Workshop
Educator Workshop (In Person) - Exploring Alien Worlds
When:
Saturday, December 9, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.Where:
Von Karman Auditorium, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CaliforniaTarget Audience:
Teachers for grades 4-12Overview:
Join us for this in-person educator workshop at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, to learn about oceanography missions and explore what they're teaching us about ocean worlds across the solar system. We will hear special presentations from JPL scientist Andy Klesh and scientists from NOAA, then we'll explore NGSS-aligned activities that you can take back to the classroom.
Educators can register by filling out the form below:
This free workshop is offered through the NASA/JPL Educator Resource Center, which provides formal and informal educators with NASA resources and materials that support STEM learning. For more information, visit the Educator Resource Center page.
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Explore More
Can't attend the workshop? Explore these standards-aligned lessons and resources online.
Educator Guides
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Art and the Cosmic Connection
Students use art to describe and recognize the geology on planetary surfaces.
Subject Art
Grades K-12
Time 1-2 hrs
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Looking for Life
Using the fundamental criteria for life, students examine simulated extraterrestrial soil samples for signs of life.
Subject Science
Grades 4-8
Time 30-60 mins
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CollectionOcean Worlds Lessons for Educators
Explore a collection of standards-aligned STEM lessons all about ocean worlds throughout our solar system.
Student Activities
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CollectionOcean Worlds Activities for Students
Learn about the ocean worlds throughout our solar system with these science and engineering activities for students.
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8 Real World Science Facts About Saturn's Moon Enceladus
Subject Science
Grades K-12
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Space Shorts: Could Jupiter's Moon Europa Have an Ocean?
Subject Science
Grades 1-12
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Ocean Worlds
Subject Science
Grades 3-12
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Explore Earth and Space With Art
Subject Art
Grades 4-12
Expert Talks
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Expert TalkTeaching Space With NASA – Exploring Europa
In this educational live stream, NASA experts discuss the search for life beyond Earth and an upcoming mission to explore Jupiter's moon Europa.
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Expert TalkTeaching Space With NASA – Robotic Oceanographers
Hear from scientists exploring Earth's oceans and learn about how we use robotic explorers to collect data on how our oceans are changing as well as explore ocean worlds beyond Earth.
Articles
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ArticlesOcean Worlds Articles from NASA/JPL Edu
Read about NASA missions exploring ocean worlds beyond Earth, and meet the interns taking part in the discovery process.
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Teachable MomentsFlying Through the Plume on Saturn's Moon Enceladus
A daring feat by NASA’s Cassini mission at Saturn shed new light on the ocean world Enceladus. Get students exploring the math behind the science.
Events
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Live StreamClean Room Question Time
Scientists and engineers from NASA's Europa Clipper mission answer your questions live from the "clean room" at JPL, where engineers are building the spacecraft destined for Jupiter's ocean moon Europa.
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Public EventSend Your Name to Jupiter
Send your name to Jupiter on NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft along with a poem written by the U.S. Poet Laureate, Ada Limón. It's all part of the mission's Message in a Bottle campaign.