A STARBASE Education: Program Offered By Guard Gives Children Hands-On
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By Chuck Crumbo, The State, Columbia, S.C.  Feb. 2--A Defense Department program that aims to spark children's interest in math, science and technology landed Thursday at McEntire Joint National Guard Base.
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Billions of years after a galactic &quot;baby boom,&quot; a NASA spacecraft has detected dozens of newborn galaxies in the Earth&#39;s part of the universe.
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It has the technology to land men on the moon and send probes into the darkest reaches of space. But Nasa&#39;s newest project has more in common with school science lessons than Star Wars.
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By Rasha Madkour and David Crary  HOUSTON -- Lisa M. Nowak chose a juggling act of dauntingly high difficulty -- to be an astronaut and a mother of three.  Her background -- high school valedictorian, Naval Academy graduate, test pilot -- seemed to equip her for the challenge.
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By Rona Marech, The Baltimore Sun  Feb. 7--ROCKVILLE -- Pictures taken before Navy Capt. Lisa M. Nowak's space shuttle mission show her smiling and confident in an orange jumpsuit, with wavy tresses framing her face and an American flag and a model rocket ship behind her.
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By Bao Ong, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn.  Jun. 17--MENDOTA HEIGHTS -- Jennifer Christensen's dream to navigate celestial bodies of the final frontier is far-fetched for a suburban teacher.
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Lisa Nowak chose a juggling act of dauntingly high difficulty: to be an astronaut and a mother of three. Her background &#151; high school valedictorian, Naval Academy graduate, test pilot &#151; seemed to equip her for the challenge. Yet as she and some of her acquaintances acknowledged, the stresses on her and her family were extraordinarily intense.
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The Science Network launches its first program in an effort to educate the masses about stem-cell research and other vital topics. Don't yawn -- you need this. By Kristen Philipkoski.
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By Angie Toole, Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Feb. 11--Since he was a little boy, Ben Corbin of Shalimar has dreamed of a future in space, of traveling to Mars and exploring other planets.
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With a little help from NASA, students from McNair High School - which is named for an astronaut â-ight play a role in future space exploration.
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By The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.  Jun. 22--One San Luiz, Ariz., teacher is going to space this summer -- space academy, that is.   Jesus Arrizon, a Southwest Junior High School math teacher, is attending the U.S.
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In an effort to educate the nation's neediest children on nutrition, a new project uses the familiar medium of video games to broadcast its message.
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When the space station passes across the Sun or moon, the scene offers an interesting demonstration of how planet hunter's look for new candidates by measuring the periodic dimming of a parent star.
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A new spectrometer lets scientists learn more about the planet's chemistry.
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From iTunes U, which lets students take educational podcasts on the road; to the computational tools running on Xserves, which allow students to see and explore the structure, function, and behavior of molecules; to the Digital Academic Television Network, which delivers live TV via a network connection using QuickTime as a client), Macintosh computers, servers, and software help educators articulate the âWisconsin Idea.â Erasing completely the âborders of learning,â they depend on the Mac to let learning go onâfor students and teachers alikeâanywhere and at anytime.
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The military's videogame recruiting tool does more than just lure future troops. It also teaches the kind of medical skills that can help save lives.
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A growing body of research finds that even a 15- or 20-minute break enhances a child's ability to learn.