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The NASA Television Education File
Weekdays: 8-10 a.m., 4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. Eastern Standard or Daylight Time
Weekends: 8-noon, 4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. Eastern Standard or Daylight Time

May's Theme: Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites

Note: Because programming may be pre-empted by other events, consider recording to video tape if interruption would cause a problem. Video tapes of some programs are also available for order from CORE.

Date and Day Programming (Grade Level)
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5/1/2006
Monday
New Destination Tomorrow™ Twenty-One (9-Adult)
NASA CONNECT™: Algebra: Mirror, Mirror on the Universe (4-8)
Aeronautical Oddities (7-Adult)
THAT NASA SHOW - Program 1: Tortillas in Space (3-8)
Infrared: More Than Your Eyes Can See (5-8)
5/2/2006
Tuesday
Passport to Knowledge: Pluto (6-10)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Zany Animal Antics (3-5)
5/3/2006
Wednesday
New NASA CONNECT™: The Right Ratio of Rest: Proportional Reasoning (5-8)
Project Mathematics! The Tunnel of Samos (9-12)
Project Mathematics! Similarity (9-12)
Space Place Live!: Karsten Danzman, Program 2 (3-6)
Space Place Live!: Deb Vane, Program 3 (3-6)
Science in Action: Nerf Glider (K-12)
5/4/2006
Thursday
New Destination Tomorrow™ Twenty-One (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Ocean Odyssey (3-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Path of Totality: Measuring Angular Size and Distance (6-8)
5/5/2006
Friday
Passport to Knowledge: Bouncing to Mars (All)
Passport to Knowledge: Following the Water (6-8)
5/6/2006
Saturday
NASA CONNECT™: Path of Totality: Measuring Angular Size and Distance (6-8)
New Destination Tomorrow™ Twenty-One (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Ocean Odyssey (3-5)
Passport to Knowledge: Bouncing to Mars (All)
Passport to Knowledge: Following the Water (6-8)
5/7/2006
Sunday
Destination Tomorrow™ Twelve (9-Adult)
NASA CONNECT™: Landscape Archaeology: Hidden Treasures (6-8)
Passport to Knowledge: Pluto (6-10)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Challenging Flight (3-5)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Inhabitable Habitat (3-5)
5/8/2006
Monday
Destination Tomorrow™ Fourteen (9-Adult)
Passport to Knowledge: Pluto (6-10)
NASA CONNECT™: Landscape Archaeology: Hidden Treasures (6-8)
5/9/2006
Tuesday
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Challenging Flight (3-5)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Inhabitable Habitat (3-5)
5/10/2006
Wednesday
Passport to Knowledge: Auroras - Living With a Star (6-8)
Passport to Knowledge: Following the Water (6-8)
5/11/2006 Thursday Destination Tomorrow™ Fifteen (9-Adult)
New NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Physical Fitness Challenge (3-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Ancient Observatories: Timeless Knowledge (6-8)
5/12/2006
Friday
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Zany Animal Antics (3-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Who Added the Micro to Gravity? (6-8)
Starfinder Program 28: Pulsars and Quasars (6-10)
Starfinder Program 20: The Constellations (6-10)
5/13/2006
Saturday
Destination Tomorrow™ Sixteen (9-Adult)
Starfinder Program 21: Using the Celestial Sphere (6-10)
New NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Physical Fitness Challenge (3-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Ancient Observatories: Timeless Knowledge (6-8)
Starfinder Program 19: Ancient Astronomers (6-10)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Zany Animal Antics (3-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Who Added the Micro to Gravity? (6-8)
5/14/2006
Sunday
NASA CONNECT™: Venus Transit (6-8)
Starfinder Program 6: How Big Is the Universe (6-10)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Phenomenal Weather (3-5)
Starfinder Program 11: Evolution of a Star (6-10)
A Lightning Field Trip (5-8)
Starfinder Program 18: Density of Matter (6-10)
NASA CONNECT™: Data Analysis and Measurement: Dancing in the Night Sky (6-8)
Starfinder Program 6: How Big Is the Universe (6-10)
Aeronautical Oddities (7-Adult)
Starfinder Program 29: Diffraction (6-10)
Asteroids, comets and meteorites have continually pelted Earth and the other planets and moons of our solar system since its formation. Join NASA-TV during the week of May 15-21, 2006, to unlock the mysteries of these small bodies that offer clues to the chemical mixture from which the planets formed. Multimedia products and Web resources related to this theme are available from the Asteroids, Comets and Meteorites Extra Web site.
