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Video Chat: New Journey to Jupiter
What does it take to send a spacecraft to the largest planet in the solar system? NASA/JPL engineer Tracy Drain will explain.
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Soda-Straw Rocket Activity Soars
This experiment allows classrooms to study rocket stability as students construct and fly small "indoor" paper rockets.
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5 Tips for JPL Summer Students
Every summer, more than 300 students come to JPL on academic or temporary employment programs. Here are some useful tips.
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Get Certified for Lunar and Meteorite Samples
This experiment allows classrooms to study rocket stability as students construct and fly small "indoor" paper rockets.
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NASA Administrator Visits Afterschool Program
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden visited LA's BEST afterschool program at Gratts Elementary near downtown Los Angeles. He discussed the relevance of science in students' lives.
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What Have We Learned From the Voyager Mission?
A thirteen-year-old student had an assignment to learn about the Voyager Mission.
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NASA Chat: How Does NASA Study Earth's Climate?
NASA/JPL scientist Mike Gunson answers questions that ranged from volacnoes to Earth's climate and greenhouse gases.
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Have Telescopes Changed Our View of the Universe?
Students in a New Jersey middle school are working on a history of innovation project and asked questions about the use of telescopes.
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Online Game Sparks Understanding of Charged Particles
How can you help students understand the interaction of electric charges? The Ion Engine game helps students visualize and experiment with charged particles.
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Teacher Workshops: Climate Change, Moon and Mars
Several teacher workshops are being offered this spring and summer at the NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center in Pomona, Calif.
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Watch Students Compete Using Lego Robotics
Watch school teams test the prowess of their student-built, software-enabled Lego robots during a competition that can be seen live on the Web on Tues., March 9 at 3:15 p.m. Eastern/12:15 p.m Pacific.
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NASA Chat: Earthquakes - How, Where and Why?
Join NASA/JPL scientist Margaret Glasscoe on the Web as she answers questions from middle- and high-school students on Thurs., Mar. 4 at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific.
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Cosmic Dust Detective
This physics doctoral candidate helps decipher cosmic puzzles by day, and balances research and family life by night.
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Homework Help: What Is a Space Probe?
Fourth-grade students wanted to learn about probes. Get an overview and suggestions for more research topics.
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California's Climate Educator Conference
During this two-day conference, scientists will address past and present climate, and long-range trends. The conference will be held at JPL on May 1 - 2. Registration is due Apr. 26.
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Celebrate Black History Month Virtually: Ask Questions of NASA Engineers
Students are invited to submit questions for the NASA panel. The live program about careers in engineering will be on the internet on Wed., Feb. 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern/10 a.m. Pacific.
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Rockets by Size
This introductory activity to space is good for kindergartners and first graders. It uses a variety of skills -- from cutting and drawing to basic math.
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Micro Research: JPL Student Helps Develop ‘Lab on a Chip’
It’s a world of the infinitesimal. Nano-liters of material flow through micro-channels etched into a wafer-thin circle of glass.
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Five Tips for a Space-Smart 2010
The NASA/JPL Education Office is ringing in the New Year with some educational tips for students, educators and families.
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Student Shares Web 2.0 Research
A former JPL intern presented her research about "friending, sharing and tweeting" for NASA Space Place at this year's American Geophysical Union science conference.