NASA's 2011 Innovations In Global Climate Change Education Awards
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 31
No. 6,
June 2011
The selected organizations include colleges, universities, nonprofit groups and a community college.
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The winning proposals illustrated innovative approaches using NASA content to support elementary, secondary and undergraduate teaching and learning. There is a particular emphasis on engaging students using NASA Earth observation data, Earth system models, as well as providing climate-related research experiences for teachers and undergraduate students.
These grants support NASA's goal of engaging students in the critical disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and inspiring the next generation of explorers. Read the full report here.
Source: by NASA, The Sacramento Bee, Washington.
