area Conference on Science Education in Detroit,
MI. NASA’s Igniting the Flame of Knowledge program is the educational program designed
in celebration of America’s first spaceflight of Educator Astronaut Barbara Morgan
on mission STS-118.
For more information contact symposia@nsta.org