Winter 2019 Newsletter - NASA
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Winter 2019 Newsletter Real World Resources for Educators to Inspire Students Dear Educators, While we know this time of year is busy for all, we also remember it's a time to give thanks. The NASA eClips team is very thankful for YOU, our educators and friends, and all you do to help inspire youth. We hope, in some small way, our resources may help you bring a little NASA into their lives. Warmest Wishes, The NASA eClips Team In this Newsletter Edition... NEW VIDEO RESOURCE! NASA eClips Video, Real World: The Carbon Cycle - Essential for Life on Earth Utilize this resource in your classroom to unravel the mysteries behind the carbon cycle with your students. NEW FEATURE VIDEO! NASA eClips Video, Ask SME: Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh A unique close-up with Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh, one of our NASA Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for the eClips video, Real World: The Carbon Cycle - Essential for Life on Earth. JOIN US! Upcoming Professional Development Days & Events Virginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST) and NASA's Langley Research Center Science Directorate join the National Institute of Aerospace to offer Professional
Transcript of Winter 2019 Newsletter - NASA
Winter 2019 NewsletterReal World Resources for Educators to Inspire Students
Dear Educators,
While we know this time of year is busy for all,we also remember it's a time to give thanks. TheNASA eClips team is very thankful for YOU, oureducators and friends, and all you do to helpinspire youth. We hope, in some small way, ourresources may help you bring a little NASA intotheir lives.
Warmest Wishes,The NASA eClips Team
In this Newsletter Edition...NEW VIDEO RESOURCE! NASA eClips Video, Real World: TheCarbon Cycle - Essential for Life on EarthUtilize this resource in your classroom to unravel the mysteries behind the carboncycle with your students.
NEW FEATURE VIDEO! NASA eClips Video, Ask SME: Dr. LolaFatoyinbo AguehA unique close-up with Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh, one of our NASA Subject MatterExperts (SMEs) for the eClips video, Real World: The Carbon Cycle - Essential for Lifeon Earth.
JOIN US! Upcoming Professional Development Days & EventsVirginia Association of Science Teachers (VAST) and NASA's Langley Research CenterScience Directorate join the National Institute of Aerospace to offer Professional
Development experiences for local educators.
Real World: The Carbon Cycle - Essential for Life on EarthThe Newest NASA eClips Video Resource
Carbon is an essential building block for life.Learning how carbon is converted throughslow- and fast-moving cycles helps usunderstand how this life-sustaining elementmoves through the environment. Discoverhow NASA measures carbon through bothfield work and satellite imagery keepingwatch through its eyes on the sky, on Earth,and in space.
Watch the video herehere.
Ask SME: Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo AguehClose-up with a NASA Subject Matter Expert
Dr. Lola Fatoyinbo Agueh, a ResearchPhysical Scientist at NASA's Goddard SpaceFlight Center, shares her journey from herchildhood to current career in NASA eClips'first close-up feature video with a NASASubject Matter Expert (SME).
Watch the video herehere.
Related Resources
Learn more about why carbon is so importantwhy carbon is so important atNASA's Climate KidsClimate Kids. Check out the Climate TimeClimate TimeMachineMachine to see how CO2 and temperature levels havechanged together throughout history. Find out moreabout the carbon cycle and how we strive to keep theright balance of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.P lay OFFSETOFFSET and try to balance levels of carbondioxide within Earth's atmosphere.
Partnering with the University of New Hampshire, TheTheGLOBE ProgramGLOBE Program has developed and compiled a suite ofeducational activities to assist educators in teachingthe carbon cycle with the Globe Carbon CycleGlobe Carbon Cycle project.Project team members have developed a flowchartflowchart inorder to help you navigate the activities based on thelevel of knowledge of your students. You can beginwith educational activitieseducational activities focused on the carbon cycle;perform experiments on plants to better understandphotosynthesis and respiration and the role of plants inthe carbon cycle; collect data in the field, forest or on
school grounds; and/or participate in carbon andbiomass modeling.
At the My NASA DATAMy NASA DATA website, students learn howcarbon dioxide concentration in the atmosphere isaffected by processes involving trees, such as fires,deforestation, and plant respiration. Evaluate aLandsat image to determine the rate of carbon dioxidesequestration in a particular area in the mini lesson,Carbon Dioxide: Production and SequestrationCarbon Dioxide: Production and Sequestration.
Related Events
Better Together: Connecting Educatorswith Engaging Resources
Region 2 Workshop
Come join the Virginia Association of Science Teachers and theNational Institute of Aerospace for a Professional DevelopmentDay!
Training offered from the National Geographic Societyand Geo-Inquiry Process with a Phase 1 CertificationEngineering Activities for Science Classrooms using NASAeClips ResourcesMinute-to-Win-It Science Edition
The cost to participate is $5.00 per attendee. Lunch is included at NIA. For payment andregistration, please contact Becky Schnekser at [email protected]@capehenry.org.
