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NASA Quest connects K-12 classrooms with people, research, and science through mission-based interactions and activities.

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		LCROSS Cratering the Moon Challenge February - May 2008 (Grades 5-14) In this challenge, students will design a lunar impact simulator and determine the optimal impact angle to obtain the most information from the impact. + Read More
Final Webcast is scheduled for May 9, 2008 @ 10:30 AM Pacific Chat room is open for early questions. Final designs will be posted as received

		LIMA Quest Challenge March - May 2008 (Grades 5-14) In this challenge, students become scientists and propose Antarctic research. + Read More
Students will develop a research question and debate the value of studying the chosen feature. Webcast scheduled for May 16 @ 10 AM Pacific Chat room is open for early questions.


		HiRISE Image Targeting Challenge February - May 2008 (Grades 5-14) Registration is now open. Join this spring challenge and gain access to earliest viewing of new Mars images.
As images become available, they will be open to all registered participants only. You can pick any HiRISE image to analyze, submit a brief report on it and help write image captions. + Read More


NASA Quest Challenges are FREE Web-based, interactive explorations designed to engage students in authentic scientific and engineering processes. The solutions relate to issues encountered daily by NASA personnel. + Read More

PRODUCTS NASA Quest offers a wide range of FREE online tools and resources for teachers, students, parents and others including Web and print lesson plans, educator guides and workbooks:

LCROSS
Lunar CRater Observation and Sensing Satellite website. Be a part of in this exciting mission!
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Smart Skies
(Grades 5-9)
Use hands-on math to avoid air traffic conflicts.
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Astro-Venture
(Grades 5-8)
Search for and design a habitable planet.
New Modules
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What's the Difference?
(All Grades)
Interactive software allowing side-by-side comparisons.
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Virtual Field Trip (All Grades)
Multimedia application for exploration of areas on Earth identified as analog sites to regions on Mars
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Radiation Biology Educator
(Grades 9-12)
Designed for pre-service and practicing high school science teachers.
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Robin Whirlybird (Grades K-4) Learn about rotorcraft in an interactive storybook. + Go!	Future Flight Design (Grades 3-7) Design air transportation and aircraft systems. + Go!	Virtual Skies (Grades 9-12) Solve real-life air traffic management problems. + Go!


PSA (Personal Satellite Assistant) (Grades 5-8) Explore math and physics with a robotic helper. + Go!	Flies in Space Moscas en el Espacio (Grades 5-8) Step into a space biologist's shoes and predict experiment results. + Go! (En esp)	Wings over Mars (Grades 5-8) Design robotic airplanes to explore and collect data on Mars. +Go!

SPACEWARD BOUND Home
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Mojave 2008
Journals & Photos are
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Spaceward Bound
North Dakota 2008
Mars in our Midst
May 31 - June 7

Applications for Spaceward Bound crew rotations at MDRS are now being accepted!

See scientists Maria Bualat and Corey Ippolito on the The Futures Channel demonstrating their fascinating work with robots
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Nanotechnology
in collaboration with the Lawrence Hall of Science
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Editor: Linda Conrad
NASA Official: Liza Coe
Last Updated: June, 2007
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