THE SUN-EARTH CONNECTION
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TABLE
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=> 1. How NASA Can Meet the Media Needs
of Space Science Centers
=> 2. 2003 Office of
Space Science Education Product Review.
Products Due ***APRIL 7th***
=> 3. Sun-Earth Day 2003: Live from the
Fast Approaching on March 18
=> 4. Recent SEC-Related Launches and
News
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1. HOW NASA CAN MEET THE
MEDIA NEEDS OF SPACE SCIENCE CENTER
PROFESSIONALS: rEPORT AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
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NASA’s
Office of Space Science has increasingly recognized the
role that science centers play in presenting space science to
the
public. The Sun-Earth Connection Education Forum (SECEF)
interviewed twenty-nine science center professionals to explore
solutions to better service their media needs. (“Media” refers
to
images, animations, simulations, and videos that are available
via
the World Wide Web, as well as the associated background infor-
mation.) This report “Space
Science Media Needs of Science Center
Professionals”
is now available on-line. You may download it from:
http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/spacescience.pdf
Below
is a summary of the recommendations. Please refer to the
report for more detail.
Recommendations for NASA’s Office of Space Science:
* Develop “Best of” Galleries of Space
Science Media
* Develop space science media metadata
protocols
* Revise the “Space Science Portal”
(http://spacescienceportal.org)
website
* Continue to invest in science centers
(e.g invest in professional
development of
science center professionals, provide access to
space science
mission scientists and technicians, develop joint
products and
programs, streamline NASA websites for more con-
sistent
searches & search results)
Recommendations for NASA’s Space Science Missions:
* Continue to invest in science centers
(e.g participate in
professional
development of science center professionals,
provide access to
mission scientists and technicians, develop
joint products
and programs, streamline mission websites for
more consistent
searches & search results)
* Upgrade websites to include site
search functionality, media
thumbnails, and
full resolution media, and to allow stream-
lined searches
between NASA websites
* Develop “Best of” galleries of media
* Develop video sequences, using
Hubble’s “Viewspace” as a model
* Develop resources with ties to culture
and history
* Develop tools that allow the public to
explore 3D data sets
We
hope that you find this research useful in your work. We would
be
happy to answer any questions about this research or the
implementation of these recommendations.
Sincerely,
Karen
Meyer (karena@ssl.berkeley.edu)
and
Isabel
Hawkins (isabelh@ssl.berkeley.edu)
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2. CALL FOR PRODUCTS: 2003 OFFICE OF SPACE
SCIENCE (
EDUCATION REVIEW: EDUCATION PRODUCTS AND RESOURCES
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Attention all
It's that time of the year to show off the best of your
products:
Both the existing and the underdeveloped ones. Endangered species
may be protected
once they pass the review!
Notice of Intent:
Products Due:
Results Released: August 2003
The
annual NASA Office of Space Science (OSS) Education Product
Review
will be conducted during the summer of 2003. All NASA
Centers,
grantees, contractors and other NASA-sponsored organ-
izations are invited to submit their
outstanding
products and resources for K-12 audiences to the review. Please
forward this call to others in your organization who may be
developing space science education products.
Eligible Products
Products
that were developed or funded by NASA's
to
enter the review process. Products should also have been
reviewed for scientific accuracy and educational value, as well
as
field tested by teachers and/or students as appropriate. This
review does not take the place of formative evaluation of
education materials.
Information
on how to participate (and why you should) can be found at
http://www.strategies.org/SpaceScienceReview.html
Or
contact: Elaine Lewis:
(301-286-3337)
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3. “Sun-Earth Day: Live from the
is fast approaching on march 18th!
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Don’t
miss out. There’s a lot going on for Sun-Earth Day 2003!
See
the latest on the web:
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/sunearthday
(Be
sure to check out the Student Observation Network!)
Mark
your calendars for Sun-Earth Day programs:
*
assport to Knowledge: "
Target:
Grades 6-10
time: see ON-AIR in the INTERACTE NOW section of the LIVE FROM THE
* March 18th ,
Passport
to Knowledge will bring a live webcast called, “Live
From
the
and
local PBS stations. Students will be able to visit with
scientists and other students to learn more about the aurora
and
local cultures in
* April 10th,
We
will again make our mathematics connection with NASA Connect
through a new program called, “Dancing in the Night Sky.”
Scientist
researchers working with the IMAGE and POLAR spacecrafts
will join the NASA Connect program in
knowledge about the aurora. http://connect.larc.nasa.gov/
* On the Sun-Earth Day website, where you
will
find all sorts of great resources: including the Media
Viewer,
additional programs, activities, web quests, background
reading, important links, student activities and registration
forms. When you first arrive at the site, you will see that we
have divided the website into four convenient areas:
* For Students
* For Classroom Educators
* For Museums
* For Scientists
http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/sunearthday
Contact
Information:
Elaine
Lewis
Work:
301-286-3337
Troy
Cline
Work:
301-286-6606
Cell:
202-441-5149
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4. recent SEC-related launches and News
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* NASA/NOAA Solar X-Ray Imager, an
instrument on the GOES
satellite, is taking an image of the Sun every minute. See
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0130sxi.html
* SORCE satellite, although not a
mission grouped in the
Space
Science
and
total solar radiation. SORCE seeks to find the source of
long-term climate change (due to solar variation).
See
http://lasp.colorado.edu/sorce/
and
http://www.gsfc.nasa.gov/topstory/2003/0106sorce.html
* The Solar Mass Ejection Imager (SMEI) is an
all-sky camera
that
will observe the Sun's corona and heliosphere and
provide
data
for modeling of the solar wind. Large coronal mass ejections
(CMEs) can damage Earth-orbiting
satellites, overload power grids
and
disrupt radio communication. SMEI will greatly improve our
ability
to predict when these large CMEs will hit Earth. SMEI
images
will also provide information for the study of the Sun
and
other solar system objects such as comets and asteroids.
SMEI
is the precursor for a similar instrument on STEREO.
You
can learn more at http://casswww.ucsd.edu/solar/smei/index.html
Here’s
a picture of SMEI’s first light earlier this month.
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integral element of the Office of Space Science (OSS)
education and public outreach strategy is the establishment of
a
network for space science to foster a wide variety of edu-
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institutions include (1) four Education Forums that serve as
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Education
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Rich
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Connection
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Phone: (510) 642-2343 Fax: (510) 643-5660
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