5 Ways for Teenagers to Get Involved with NASA
July 14, 2009 by Paul
Filed under Educational, Inspiration, Parent Resources, Student Resources
Like space and science? Wired Magazine has an interesting article, partially quoted below for you.
For Junior Grown-ups
Become A Helping Hand – http://www.nasa.gov/about/visiting/
Many people visit the various NASA centers across the United States. Instead of just visiting, why not sign-up to be a volunteer for a day?
Junior Astronaut – http://www.spacecamp.com/
Need I say more?!
Design The Next Moonbuggy – http://moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov/
Intended for the high school and college kids, each year NASA hosts the Great Moonbuggy Race. Build a team and show NASA what you are made of.
Design A High-Powered Rocket – http://www.rocketcontest.org/
Are buggy’s not your thing? Then how about rocket design? The 2009 season is over, but teams are already gearing up for the 2010 competition.
Help Build Our New Overlords – http://www.usfirst.org/involved/content.aspx?id=168
Founded by one of my heroes, Dean Kamen, and sponsored in part by NASA, each year the FIRST robotics competition gets bigger and badder. Given a standard kit, a team must design a robot to accomplish a specific set of tasks.
You can read the complete article here: 10 Ways To Get Involved With NASA