Thursday, March 3, 2011

Grades 4-12: Everything You Want to Know About Space Exploration


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2 – “Everything You Want To Know About Space Exploration, Q & A” - presented by Dr. Rick Chappell, former NASA astronaut and current Vanderbilt professor

Lesson Plan: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/programs/hot-topics/knowaboutspace.htm

To boldly go where no one has gone before. . . . .with the exploration of SPACE.

Students will be able to spend the entire session asking THEIR questions to Dr. Chappell about SPACE. The history of rockets and space exploration? important events relating to space exploration? manned and robotic spacecraft? the vast wealth of knowledge accumulated? . How has space exploration changed since the 1960s? What have we learned through space exploration? the future of space travel? What will we learn about outer space in the future? How will space exploration be different in 2010? In 2020?

Join us for this rare opportunity to ask your questions with former astronaut, Dr. Rick Chappell, about “Everything You Want To Know About Space Exploration.”

http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

Wed. March 11

9:00 or 10:00

$75