Classes from across the nation and beyond exchange information, ideas, and interact with one another via electronic mail, the web, and special web events such as live chats. Engage students and educators in exploring the science and engineering concepts relevant to the Sharing NASA online interactive project. Promote in-depth study of scientific and engineering problems and challenges through collaborative problem solving. Collaborative projects enhance communication and higher level thinking skills though consensus reaching between participating classes. Interaction among participating classes is facilitated by electronic mail lists and the web.
Participation is open to all interested classes within the appropriate grade level range.
Online mentoring and participation by NASA experts, experienced educators, and special guests furthers the understanding of scientific and engineering concepts. Duration of online collaborative is approximately six weeks. Collaborative projects result in a culminating activity in which students share project end products online. Participating classes share information via an electronic mail list called debate-aero. Each sponsoring educator must subscribe to the debate-aero mail list.