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"The general idea is like a workshop," said Luke. "We've gotten rid of tutorials and the labs and now students have a two-hour practical session every week." Each of the new spaces has nine work tables called pods that bring students together in groups of four. The pods have the apparatus students require to perform experiments, including a computer with a wall-mounted monitor; whiteboard or tempered glass for working out equations; and a webcam. "

Science and Engineering day camp for children between the ages of 7-13. Each week long session will focus on a different topic and this year we are offering six sessions in the following areas: Robotics, Engineering, Mathematics, Space Life Sciences, Aviation Week 1 (Flying and Air Traffic Control) and Aviation Week 2 (Safety Science and Aviation Maintenance).

Aviation Discovery for Women encourages young women, ages 15-18, to explore their interest in aviation and aerospace. Explore fields such as Flight, Maintenance Technology, Air Traffic Control, Engineering, Meteorology, and Space with industry professionals in a learning environment.

What is Mass vs. Weight? We often confuse the terms "mass" and "weight" and use them interchangeably even though they have very different meanings. We can measure weight here on Earth, but not in the microgravity environment on the International Space Station (ISS).

Robotics program examines the expanding role of robotics in the exploration of space. Students will engage in activities before and after the videoconference, initially constructing simple machines, and then progressing to more complex devices. During the videoconference, participants learn about NASA's most advanced robotic systems.

The Robotics track of the Mechanical Engineering Degree Program at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus provides a strong undergraduate education with a focus on the design of robotic systems for aerospace applications such as autonomous ground, air or space vehicles. The robotics curriculum combines a strong emphasis on the fundamentals of engineering kinematics, dynamics and controls with integrated analysis and design topics ranging from robotics real-time control, sensor integration, probabilistic robotics and mechatronics.

China is advancing its space capabilities by developing staged combustion, an engine technology that is likely to offer greater performance for the Long March 6 and 7, two of a family of launchers that the country will field around the middle of the decade.

The Milky Way Project aims to sort and measure our galaxy, the Milky Way. Initially we're asking you to help us find and draw bubbles in beautiful infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope. Understanding the cold, dusty material that we see in these images, helps scientists to learn how stars form and how our galaxy changes and evolves with time.

Audience: Educators Grades: 9-11 WISH wants female high school juniors to participate in a pilot project. Beginning with an online collaboration in fall 2010, selected applicants will compete to participate in a summer 2011 workshop at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. There they will work alongside female NASA engineers and interns and collaborate in hands-on activities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The WISH Flier explains how to apply.

This series of curricular units focus on themes that NASA engineers and scientists -- as well as future generations of explorers -- must consider when planning future human explorations into space. This includes such themes as Energy and Power, Transportation and Lunar Plant Growth Chambers (the STS-118 Design Challenges).

"Welcome Educators The Aerospace Education Division of Civil Air Patrol delivers quality educational products and programs to help aviation and space to the general public and create an awareness of the importance of aerospace in our lives and the future of America. "

February 16, 2011 3:00 PM-4:00 PM Eastern : In recognition of African American History Month and Engineers Week, Goddard will host live talk show webcasts for students and educators (grades 5-8), featuring African American engineers and scientists. The events will provide the educators with a NASA engineering challenge that they can do in their classrooms.

"It was 1911 when small town girl Harriet Quimby moved from Michigan to New York. Inspired by the challenge of flying an "aeroplane," Quimby took flying lessons and on August 1, 1911, became the first American woman to get her pilot's license. In the 100 years since, women have gone on to fly around the world and launch into space. But despite these advancements, aviation continues to be a male-dominated field."

"resource for educators. You will find links to great interactive sites to be used with your classes as well as wonderful resources for you. Each site comes with a blurb about what you will find when you click on it as well s how you can begin to use it in your classroom."

Face in Space website now allows the public to upload their face or name for the final STS-135 mission. Have your students upload and launch their faces, or launch your entire class portrait in just a few clicks. Upon completion of the mission, participants will receive a personalized flight certificate signed by the mission commander! The mission is scheduled for a July 8th launch, so you still have time!

"In this lesson, your students will observe photographs of selected twentieth-century aircraft at the National Air and Space Museum and note differences in the design of aircraft wings, fuselages, and engines."

Physical processes - Electricity, types of energy forces, space, sound and light

"International Space Station Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Dan Tani discusses and demonstrates Newton's laws. You can mix and mash these video clips with NASA images and your own narration, original video, special effects and transitions. Preview the video and download the clips you want to use in your own project."

"NASA's Do-It-Yourself Podcast activity sets the stage for students to host a show that features astronauts doing experiments on the International Space Station or NASA experts explaining scientific concepts. NASA provides a set of audio and video clips along with links to images and information about a STEM-related topic."

Physics 101: What Our Next President Needs to Know Rich Muller, author of Physics for Future Presidents, argues that the next president can't afford to be ignorant about the science behind terrorism, nuclear dangers, energy, space, and global warming. Muller, a MacArthur Fellow, Berkeley Lab physicist, and one of the most popular lecturers at UC Berkeley, discusses what it takes to survive in today's increasingly dangerous world - information essential to the next commander-in-chief. He presented his talk Oct. 13, 2008.