PD Hours
8.00
PD Provider
NASA’s Johnson Space Center
Do you want to bring meteorite samples into your classroom? You can get certified through the Lunar & Meteorite Sample Disk Program (K-12) at Johnson Space Center.
- Audience: Elementary school educators (formal classroom educators only)
- Registration Deadline: May 22, 2024
- Class Date: June 5 (In-person at NASA’s Johnson Space Center)
- Contact: Suzanne.m.foxworth@nasa.gov
- Description: Elementary educators can get certified to bring authentic Astromaterial samples, housed in six-inch clear Lucite disks, to their classrooms. NASA’s Meteorite Sample Disk contains six different types of meteorite samples. NASA’s Lunar Sample Disk contains three lunar rocks and three lunar regolith samples collected by Apollo astronauts. The Certification class will be in-person at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. All participants must be U.S. Citizens and employed by a public school or qualified private school. Contact Suzanne Foxworth for more information.