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AN: ED33C-06    [Abstracts]
TI: NASA's Small Grants Programs for Education and Public Outreach in Space Science
AU: * Cooper, L
EM: Larry.P.Cooper@nasa.gov
AF: NASA Headquarters, 300 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20546 United States
AB: Over the past seven years, NASA's space science program has implemented what may well be the largest single program in astronomy and space science education ever undertaken. An important part of the overall program have been the small grants programs for education and public outreach (E/PO). These offer a way for many scientists not directly involved in major space science missions to contribute to education and public outreach efforts. This paper provides an overview of the small E/PO grants programs associated with the Guest Observer programs for the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and Hubble Space Telescope, the Initiative to Develop Education through Astronomy and Space Science (IDEAS) program and the Research Opportunities in Space Science (ROSS) program. Characteristics of successful proposals are discussed along with representative examples of scientist participation in current projects in the areas of formal education, museum exhibits, planetarium show, and public outreach programs.
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0815 Informal education
DE: 0830 Teacher training
SC: Education and Human Resourcese [ED]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting