May Education File Schedule
The NASA Television Education File
Broadcast Times: 8-9 a.m., 4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m. Eastern Standard or Daylight
Time
May's Theme: The Next Generation Aircraft
Note: Because programming may be pre-empted by other events, consider recording items of interest if interruption would cause a problem. Video tapes
of some programs are also available for order from CORE.
May 1, 2012
Tuesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Aurora Lights: Why They Exist and What Causes Them (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Bernoulli's Principle On Board the International Space Station (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Centripetal Force (6-8)
Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of Our Solar System (Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Aurora Lights: Why They Exist and What Causes Them (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Bernoulli's Principle On Board the International Space Station (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Centripetal Force (6-8)
Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of Our Solar System (Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Disappearing Dirt" (3-5)
May 2, 2012
Wednesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Eyes in the Sky (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Farewell to the Mars Phoenix Lander (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Fluid Dynamics -- What a Drag! (9-12)
NASA CONNECT™: Ancient Observatories: Timeless Knowledge (6-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Eyes in the Sky (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Farewell to the Mars Phoenix Lander (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Fluid Dynamics -- What a Drag! (9-12)
NASA CONNECT™: Ancient Observatories: Timeless Knowledge (6-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Electrical Mystery" (3-5)
May 3, 2012
Thursday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Liftoff with Solid Rocket Boosters (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Light Detection and Ranging (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Lightning Protection for Launch Complex 39 (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Seventeen (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Liftoff with Solid Rocket Boosters (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Light Detection and Ranging (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Lightning Protection for Launch Complex 39 (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Seventeen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Energy Crunch" (3-5)
May 4, 2012
Friday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: How Do You Get a Plane to Mars? (K-5)
NASA eClips™: How High is the Ocean? (K-5)
Space School Musical (4-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: How Do You Get a Plane to Mars? (K-5)
NASA eClips™: How High is the Ocean? (K-5)
Space School Musical (4-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Galactic Vacation (3-5)
May 5, 2012
Saturday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Flight Test Articles (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Advanced Equipment to Use on the Moon (9-12)
Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of Our Solar System (Adult)
NASA eClips™: Investigating Mars with the Phoenix Lander (K-5)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Flight Test Articles (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Advanced Equipment to Use on the Moon (9-12)
Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of Our Solar System (Adult)
NASA eClips™: Investigating Mars with the Phoenix Lander (K-5)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Great Space Exploration" (3-5)
May 6, 2012
Sunday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Surface Tension On Board the International Space Station (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Systems Science (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow™ Fourteen (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Surface Tension On Board the International Space Station (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Systems Science (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow™ Fourteen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Biological Biosphere" (3-5)
May 7, 2012
Monday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: The Lighter Side (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (K-5)
NASA eClips™: The Math Involved in Ares (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Sixteen (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: The Lighter Side (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (K-5)
NASA eClips™: The Math Involved in Ares (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Sixteen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Galactic Vacation" (3-5)
May 8, 2012
Tuesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: The Search for Exoplanets (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Silent Airliner (6-8)
NASA eClips™: The Sun, A Real Star (K-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Data Analysis and Measurement: Dancing in the Night Sky (6-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: The Search for Exoplanets (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Silent Airliner (6-8)
NASA eClips™: The Sun, A Real Star (K-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Data Analysis and Measurement: Dancing in the Night Sky (6-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Great Space Exploration" (3-5)
May 9, 2012
Wednesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Two Eyes on the Sun (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Using Lab on a Chip Technology to Identify Microorganisms (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Fourteen (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Two Eyes on the Sun (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Using Lab on a Chip Technology to Identify Microorganisms (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Fourteen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Inhabitable Habitat" (3-5)
May 10, 2012
Thursday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: What Is a Solar System? (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Wind Tunnels in Action (K-5)
Space School Musical (4-8)
NASA CONNECT™: Better Health From Space to Earth (6-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: What Is a Solar System? (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Wind Tunnels in Action (K-5)
