Greetings, Blast Off! <Karen> <http://blog.edu-cyberpg.com/2010/03/16/NASAs+Project+M+Puts+Scientists+Avatars+On+The+Moon.aspx>NASAs Project M Puts Scientists Avatars On the Moon K-12 Newsletters This video of NASA JSC's "Project M" depicts a Robonaut-based, tele-operated mission to the Moon one that JSC claims could be accomplished in 1,000 days once the go-ahead was given. New Robotics Module in NASA?s Do-It-Yourself Podcast NASA uses robots in the form of aircraft, arms, space probes and telescopes. These robots do everything from explore the solar system to build new rockets. Your students can create a podcast about robots using NASA audio and video clips, images, and information. NASA Education's newest DIY Podcast topic module is entitled "Robots." This module features NASA robotic systems engineer Fernando Zumbado discussing robots and how NASA uses them. The module's 22 video clips include Mars rover animation and B-roll footage of several NASA robots. The Robots module also has 11 audio clips. Students download these NASA multimedia materials and edit them with their own recordings and narration to create a podcast. Other DIY Podcast topic modules are: Fitness. Lab Safety. Newton's Laws. Rocket Evolution. Solar Arrays. Spacesuits. Sports Demo. Students can build multimedia projects, while teachers meet national education standards.A companion blog offers tips and suggestions for incorporating the DIY Podcast into the classroom. http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/diypodcast/index.html NASA Gives Teens Their ?Space? With New Web Site NASA?s Science Mission Directorate has launched Mission:Science, a new Web site created specifically for teenagers. Through Mission:Science, teens can access current NASA spacecraft data for school science projects, conduct real experiments with NASA scientists and locate space-related summer internships. Mission:Science showcases NASA's educational science resources and encourages students to study and pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. While NASA provides a vast amount of online STEM information for students of all ages, Mission:Science boosts the content available for this age group. The site also features social networking tools, links to enter science contests or participate in a family science night, information about college research programs, and an array of NASA images, animation, videos and podcasts. Visit Mission:Science at http://missionscience.nasa.gov Questions about the Mission:Science Web site should be e-mailed to missionscience@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The following education event is sponsored by the NASA JPL Earth Public Engagement Team. NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Pasadena, Calif., is co-sponsoring Climate Day 2010. This two-day event will feature lectures and demonstrations by scientists, a Climate Jeopardy competition, career information and educator resources. The event will take place March 26-27, 2010, at the Pasadena Convention Center. On Friday, March 26, educators and students in grades 6-12 are invited to attend from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Event hours for the public will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, March 27. Pre-registration is required to attend on Friday. For more details about Climate Day and to pre-register online, visit http://climate.nasa.gov/ClimateDay/ Please direct any questions about the Climate Day event to Annie Richardson at Annie.Richardson@xxxxxxxxxxxx The Pre-Service Teacher Institute is a two-week summer residential session for early childhood and elementary education majors preparing to teach in an elementary or middle school classroom. The event will take place July 12-23, 2010, at NASA?s Johnson Space Center in Houston. College students from diverse backgrounds will be exposed to aerospace, mathematics and science enrichment activities. Pre-service teachers are able to interface with NASA personnel and tour Johnson Space Center facilities while learning to incorporate NASA's cutting-edge research into lesson plans for elementary and intermediate school students. Full-time undergraduate students in their junior or senior year are invited to apply. The application period closes on March 15, 2010. For more information, visit <http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/psti/default.htm>http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/psti/default.htm Please e-mail any questions about this opportunity to Alissa Keil at <mailto:alissa.a.keil@xxxxxxxx>alissa.a.keil@xxxxxxxx The 2010 Exploring Space Lectures will feature world-class scholars discussing the incredibly diverse worlds that make up our solar system. The lectures will be held at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C., and are free to attend. Tickets are required. If you are unable to attend the lectures, they will be webcast live for free viewing online. Lecture videos will be archived. Where the Hot Stuff Is: Volcanoes of the Earth and Solar System Rosaly Lopes, Senior Research Scientist at NASA?s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will discuss different types of volcanoes in the solar system. She will be emphasizing Jupiter?s moon Io, which has more than 150 active volcanic centers and the hottest lavas yet known. The lecture will take place on March 11, 2009, at 8 p.m. Come early for a Meet the Lecturer question and answer. http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1766 Give and Take: The Story of Martian Winds Mars is a vast cold desert whose red surface is swept by winds. These winds can raise enormous amounts of dust, with some storms enveloping the entire planet. Ronald Greenley of Arizona State University will use remarkable images from multiple Mars missions to discuss the power of the wind.The lecture will take place on April 7, 2010, at 8 p.m. Come early for a Meet the Lecturer question and answer. http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1767 Impact Cratering and the Solar System Cataclysm Impact cratering is a process with devastating effects on a planet and its environment. Very large impacts have the power to destroy whole oceans and life. Robert G. Strom of the University of Arizona will discuss how impacts have shaped the solar system we see today. The lecture will take place on April 29, 2010, at 8 p.m. Come early for a planetarium show and to meet the lecturer. http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1768 Phoenix?s Arctic Adventure For five months in 2008, the Phoenix spacecraft studied a northern arctic plain of Mars on a quest to understand the history of water in the planet?s polar regions. Peter Smith of the University of Arizona will discuss what Phoenix taught us about water, climate cycles and habitability on Mars. The lecture will take place on June 3, 2010, at 8 p.m. Come early for a Meet the Lecturer question and answer. http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=1769