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NASA Top Stars

Submitted by smkinnison, February 05, 2010
Web Address http://topstars.strategies.org
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NASA Top Stars
Image by: IGES
Project Details
Participation fee: $0
Expenses: $0
Time commitment: As much time as the participant likes
Spend the time: Indoors
Location: Online exclusively
OK for children: Yes
OK primary school: Yes
OK secondary school: Yes
Teaching materials: Yes
Subjects: Astronomy & Space

Do you inspire your students using the Hubble Space Telescope? If so, share your work with NASA Top Stars!

U.S. formal (K-12 and college) and informal educators are invited to submit their best examples of using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope for science, technology, engineering or mathematics education. Those selected as Top Stars will receive national recognition and awards. Winning entries are published online for other educators to use to inspire their students.

Top Stars is an IGES initiative, through funding from NASA, and in cooperation with the Space Telescope Science Institute.

Required gear:

A computer with Internet access. Some projects require a printer, a projector, paper, classroom items.

How to join or get started:

Visit our showcase to see what other educators are creating — formal lesson plans, blogs, games and presentations — the sky is the limit!

For more information see our updated Guidelines and FAQs. You may enter the contest and submit your own lesson, or just use any of the award-winning lessons that are posted on the website.

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