NES Site Vist
NES Coordinator visited the school to meet with team members to discuss stipend requirements and NES opportunities. She also presented information to Earth Science, Biology, and Human Anatomy and Physiology students with a hands on activity and allowed them to ask questions.
Activity type:
NASA staff classroom visit
Number of sessions:
6
Amount of time for each session in hours:
1
Success story from the activity:
Students were still talking about how the school looked from the sky later on in the week. Many asked if we could view different places such as their homes or their friends homes.
NASA resources used:
NASA Educational Resource 0 NASA Personnel 1 Item(s) purchased with NES grant money 0 NASA/NES funded/provided workshop/conference 0 Visit to a NASA facility 0
Support from additional participants:
Team member 9-12, Non-Team member 9-12, 9-12
Teacher to teacher notes:
The "Vacuum of Space" activity allowed students to experiment with plastic syringes, water, balloons, and marshmallows to see the consequences of removing e 14.7 lbs/in2 of atmosphere from objects to simulate the vacuum of space. The "From Above" activity allowed the students to become familiar with ISS EarthKAM’s unique perspective of the world around them by considering what objects look like when viewed from above. They had to determine if looking at the Earth from space any different from looking at objects from our usual perspective. These resources, lesson plans, and more can be found on the NASA website or through your NES coordinator.
Primary performance objective:
Increase student interest and participation in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and geography.
Needs:
This activity addresses these needs as defined in the Oktibbeha County School District: East Oktibbeha County High School needs assessment: Structure and function in living systems.
Content:
Science Mathematics
Student investigations involved:
Yes Students were active participants in the experiments.
Was this activity influenced by any NASA professional development?:
Yes NASA professional development encouraged us to utilize resources.

 

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