Key objectives partnerships with underserved schools : MSC will partner with NASA explorer schools, baltimore city schools and the maryland school for the blind, providing free transportation and…

Key objectives partnerships with underserved schools : MSC will partner with NASA explorer schools, baltimore city schools and the maryland school for the blind, providing free transportation and admission for up to 9,000 teachers, students and their families and educator workshops for these schools : teachers, providing the latest discoveries and state of study, presentations from scientists versed in research and activities for the classroom. Astrobiology exhibit : will investigate the latest research about possibilities for life on other worlds, including planets and moons of our own solar system, the variety of exoplanets and NASA's missions to search for signs of earth-like worlds. Davis planetarium astrobiology program : visitors will travel to locations where scientists are conducting research, chile, atacama desert and antarctica's lake vostok, and will explore potentially promising locales for extraterrestrial life, both in our solar system and beyond. Advisory panel and evaluation : advisory panel of astronomers and biologists will advise MSC staff on program content. The project will conduct a full suite of front-end, formative and summative evaluation for the exhibit and planetarium program. Informal outreach : project will provide presentations from scientists at local and national informal science education conferences concerning the state of NASA astrobiology research and provide take-home activities for educators to use with their audiences. Methods/techniques program content will be explored with scientific and education advisors, and front-end evaluation will take place with audiences. Exhibit prototypes and planetarium program approaches will be formatively tested with audiences. Educator workshops and informal outreach will involve members of the scientific advisory team as presenters. Summative evaluation will explore project outcomes. Significance to NASA interests and programs MSC will present stem disciplines incorporated in NASA's search for exoplanets and extraterrestrial life, engaging audiences of all ages and encouraging children to explore related careers. MSC will partner with NASA explorer schools, baltimore city schools and the maryland school for the blind to provide educator workshops and free MSC visit and transportation, providing an opportunity for parents to better encourage their students educational pursuits.