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'NASA LIVE' VIDEOCONFERENCE CONNECTs U.S. AND
NORWAY STUDENTS
Students from Landstown and Tallwood high schools in Virginia
Beach and The Bullis School in Potomac, Md., will participate in a
videoconference with students at Andoy Videregaende skole (high
school) in Andenes, Norway, on February 19 at 8:30 a.m. EST.
Via NASA LIVE™ (Learning through Interactive
Videoconferencing Experiences) and their international
counterparts, high school students from Norway and the United
States will be brought together for the first time. From the
einstein.lab -- a state-of-the-art computer lab located in the
Virginia Beach school administration building, students from
Landstown and Tallwood will communicate with students from The
Bullis School at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt,
Maryland.
Titled, Dancing in the Night Sky, this event is part of
the NASA CONNECT™ program, Data Analysis and Measurement:
Dancing in the Night Sky, that premieres April 10 from 11:00
— 11:30 AM on PBS stations throughout the United States and
the NASA-TV satellite. The show will take a look at the
mathematical, scientific, artistic, and mythological aspects of the
Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Norway.
Scientists from NASA Goddard and the Andoya Rocket Range will
demonstrate how to analyze auroral data using ground-based
instruments, sounding rockets, and satellites. The event is
designed to strengthen critical thinking skills, teach the
importance of the Sun-Earth Connection, stress the importance of
living in a global society, and inspire the next generation of
explorers.
The students will split into groups to solve a given problem.
Once the problem has been defined, the groups will have 45 minutes
to provide solutions and develop a short presentation.
The groups will present their findings, followed by a question
& answer period. Dr. Sten Odenwald, an astronomer from NASA
Goddard and Professor Alv Egeland, from the University of Oslo in
Norway, will give a presentation to the students via
videoconference.
NASA LIVE™, a series of free two-way videoconferencing
programs available from NASA Langley Research Center, is designed
to extend and strengthen NASA's commitment to educational
excellence. NASA LIVE™ provides opportunities for learning,
instructional enrichment, and professional development for students
and faculty by engaging them in an interactive, virtual environment
with NASA researchers. For more information about NASA LIVE™
visit:
http://live.larc.nasa.gov/
NASA CONNECT™ , an Emmy Award winning research and
standards-based program, focuses on math, science, and technology
for students in grades 6 - 8. More than 160,000 educators,
representing over 7 million students in 50 states, are registered
with NASA CONNECT™. For more information, visit:
http://connect.larc.nasa.gov/
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