When:When:Saturday, December 7, 2019
Time:Time:9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location:Location:National Institute of Aerospace100 Exploration WayHampton, Virginia 23666
Questions or Comments?Questions or Comments?
NIA Contact:NIA Contact:Joan [email protected]@nianet.org
VAST Contact:VAST Contact:Becky [email protected]@capehenry.org
FREE 'Just in Time' Workshop2019-2020
"Learn it Today, Use it Tomorrow"
NASA's Langley Research Center Science Directorateand the National Institute of Aerospace's Center forIntegrative STEM Education will offer a ProfessionalDevelopment Workshop to support science teachersof grades 6 through 12 entitled,
Carbon Cycle: Trees Around the WorldCarbon Cycle: Trees Around the World
Click to register herehere!
When:When:Saturday, March 21, 2020
Time:Time:8:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Location:Location:National Institute of Aerospace100 Exploration WayHampton, Virginia 23666
Questions or Comments?Questions or Comments?
NIA Contact:NIA Contact:Joan [email protected]@nianet.org
NASA Contact:NASA Contact:Elizabeth [email protected]@nasa.gov
NASA Spotlite Design ChallengeHelp Students Become Science Content Creators
Would your students like their work to befeatured on our website and socialmedia? NASA encourages you and yourclass to produce a video for the NASAeClips website!
Teachers can use the NASA SpotliteNASA SpotliteDesign ChallengeDesign Challenge to increase students'science literacy and communicationskills. From research, to script, to screen,students build their own understandingof science concepts through creativevideo representations.
You can view all of the previous NASASpotlite videos herehere.
Registration is now open! Visit http://bit.ly/ProduceNASASpotliteVideohttp://bit.ly/ProduceNASASpotliteVideo.
NASA eClips Teacher Advisory BoardNews & Updates
The NASA eClips Teacher Advisory Board has not only beenhard at work reviewing newly produced videos andeducator resources, members are out winning awards!
Congratulations to three board members on these amazing accomplishments!Congratulations to three board members on these amazing accomplishments!
Julie Back, Phoebus High SchoolJulie Back, Phoebus High School
Julie Back, a high school teacher from Phoebus High School inHampton, Virginia, received the Recognition in Science EducationRecognition in Science Education(RISE) Award (RISE) Award from the Virginia Association of Science Teachers
(VAST). VAST RISE Awards are presented to celebrate excellentwork done by science educators across the state.
Katherine Magnum, St. Catherine's SchoolKatherine Magnum, St. Catherine's School
Katherine Magnum, from St. Catherine's School in Richmond,Virginia, received the Donna Sterling Exemplary Science TeachingDonna Sterling Exemplary Science TeachingAward for K-5. Award for K-5. Along with this award, Katherine has been invited toIceland for a National Geographic Family Journey during Summer2020 and will receive professional development to study geothermalenergy.
Dianna McDowell, Old Donation SchoolDianna McDowell, Old Donation School
Dianna McDowell, a middle school teacher from Old Donation Schoolin Virginia Beach, Virginia, was announced as a recipient of thePresidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and SciencePresidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and ScienceTeachingTeaching (PAEMST)(PAEMST). McDowell was selected by a distinguished panelof scientists, mathematicians, and educators for her distinction in theclassroom and dedication to improving science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM) education.
NEW NASA Spotlite Interactive Lessons on Nearpod!
Nearpod creates an inclusive and immersive learning experience by allowing students toactively participate in every lesson. Accounts are FREE for teachers!
Grades 3-5 Grades 5-8
NEW!NEW! Adaptation of Plants toAdaptation of Plants toSeasonal ChangesSeasonal ChangesNEW! NEW! Characteristics of GasesCharacteristics of GasesNEW!NEW! Living PlantsLiving PlantsNEW!NEW! Movement of Molecules DuringMovement of Molecules DuringPhase ChangePhase ChangeNEW!NEW! Objects at RestObjects at RestSun's PositionsSeasons
CloudsNEW!NEW! Composition of Earth'sComposition of Earth'sAtmosphereAtmosphereNEW! NEW! DensityDensityMass and WeightPhysical Change
Grades 6-9 Grades 8-12
Heat and TemperatureOzone Layer
Stars
NASA eClips Resources Featured on NOV8 with Promethean
Promethean is a NASA eClips partner thatoffers interactive lesson delivery softwareresources for teachers to display and utilizeon classroom whiteboards. Over 25 NASAeClips educator guides are available onPromethean's Classflow MarketplacePromethean's Classflow Marketplace toprovide examples of ways educators mayeffectively use video segments as aninstructional tool. Presented in the 5-Edelivery model, each guide includesobjectives, background information, links tovideo clips, instructions for implementinginquiry-based lessons, additional resourcesrelated to the topic, and suggestions forextending and/or modifying lessons.
Visit the NASA eClips Website!
