Register for the NASA NPP Educator Launch Conference

"NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory" <info@xxxxxxxxxxxx> · Wed, 24 Aug 2011 16:34:40 -0700



Title: NASA Teacher Workshop

    
                Professional Development                                         Aug. 24, 2011
                
                
                This is a feature from the NASA/JPL Education Office.

                
                NASA NPP Educator Launch Conference
                Date: Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 24-25, 2011

                
                Target audience: K-12 educators and administrators

                
                Location: Allan Hancock College's Lompoc Valley Center, 1 Hancock Drive, Lompoc, Calif. 93436 

                
                Overview:
                Witness the launch of NASA's next-generation weather and Earth science mission as part of NASA's NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP), and learn about real-world Earth, atmospheric and rocket science, as well as NPP's cutting-edge satellite instrument technology. 

                
                This educational program will provide a personal tour of
                the NASA Mission Director Center, close-up viewing of the powerful Delta II
                launch vehicle on the launch pad, as well as hands-on
                practical educator workshops and presentations by NASA and NOAA principal
                investigators and other practitioners.  Participants will also have the opportunity to enjoy a delicious dinner at the
                Vandenberg Air Force Base Officers' Club while meeting with many
                formal and informal STEM educators, scientists and engineers. 

                
                The NPP mission will help link the current generation of
                Earth-observing satellites called the Earth Observing System (EOS) to a
                next-generation of operational polar-orbiting environmental satellites called
                the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS), managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
                Administration (NOAA).  NPP's data products will help meteorologists improve
                weather forecasts and advance Earth and climate science.  The remote-sensing
                instruments aboard NPP will measure the Earth's atmospheric and sea surface
                temperatures, humidity and pressure profiles, land and ocean biological
                activity and cloud and aerosol properties.  NOAA meteorologists will
                incorporate the data into their weather and climate prediction models to
                produce accurate, life-saving forecasts and warnings.  

                
                For more information on the NPP program and uses in the classroom go to: http://npp.gsfc.nasa.gov/nppy.html . General  NPP program information can be found at: http://npp.gsfc.nasa.gov/ .

                
                For more information about the conference and to register online, visit http://endeavourinstitute.org/launch . 

                
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