5/15/2006 Monday NASA CONNECT™: Venus Transit (6-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Phenomenal Weather (3-5)
A Lightning Field Trip (5-8)
5/16/2006
Tuesday
Starfinder Program 6: How Big Is the Universe (6-10)
NASA CONNECT™: Data Analysis and Measurement: Dancing in the Night Sky (6-8)
Starfinder Program 11: Evolution of a Star (6-10)
Starfinder Program 6: How Big Is the Universe (6-10)
Starfinder Program 18: Density of Matter (6-10)
Aeronautical Oddities (7-Adult)
Starfinder Program 29: Diffraction (6-10)
5/17/2006
Wednesday
NASA CONNECT™: Virtual Earth (6-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Zany Animal Antics (3-5)
THAT NASA SHOW - Program 2: Space Wear (3-8)
5/18/2006
Thursday
NASA CONNECT™: Data Analysis and Measurement: Having a Solar Blast! (6-8)
NASA CONNECT™: Better Health From Space to Earth (5-8)
Liftoff to Learning: Space Basics (5-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Seventeen (9-Adult)
5/19/2006
Friday
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Galactic Vacation (3-5)
Destination Tomorrow™ Sixteen (9-Adult)
NASA CONNECT™: Rocket to the Stars (6-8)
5/20/2006
Saturday
NASA CONNECT™: Data Analysis and Measurement: Having a Solar Blast! (6-8)
NASA CONNECT™: Better Health From Space to Earth (5-8)
Liftoff to Learning: Space Basics (5-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Seventeen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Galactic Vacation (3-5)
Destination Tomorrow™ Sixteen (9-Adult)
NASA CONNECT™: Rocket to the Stars (6-8)
5/21/2006
Sunday
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Great Space Exploration (3-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Rocket to the Stars (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Fifteen (9-Adult)
New NASA CONNECT™: The Right Ratio of Rest: Proportional Reasoning (5-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Seventeen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Great Space Exploration (3-5)
5/22/2006 Monday NASA CONNECT™: Path of Totality: Measuring Angular Size and Distance (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Seventeen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Great Space Exploration (3-5)
5/23/2006
Tuesday
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Great Space Exploration (3-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Rocket to the Stars (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Fifteen (9-Adult)
5/24/2006
Wednesday
New Destination Tomorrow™ Twenty-One (9-Adult)
NASA CONNECT™: Algebra: Mirror, Mirror on the Universe (4-8)
Aeronautical Oddities (7-Adult)
THAT NASA SHOW - Program 1: Tortillas in Space (3-8)
Infrared: More Than Your Eyes Can See (5-8)
5/25/2006 Thursday New Passport to Knowledge: Looking for Life (6-10)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Zany Animal Antics (3-5)
5/26/2006
Friday
NASA CONNECT™: Good Stress: Building Better Muscles and Bones (6-8)
New NASA CONNECT™: The Right Ratio of Rest: Proportional Reasoning (5-8)
Project Mathematics! The Tunnel of Samos (9-12)
Project Mathematics! Similarity (9-12)
Science in Action: Nerf Glider (K-12)
5/27/2006
Saturday
New Passport to Knowledge: Looking for Life (6-10)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Zany Animal Antics (3-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Proportionality: Modeling the Future (4-8)
New NASA CONNECT™: The Right Ratio of Rest: Proportional Reasoning (5-8)
Project Mathematics! The Tunnel of Samos (9-12)
Project Mathematics! Similarity (9-12)
Science in Action: Nerf Glider (K-12)
5/28/2006
Sunday
NASA CONNECT™: Path of Totality: Measuring Angular Size and Distance (6-8)
New Destination Tomorrow™ Twenty-One (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Ocean Odyssey (3-5)
Passport to Knowledge: Bouncing to Mars (All)
Passport to Knowledge: Following the Water (6-8)
5/29/2006 Monday Holiday
5/30/2006 Tuesday New Destination Tomorrow™ Twenty-One (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Ocean Odyssey (3-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Path of Totality: Measuring Angular Size and Distance (6-8)
5/31/2006 Wednesday NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Challenging Flight (3-5)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Inhabitable Habitat (3-5)


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