Rendezvous
with a
Comet


Mission Overview

Research Tasks

The Process

Mission Teams

Participation

Pre-Mission Activities

The Mission

Post-Mission Activities

Assessment

Team Reflection

Resources

Credits

Credits

The authors of the Rendezvous with a Comet teacher’s guide thank Challenger Center for Space Science Education, Challenger Learning Center at Prairie Aviation Museum, Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, Illinois State University, and Joliet Junior College for providing assistance and cooperation for the successful completion of the “Challenger Learning Center Curriculum Development Project”. The authors further acknowledge the Space Telescope Science Institute (STSCI) for providing funds for this project under the NASA/IDEAS Grant Program No: HST-ED-90285.01-A.

Authors:

  • Cathy Bissoondial, 1998-1999 Illinois Teacher of the Year, Normal, Illinois
  • Shaukat Goderya, Department of Physics, Tarleton State University, Stephenville, Texas
  • Becky Manis, Challenger Learning Center of Northwest Indiana, Hammond, Indiana
  • Janet Moore, Challenger Learning Center at Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington, Illinois
  • Stacey Shrewsbury, Challenger Learning Center at Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington, Illinois
  • Carl J. Wenning, Department of Physics, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois

Pilot Project Curriculum Evaluators:

  • Laura Irwin, 6th grade, Lincoln Junior High School, Lincoln, Illinois
  • Laurie Kaufman, 5th grade, Ridgeview Elementary School, Colfax, Illinois
  • Diane Nealey, 5th grade, Ridgeview Elementary School, Colfax, Illinois
  • Tina M. Roznawski, 5th grade, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, Hammond, Indiana
  • Candy Wilson, 6th grade, Boone Grove Middle School, Boone Grove, Indiana
  • Lynda Wingler, 5th grade, Prairie Elementary School, Urbana, Illinois

Support for program number HST-ED-90285.01-A was provided by NASA through a grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Incorporated, under NASA contract NAS5-26555.

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Last updated 7/16/2007