Programs

1. The Right Ratio of Rest: Proportional Reasoning - Why is sleep so critical to good health? This program focuses on the NASA Exploration Mission Directorate’s Bioastronautics program. Students will learn about circadian rhythms, how they affect their daily lives, and why NASA is studying them. Using hands-on lessons and web-based activities, students will develop proportional reasoning skills and understand how fractions, decimals, and percentages are related.
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3- In the Venus Transit: Students will learn about the importance of using scale models to represent the size and distance of objects in the solar system and beyond. They will be introduced to the astronomical unit (AU), the baseline distance from the Earth to the Sun, which astronomers use to determine the relative distances from the Earth to other planets, stars, asteroids, and objects in space. They will also discover fascinating facts about the Venus Transit, a celestial and historical event, which helped astronomers determine the scale of the solar system. By conducting inquiry-based and web activities, students will make connections between NASA research and the mathematics, science, and technology they learn in their classrooms.

5. Dancing in the Night Sky: Data Analysis and Measurement - NASA engineers and researchers use data analysis and measurement to study the auroras, key regions of the Earth’s geospace or space environment. Mathematics Standards: Data Analysis, MeasurementScience Standards: Science as Inquiry, Earth and Space Science, Science and Technology Technology Standards: Nature of Technology, Technology and Society
NASA Research: Thermosphere, Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics (TIMED) Satellite, POLAR Satellite, Imager for Magnetopause-to-Aurora Global Exploration (IMAGE) Satellite
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6. The Path of Totality: Angular Distance - This program draws its content from the Science Mission Directorate’s Sun-Earth Forum. Students will learn about the natural phenomenon that creates a total eclipse and the relative movement of objects in our solar system. Students also will explore the history, mythology, and current science surrounding these amazing events. Using hands-on lessons, web-based activities, and simple tools, students will measure and approximate the angular size and distance of objects in the sky.

9 - Landscape Archaeology: In NASA CONNECT™: Landscape Archaeology: Hidden Treasures, students will learn how researchers and scientists use data collected through remote sensing to study hidden features on the Earth's surface and from ancient cultures. Students will see how archaeologists use the math concepts of coordinate geometry and powerful GIS software to solve current world problems by investigating at clues from the past. By conducting inquiry-based and web activities, students will make connections between NASA research and the mathematics, science, and technology they learn in their classrooms.