The document provides information about NASA's education programs and the Exploration Campaign Challenge. It discusses the Orion spacecraft and Space Launch System that will carry astronauts beyond low Earth orbit. It also summarizes the topics and activities of the Exploration Campaign Challenge, including understanding radiation and designing a radiation shield. Students are challenged to think like scientists and engineers as they complete the challenge.

2. www.nasa.gov/education/tfs

3. March 23, 2009

4. March 23, 2009

15. In-Flight Education Downlinks

16. ARISS

17. Day in the Life Aboard the ISS

22. ORION | SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM | GROUND SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT & OPERATIONS
NASA’s Exploration Architecture
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24. The Orion Spacecraft
Launch Abort System
Provides crew escape during launch
pad and ascent emergencies.
Service Module
Power, propulsion and environmental
control support to the Crew Module.
Provided by the European Space Agency.
Crew Module
Human habitat from launch
through landing and recovery.

36. The EDC is off and running…
• Number of students currently registered: 77,685
• Number of students that have completed the
challenge: 1,953
• Number of 9-12 teams with notebooks submitted: 3

37. Our Sun

38. Welcome to the Challenge!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0pPnIgkkgw

39. Protection from Radiation
How do Earth’s atmosphere and magnetosphere
protect us from radiation?

40. Mars

41. What is Radiation?

43. What Do You Know?

44. Testing – Think Like a Scientist

45. Teamwork
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI754j31M3A&list=PLiuUQ
9asub3Q27RS9SnBb8Nj_7azx8tpe

46. Record Data and Observations

47. Record Data and Observations

48. Record Data and Observations

49. Build – Think Like an Engineer
Using the materials tested,
how can we design and
build a radiation shield to
block visible light?

50. Engineering Design Process

51. Evaluate – Improve Your Model
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=SB_7b5sJJco&list=PLiuUQ9asub
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52. Evaluate – Improve Your Model
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nSxFbDVlo8&li
st=PLiuUQ9asub3Q27RS9SnBb8Nj_7azx8tpe

53. Space Radiation

55. Science and Engineering
http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=HOQ0t9am-
c8&list=PLiuUQ9asub3Q27RS9
SnBb8Nj_7azx8tpe

56. Re-Design – Think Like an Engineer

59. Becky Kamas – Lead Education Specialist
annamarie.r.kamas@nasa.gov