Learning Space with NASA – Exploring Asteroids with Psyche
Channel: NASAJPL Edu
Date: 2023-09-14

Learn about the science of asteroids and find activities you can do in the classroom or at home related to NASA's Psyche mission. In this webinar for grades 4-12, the JPL Education team and Psyche Mission Chief Engineer Marc Rayman answer questions from students and discuss how the Psyche mission aims to help scientists answer questions about Earth and the formation of our solar system.

Resources shared in this event include:
 - Psyche mission Teachable Moment - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/news/2023/8/16/psyche-asteroid-mission-aims-to-explore-mysteries-of-earths-core/
 - Eyes on Asteroids - https://eyes.nasa.gov/apps/asteroids/#/asteroids
 - Modeling an Asteroid - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/modeling-an-asteroid/
 - Modeling Additive Velocity with Spreadsheets - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/ion-propulsion-using-spreadsheets-to-model-additive-velocity/
 - Planetary Poetry - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/planetary-poetry/
 - Draw Your Own Psyche Spacecraft - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/project/draw-your-own-psyche-spacecraft/
 - What's That Space Rock? - https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/learn/slideshow/whats-that-space-rock/

Note: A technical glitch resulted in our speakers not appearing in the video when the screen was being shared, but they are visible when speaking without shared images.