************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** From: "Yohan Ferreira" <cassini@xxxxxxxxx> To: NASA Quest <NASAQuest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 17:33:41 +0600 Subject: [NASA Quest Discuss] Take the Robot Design Challenge Announcing a New Robot Design Challenge March 1 through May 1, participate in an activity in which students do parallel research with NASA engineers, solving a real NASA "problem." If you're a K-12 teacher looking for a way to capture your students' attention while teaching them science or technology concepts in the context of real research, then this is the project you've been searching for! Throughout the design challenge your students will acquire and employ decision-making skills and collaborative skills while applying principles of science and technology. This project will include several opportunities for students to interact live with NASA experts in the course of the design process. All activities correlate to the national standards in science and technology. Careers in engineering will be showcased as well as NASA research in robotic design. To learn more information and to apply, visit http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/space/ robotdesign ************************************************************** BEST SELF PUBLISHING RESOURCES About E-Books, Best Books , Contracts, Discussion Groups Legal, Copyright, Insurance, Registration http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Literacy/publishing.asp ************************************************************** NASA Needs Nation's Classrooms to Evaluate this Educational Challenge Teachers of grades 5-8 are being sought as evaluators of this activity. As an evaluator, you will be contributing to the development of exciting quality educational curriculum for which you will receive recognition in the product as well as a certificate of appreciation from NASA. During the evaluation, you are expected to provide feedback from yourself and your students. This will require about 1.5 additional hours of classroom/instruction time. You will be a part of an evaluation e-mail list that will provide technical support and suggestions from fellow evaluating educators. Finally, to show our appreciation, you will receive a packet of NASA materials for use in your classroom. If you are a teacher, your time and input would be greatly appreciated. For full information on benefits and requirements of being an Evaluator go to: http://quest.nasa.gov/projects/space/robotdesign/evaluation.html Thank you very much for your time and interest in this endeavor. Linda Conrad NASA Quest Team http://quest.nasa.gov __________ __________ __________ For upcoming NASA Quest Events, please visit the NASA Quest Calendar at: http://quest.nasa.gov/calendar ************************************************************** The Net Happenings mailing list is a service of Educational CyberPlayGround - http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ ************************************************************** If you have any questions, concerns, suggestions, or would like to sponsor the Net Happenings service - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/Subguidelines.html> Subscribe | Unsubscribe | Change Email Preferences - <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/NetHappenings.html> **************************************************************