Space School Musical (4-8)
NASA CONNECT™: Better Health From Space to Earth (6-8)
Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of Our Solar System (Adult)
May 11, 2012
Friday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Using Lunar Soil to Make Oxygen (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Using Technology to Make Discoveries on Mars (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Wave Motion (9-12)
NASA CONNECT™: The Right Ratio of Rest: Proportional Reasoning (6-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Using Lunar Soil to Make Oxygen (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Using Technology to Make Discoveries on Mars (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Wave Motion (9-12)
NASA CONNECT™: The Right Ratio of Rest: Proportional Reasoning (6-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Mysterious Red Light" (3-5)
May 12, 2012
Saturday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: NASA Technologies Helping Firefighters (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Satellites and Solar Eruptions (6-8)
NASA eClips™: NASA Technologies Used to Treat Acne and Orthodontics (9-12)
NASA CONNECT™: "Data Analysis and Measurement: Having a Solar Blast!" (6-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: NASA Technologies Helping Firefighters (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Satellites and Solar Eruptions (6-8)
NASA eClips™: NASA Technologies Used to Treat Acne and Orthodontics (9-12)
NASA CONNECT™: "Data Analysis and Measurement: Having a Solar Blast!" (6-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Ocean Odyssey" (3-5)
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May 13, 2012
Sunday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Aurora Lights: Why They Exist and What Causes Them (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Bernoulli's Principle On Board the International Space Station (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Centripetal Force (6-8)
Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of Our Solar System (Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Aurora Lights: Why They Exist and What Causes Them (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Bernoulli's Principle On Board the International Space Station (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Centripetal Force (6-8)
Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of Our Solar System (Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Wright Invention (3-5)
May 14, 2012
Monday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Chandra -- Exploring the Invisible Universe (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Changing Theories -- The Scientific Method in Action (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Cloud Inspection (K-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Geometry and Algebra: The Future Flight Equation (6-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Chandra -- Exploring the Invisible Universe (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Changing Theories -- The Scientific Method in Action (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Cloud Inspection (K-5)
NASA CONNECT™: Geometry and Algebra: The Future Flight Equation (6-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Physical Fitness Challenge (3-5)
May 15, 2012
Tuesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Biofeedback (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Calculating Shuttle Launch Windows (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Careers at NASA -- More Than Just Astronauts! (K-5)
NASA CONNECT™: "Proportionality: Modeling the Future" (4-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Biofeedback (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Calculating Shuttle Launch Windows (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Careers at NASA -- More Than Just Astronauts! (K-5)
NASA CONNECT™: "Proportionality: Modeling the Future" (4-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Powerful Pulleys" (3-5)
May 16, 2012
Wednesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Atmosphere and Optical Telescopes (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Challenges of Exploration -- The Right Vehicle for the Job (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Clouds and Earth's Radiation Budget (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 23 (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Atmosphere and Optical Telescopes (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Challenges of Exploration -- The Right Vehicle for the Job (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Clouds and Earth's Radiation Budget (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 23 (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence File™: "The Case of the Prize-winning Plants" (3-5)
May 17, 2012
Thursday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Cryogenics in Transportation (9-12)
NASA eClips™: NASA Technologies Helping Firefighters (9-12)
Space School Musical (4-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Cryogenics in Transportation (9-12)
NASA eClips™: NASA Technologies Helping Firefighters (9-12)
Space School Musical (4-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Challenging Flight (3-5)
May 18, 2012
Friday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Data Loggers (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Designing a Capsule for Space (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Designing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 21 (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Data Loggers (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Designing a Capsule for Space (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Designing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 21 (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Technical Knockout" (3-5)
May 19, 2012
Saturday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Finding Dinosaurs (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Firing the Space Shuttle Main Engines (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Flight Test Articles (9-12)
NASA CONNECT™: "Proportionality: Modeling the Future" (4-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Finding Dinosaurs (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Firing the Space Shuttle Main Engines (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Flight Test Articles (9-12)
NASA CONNECT™: "Proportionality: Modeling the Future" (4-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Unknown Stink (3-5)
May 20, 2012
