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Astro-Venture

http://astroventure.arc.nasa.gov/

Provider: NASA Ames Educational Technology Team


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Astro-Venture is an educational, interactive, multimedia web environment highlighting NASA careers and astrobiology research in the area of Astronomy, Geology, Biology and Atmospheric Sciences. Students in grades 5-8 are transported to the future where they role play NASA occupations and use scientific inquiry, as they search for and build a planet with the necessary characteristics for human habitation. Supporting activities include chats with real NASA scientists, online collaborations, classroom lessons, student publishing area and occupations fact sheets and trading cards.