In celebration of Earth Week 2002, hundreds of students across the
country will be participating in a distance-learning program,
Observing Earth from Space, hosted by NASA’s Glenn Research Center in
Cleveland using images of Earth taken from a satellite.
On Friday, April 26, at 1 p.m. EDT, an interactive lesson, utilizing
LANDSAT-7 images video-streamed over the Internet, will be distributed
to preregistered students in grades K-12. During the webcast, students
across the country will interact with scientists from University of
Toledo and Miami University, who will be located at Glenn.
On Saturday, April 27, at noon EDT, SEMAA (Science, Engineering,
Mathematics and Aerospace Academy) students nationwide in grades 7
through 9 will participate in a similar webcast. During this webcast,
SEMAA students will interact with scientists from the Ohio State
University, Miami University, and Kent State University. SEMAA
provides a greater appreciation for science, engineering and
mathematics to K-12 grade students in a hands-on, inquiry-based,
cooperative learning environment Saturday mornings during the academic
year.
In both webcasts the students and their teachers will learn how NASA
satellites observe Earth from space and what kind of remote sensing
research is currently being done. Students and teachers will also be
introduced to a “user-friendly” web page that can be used in the
classroom.
The students involved on Friday have been working on a “Students as
Scientists” project involving verifying information about the climate
conditions in their area against that data being reported by earth
observing satellites over the past two winter. During the webcast they
will hear what was learned through their observations. They will be
invited to participate in a similar program in the fall. On Saturday,
the students will observe the student audience at Glenn participate in
two experiments utilizing remote sensing.
Note to Editors and News Directors: Media representatives interested
in this program are welcome to observe it at Glenn, at participating
schools or at the SEMAA sites. To arrange for clearance through
Security at Glenn or for more information about the program, please
contact Sally Harrington or the Media Relations Office at (216)
433-2901. To arrange for coverage at a school or SEMAA site, please
contact the school directly. A list of the schools and SEMAA sites
participating in this program
follows.
SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING ON FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Arizona
Springerville – 4 Winds
California
Redlands – Redlands East Valley High School
San Bernadino – Cal State University
Santa Clara – Wilcox School
Canada
Toronto – University of Toronto
Colorado
Arvada – Warren Tech
Golden – Jefferson County Schools
Golden – Jeffco Net Academy
Delaware
Middletown – Louis L. Redding
Idaho
Boise – Centennial High School
Illinois
Hanover Park – Horizon Elementary
Elgin – Lords Park School
Indiana
Brownsburg – Challenger Learning Center
Kansas
Lawrence – University of Kansas
Louisiana
Baton Rouge – Challenger Learning Center
Maine
Augusta – Hodgkins Middle School
Bath – Morse High School
Van Buren – Van Buren District Secondary School
Maryland
Baltimore – Southeast Middle School
Columbia – Atholton Elementary School
Greenbelt – NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Millersville – Old Mill Senior High School
Randallstown – Deer Park Middle School
Massachusetts
Springfield – Science and Technology School
Michigan
Bergland – Gogebic-Ontonagon Intermediate School District
Croswell – Croswell-Lexington High School
Dearborn – Bryant Middle School
Grosse Pointe Park – Pierce Middle School
Waterford – Haviland Elementary School
West Bloomfield – West Bloomfield High School
Minnesota
Proctor – Proctor Junior High
Mississippi
Starkville – Armstrong Middle School
Stennis Space Center
Montana
Missoula – University of Montana
Nebraska
Omaha – University of Nebraska – Omaha
New Jersey
Moorestown – Upper Elementary
Perth Amboy – A. V. Ceres School
Woodstown – Regional Day School
New Mexico
Albuquerque – Governor Bent Elementary
Albuquerque – Harrison Middle School
Albuquerque – Lavaland Elementary
Albuquerque – La Luz Elementary
Albuquerque – Alalmosa Elementary
Rio Rancho – Puesta del Sol Elementary
New York
Barker – Barker Central
Hamburg – Hopevale School
Johnstown – Fulton Montgomery Community College
Lockport – North Park Middle School
Orchard Park – Orchard Park CSD
Oceanside – School 4
North Carolina
Elizabeth City – Elizabeth City State University
Ohio
Cleveland – Sunbeam Elementary School
Cincinnati – Taft Information Technology High School
Hamler – Patrick Henry Middle School
Massillon – Jackson High School
Middleburg Heights – Polaris Career Center
Milford – St. Andrew Middle School
Minster – Minster igh School
Oregon – Clay High School
Pemberville – Eastwood Middle School
South Euclid – Adrian School
Sylvania – St. Joseph School
Tallmage – Dunbar Primary School
Toledo – Ottawa Hills Elementary School
Toledo – Regina Coeli
Toledo – St. Ursula Academy
Toledo – Toledo Academy of Learning
Westerville – Walnut Springs Middle School
Wickliffe – Lubrizol University
Xenia – Warner Middle School
Pennsylvania
Claysburg – Claysburg-Kimmel Elementary
Drexel – Drexel Hill Middle School
Narberth – Welsh Valley Middle School
Pittsburgh – Ingomar Middle School
Pittsburgh – Keystone Oaks High School
South Dakota
Mission – Todd County School District
Utah
Salt Lake City – Bryant Middle School
Vermont
Woodstock – Vermont Institute of Natural Science
Virginia
Annadale – Columbia Elementary
Arlington – Woodlawn Elementary
Herndon – Herndon Elementary School
Springfield – Springfield Estates Elementary
West Virginia
Wellsburg – Wellsburg Middle School
Wheeling – Challenger Learning Center
SEMAA SITES PARTICIPATING ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27
Atlanta, GA – Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta
Kirkland, OH – Lakeland Community College in Kirkland
Warrenton, NC – Warren County High School
