The training prepares educators to teach science content in the context of STS-118. The content and curricular materials are covered. Receive a new, very comprehensive, organized, STS-118 resource web link to ALL relevant NASA education content relating to Living and Working in Space. Course fee is $25.

Q. What does STS stand for?
A. "STS" stands for "Space Transportation System," the original name for the Space Shuttle Program.
 

Syllabus for the interactive hour:

• Space Shuttle and International Space Station Brief History
  
  
• STS-118 Mission Background and Goals
  
  
• Themes for the Classroom
  
  
• NASA's Fit Explorer Curriculum (Grades 3-5+)
  
  
  • Living Bones, Strong Bones
  • Fitness and Human Performance
  • Needs in Space
  
  
• NASA/ITEA K-12 Engineering Design Challenge
  
  
  • Phase I: Growth Chamber Engineering Activity
         Elementary, Middle and High School Classroom Investigations
  • Phase II: Receiving "My Seeds from Space"
  
  
• Microgravity and Other Classroom Activities and Resources
  
  
• Feedback