Introduction - NASA Resources for Educators

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Other Mars Pathfinder Materials Available
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NASA Resources for Educators

Other Mars Pathfinder Materials Available:

POSTER: "Mars Pathfinder Roving the Red Planet" (panorama of landscape with rover) To obtain copies, please contact the nearest NASA Educator Resource Center.
SLIDE SET: "Mars Pathfinder/Sojourner: Success" (20 slides)
Order from:
NASA Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE)

Or order from:
Finley-Holiday Film Corporation
Phone: (800) 345-6707
Internet: http://www.finley-holiday.com
Write: Box 619, Whittier, CA 90601

For more information about Mars Pathfinder:

Internet:
Mars Pathfinder: http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov
NASA Office of Space Science: http://www.nasa.gov/office/oss/

Phone: Daily Mission Updates: (800) 391-6654
Mail:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Public Services Office
Mail Stop 186
4800 Oak Grove Dr.
Pasadena, CA 91109

NASA Resources for Educators

NASA's Central Operation of Resources for Educators (CORE) was established for the national and international distribution of NASA-produced educational materials in audiovisual format. Educators can obtain a catalog and an order form by writing, email, or calling.

Educator Resource Center Network: To make additional information available to the education community, the NASA Education Division has created the NASA Educator Resource Center (ERC) network. ERCs contain a wealth of information for educators: publications, reference books, slide sets, audio cassettes, videotapes, telelecture programs, computer programs, lesson plans, and teacher guides with activities. Educators may preview, copy, or receive NASA materials at these sites. Because each NASA Field Center has its own areas of expertise, no two ERCs are exactly alike. Phone calls are welcome if you are unable to visit the ERC that serves your geographic area.

Educator Resource Centers (RERCs) offer more educators access to NASA educational materials. NASA has formed partnerships with universities, museums, and other educational institutions to serve as RERCs in many states.

NASA On-line Resources for Educators provide current educational information and instructional resource materials to teachers, faculty, and students. A wide range of information is available, including science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education lesson plans, historical information related to the aeronautics and space program, current status reports on NASA projects, news releases, information on NASA educational programs, useful software, and graphics files. Educators and students can also use NASA resources as learning tools to explore the Internet, accessing information about educational grants, interacting with other schools that are already on-line, participating in online interactive projects, and communicating with NASA scientists, engineers, and other team members to experience the excitement of real NASA projects. Access these resources through the NASA Education Home Page: http://education.nasa.gov or, for more information, send an e-mail to: comments@spacelink.msfc.nasa.gov

NASA Television (NTV) is the Agency's distribution system for live and taped programs. It offers the public a front-row seat for launches and missions, as well as informational and educational programming, historical documentaries, and updates on the latest developments in aeronautics and space science. NTV is transmitted on the GE-2 satellite, Transponder 9C at 85 degrees West longitude, vertical polarization, with a frequency of 3880 megahertz and audio of 6.8 megahertz. Apart from live mission coverage, regular NASA Television programming includes a Video File from noon to 1:00 p.m., a NASA Gallery File from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., and an Education File from 2:00 to 3:00 pm (all times Eastern). This sequence is repeated at 3:00 p.m., 6:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The NTV Education File features programming for teachers and students on science, mathematics, and technology. NASA Television programming may be videotaped for later use.

How to Access NASA's Education Materials and Services, EP-1996-11-345-HO: This brochure serves as a guide to accessing a variety of NASA materials and services for educators. Copies are available through the ERC network, or electronically via NASA Spacelink. NASA Spacelink can be accessed at the following address: http://spacelink.nasa.gov

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