EPOXI
Two intriguing investigations -- One flight-proven spacecraft
Education
EPOXI Education Overview: Observing Our Neighbors, Near and Far
Repurposing the Deep Impact spacecraft to visit Comet Hartley 2, the EPOXI mission continues its epic journey of looking for brave new worlds.
Aligned with national science and mathematics standards and designed for formal education (K-12), EPOXI education brings real-world examples of problem-solving and teamwork to educators and students. Discover some of the educational activities below and bring an exciting NASA mission into your classroom!
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Planet Finding |
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Comet on a Stick: Students examine their concepts of a comet by designing and building a model of a comet.
+ Educ. Guide (pdf 217K) + Student Act. (pdf 137K) |
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Spacecraft Model: EPOXI's spacecraft is the Deep Impact Flyby spacecraft. Build your own! |
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Exploring Comets and Modeling Mission Success: Information and activities about the basics of comets. |
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Journey through the Universe: Provides an authentic window on science as a human endeavor designed to both inspire and educate.
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Teaching with Story and Song: Teach about comets by blending myth, story, song and hands-on activities. |
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Kepler Discovery Mission will detect potentially life-supporting planets around other stars. + Planet Finding Activities + Models and Simulations |
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Feel the Impact: Materials are designed for use with visually-impaired students for the Deep Impact Mission. |
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Take the Measure of the Universe with this NASA/JPL poster, featuring activities for the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM). |
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- EPOXI EPO Lead: Dr. Lucy McFadden
- Webmaster: Elizabeth Warner
- Last Updated: Monday, 08-Jun-2009 14:41:25 EDT
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