We would like this page to be useful for both scientists and educators. We hope it will be a resource for funding opportunities, generating ideas for educational programs, and a companion to the many education and public outreach projects currently underway in the SAO HEA Division.

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• HEAD Education and Outreach Alliance: a group of individuals at the CfA who are interested in becoming involved in education and outreach opportunities.
• Project ASTRO: the Boston based arm of the national Project ASTRO program. Run in collaboration with the Boston Museum of Science.
• Name NASA's Next Great Observatory: Enter this contest to find a new name for AXAF.

• SAO Summer Intern Program : NSF REU opportunities.
• AXAF Science Center Public Information: the main source of information concerning the AXAF mission.
• Science Information Infrastructure: Internet/Web based curriculum modules developed with several science museums and the Center for EUV Astrophysics.
• Project JOVE : research opportunities for faculty.
• Everyday Classroom Tools : elementary science curriculum development.
• City Stars: a teacher workshop in astronomy at the Boston Museum of Science.

• Astronomy in Motion: subway posters on astronomical themes.
• Behind the Scenes,   a look at research at the Smithsonain Astrophysical Observatory and the National Air and Space Museum.

• Resources available from the HEA Division.
• Other Projects at the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

• at the Smithsonian Institution
• in science education at the SAO in the HEA Division

   

  • If you have an idea for a science education project, and you are unsure of how to get it started, investigate the funding opportunities which are available.

If you have suggestions, or for more information, contact the HEA Division Education Officer: Kimberly Dow at (outreach@head-cfa.harvard.edu).

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Last updated on 1 May 1998