Sep 21, 2011

Ann Marie Trotta Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1601 ann marie trotta@nasa gov

RELEASE: 11-316

NASA SELECTS TEACHERS FOR STUDENT'S REDUCED GRAVITY EXPERIMENTS

WASHINGTON -- Teachers from 14 NASA Explorer Schools (NES) have been selected for the 2011 School Recognition Award for their contributions to science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education

A team of NASA personnel reviewed applications and recognized the schools for demonstrating exemplary classroom practices and finding innovative uses of NES resources to engage a broad school population These schools were selected from more than 1300 schools that have registered participants in the NASA Explorer Schools project

Three teachers from each school will travel to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston next year to conduct experiments in microgravity aboard the agency's reduced gravity aircraft The experiments will examine how fluids with different viscosities behave in microgravity; the acceleration and inertia of objects; and how the absence of gravity affects mass and weight

"This represents another innovative NASA project for teachers and students to engage in actual scientific investigations in a microgravity environment, similar to experiments conducted on the International Space Station," said Shelley Canright, program manager for primary and secondary education at NASA Headquarters in Washington "It successfully demonstrates and enhances participants' academic knowledge in STEM "

The schools selected are:

Amos Hiatt Middle School, Des Moines, Iowa Charles T Kranz Intermediate School, El Monte, Calif East Hartford-Glastonbury Magnet School, East Hartford, Conn Ellen Ochoa Learning Center, Cudahy, Calif Ferndale Middle School, High Point, N C Forest Lake Elementary Technology Magnet School, Columbia, S C Franke Park Elementary, Fort Wayne, Ind Jamestown High School, Jamestown, Pa Johnston Middle School, Houston Key Peninsula Middle School, Lakebay, Wash Lakewood High School, Lakewood, Calif Mack Benn Jr Elementary School, Suffolk, Va St Mary's Visitation School, Elm Grove, Wisc Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Glendale, Calif

The NASA Explorer Schools Project is the classroom-based gateway for students in grades 4 through 12; focused on stimulating STEM education using agency content and themes For more information about the Explorer Schools Project, visit:

http://explorerschools nasa gov

To watch a six-minute video that provides project information and shows previous winners aboard the reduced gravity aircraft, visit:

http://go nasa gov/pjy29I

For more information about NASA's education programs, visit:

http://www nasa gov/education

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