Teacher Resource Page

Mars City Alpha
Students work as scientists and engineers to develop the first international human settlement on Mars. Engages students in academic study using simulation, teamwork, and creative problem-solving and responsible decision-making.

Cosmic Edventures
Exploring Earth’s Neighborhood for students in grades (3-6). Students become Planetary Excursion Planners (PEPers) at the Academy as they complete three levels of coursework: Solar System Basics, Planetary Features, and Planetary Excursions. Upon graduation PEPers plan a Planet Fair.

Marsville: The Cosmic village
Marsville is a classroom-based project that allows students to create a prototype habitat for Mars. Students create their own living environment using a multitude of interdisciplinary skills. The program culminates with a link-up day when all the classes rendezvous at one site to construct their cosmic village and share the experience of creating a settlement on Mars.

Touching the Future: Linking the Classroom with Space.

Touching the Future is a daylong workshop for 20-30 teachers designed to provide educators with opportunities to incorporate "space" into the classroom as a catalyst for learning. The program introduces participants to Challenger Centers materials and methodology to stimulate student interest in various subjects.

Edventures in Simulation: A Great START for the 21st Century.

Designed for teachers who want to see their classrooms come alive with engaged learners, the Edventures in Simulation workshop is a one-day, hands-on program stressing the theory and practice of simulation strategies for the classroom. Participants will be introduced to the current concepts of Multiple Intelligence and Situated Cognition and how the application of these constructs is facilitated by the use of simulation as a teaching tool.

Space-Related Links

Stargazing For Everyone – Community Educational Programs and Public Events here in Arizona. 

The Exodus Project – Written and maintained by one of CLC’s own, this site provides a number of introductory astronomy labs as well as extensive information on the mathematics and engineering of spaceflight.

Arizona Parenting Magazine – provides Arizona parents with multiple topics relating to parenting, including educational opportunities.

Big Bear Solar Observatory – Daily images of the sun with links to other observatories.
http://www.bbso.njit.edu/

Comet and Meteor shower page
http://comets.amsmeteors.org

Space Calendar – NASA space calendar and dates in history.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/

Lowell Observatory – Flagstaff
http://www.lowell.edu/

Mt. Wilson Observatory
http://www.astro.ucla.edu/~obs/intro.html

NASA – JPL – Space news and exploration mission information
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/

NASA – Space News
http://www.nasa.gov/

Astronomy Magazine
http://www.kalmbach.com/astro/astronomy.html

Sky and Telescope Magazine
http://www.skypub.com/index.shtml

Star Date program University of Texas
Daily radio program scripts and related astronomy information.
http://stardate.utexas.edu/

The Star Gazer – Jack Horkheimer
PBS television program Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium
http://www.starhustler.com/

The Constellations – Information about the constellations
http://www.astro.wisc.edu/~dolan/constellations/constellations.html

Windows to the Universe – University of Michigan
http://www.windows.umich.edu/

This website provides excellent up-to-date Mars, TES, and space-related resources.
http://tes.la.asu.edu/