Sunday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: The Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Sun, A Real Star (K-5)
NASA eClips™: The Launch Abort System and g-Forces (9-12)
Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of Our Solar System (Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: The Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Sun, A Real Star (K-5)
NASA eClips™: The Launch Abort System and g-Forces (9-12)
Unlocking the Mysteries: Science on the Edge of Our Solar System (Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Wacky Water Cycle" (3-5)
May 21, 2012
Monday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Aurora Lights: Why They Exist and What Causes Them (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Two Eyes on the Sun (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Advanced Equipment to Use on the Moon (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 20 (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Aurora Lights: Why They Exist and What Causes Them (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Two Eyes on the Sun (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Advanced Equipment to Use on the Moon (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 20 (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Zany Animal Antics (3-5)
May 22, 2012
Tuesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: The Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Sun, A Real Star (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (K-5)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 19 (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: The Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (9-12)
NASA eClips™: The Sun, A Real Star (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (K-5)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 19 (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Galactic Vacation" (3-5)
May 23, 2012
Wednesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Aurora Lights: Why They Exist and What Causes Them (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Chandra -- Exploring the Invisible Universe (K-5)
Space School Musical (4-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Aurora Lights: Why They Exist and What Causes Them (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Chandra -- Exploring the Invisible Universe (K-5)
Space School Musical (4-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Great Space Exploration" (3-5)
May 24, 2012
Thursday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: A-Train (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Electron Beam Free Form Fabrication System (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Cloud Inspection (K-5)
Destination Tomorrow™ Eighteen (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: A-Train (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Electron Beam Free Form Fabrication System (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Cloud Inspection (K-5)
Destination Tomorrow™ Eighteen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Inhabitable Habitat" (3-5)
May 25, 2012
Friday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Clouds and Earth's Radiation Budget (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Designing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Contrails (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow™ Seventeen (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Clouds and Earth's Radiation Budget (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Designing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Contrails (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow™ Seventeen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Challenging Flight (3-5)
May 26, 2012
Saturday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Satellites and Solar Eruptions (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Self-Healing Materials (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Shuttle Safety (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Sixteen (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Satellites and Solar Eruptions (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Self-Healing Materials (6-8)
NASA eClips™: Shuttle Safety (6-8)
Destination Tomorrow™ Sixteen (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Disappearing Dirt (3-5)
May 27, 2012
Sunday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Stardust (K-5)
NASA eClips™: The Rock Cycle (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Thin Ice -- Looking at Birefringence (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow™ Twenty-One (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Stardust (K-5)
NASA eClips™: The Rock Cycle (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Thin Ice -- Looking at Birefringence (9-12)
Destination Tomorrow™ Twenty-One (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Electrical Mystery" (3-5)
May 28, 2012
Monday
Holiday (Memorial Day)
May 29, 2012
Tuesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Three Hot Topics at NASA (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Tools for Construction -- NASA's Lunar Crane (6-8)
Space School Musical (4-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Three Hot Topics at NASA (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Tools for Construction -- NASA's Lunar Crane (6-8)
Space School Musical (4-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Barking Dogs" (3-5)
May 30, 2012
Wednesday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Biofeedback (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Careers at NASA -- More Than Just Astronauts! (K-5)
Space School Musical (4-8)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Biofeedback (9-12)
NASA eClips™: Careers at NASA -- More Than Just Astronauts! (K-5)
Space School Musical (4-8)
NASA SCIence Files™: "The Case of the Biological Biosphere" (3-5)
May 31, 2012
Thursday
8-9 a.m.
NASA eClips™: Chandra -- Exploring the Invisible Universe (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Changing Theories -- The Scientific Method in Action (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Cloud Inspection (K-5)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 15 (9-Adult)
4-6 p.m. and 8-10 p.m.
NASA eClips™: Chandra -- Exploring the Invisible Universe (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Changing Theories -- The Scientific Method in Action (K-5)
NASA eClips™: Cloud Inspection (K-5)
Destination Tomorrow: Program 15 (9-Adult)
NASA SCIence Files™: The Case of the Challenging Flight (3-5)
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