• + NASA Portal
• + EPOXI Home

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!
 

Comets			Planet Finding
	Exploring Comets and Modeling Mission Success: Information and activities about the basics of comets.			Spacecraft Model: EPOXI's spacecraft is the Deep Impact Flyby spacecraft. Build your own!
	Teaching with Story and Song: Teach about comets by blending myth, story, song and hands-on activities.			Journey through the Universe: Provides an authentic window on science as a human endeavor designed to both inspire and educate. + Modules
	Eyes on the Skies + Instr. Guide (PDF 262 K) + Activity (PDF 471 K) + Rubric (PDF 50 K)			Planet Quest: Contains four hands-on activities. + Student Act. Guide (PDF) + Addit. Educator Res.
	Feel the Impact: Materials are designed for use with visually-impaired students for the Deep Impact Mission.			Kepler Discovery Mission will detect potentially life-supporting planets around other stars. + Planet Finding Activities + Models and Simulations
	What Goes Around Comes Around: Read about the reciprocal nature of science and technology.			Take the Measure of the Universe with this NASA/JPL poster, featuring activities for the Space Interferometry Mission (SIM).

• CREDITS & AWARDS
• PRIVACY STATEMENT
• GLOSSARY
• SITEMAP
• CONTACT US