From the Hubble Space Telescope

Teacher's Guide

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Going On-line-an Educator's Primer

World Wide Web Resources

You needn't be an Internet expert to benefit from our on-line resources. Passport to Knowledge consciously tries to provide a wide and flexible menu of alternatives for those educators with limited time, technology, connectivity and support. Simple electronic mail (e-mail) via a slower, cheaper modem and regular phone line provides a great deal of information, as well as opportunities for interaction with working scientists and project participants. And it's easy to use, even for a newcomer to the Internet. At the same time, with Live from the Hubble Space Telescope, we've made a commitment to those of you with more advanced networking skills and access, by expanding our Web site to include special features such as Web Chat and videoconferencing.

What's Available?

For bulk orders of the hands-on materials sampled in this "mini-kit":
Thermal paper and UV beads: 
Educational Innovations, 
(203) 629-6049, or e-mail: EdInnov@aol.com
Diffraction gratings and color filters: R&R Packaging 
(508) 433-6835
HST "Greatest Hits" and other space slides and videos: 
Finley-Holiday Films 
1-800-345-6707

The Passport to Knowledge team has tried to make Live from the Hubble Space Telescope informative and fun. Please tell us a little about your response to the project so we can do still better next time. Thanks!

Grade level:
Teacher name: 
School:
Are you male/female? 

1.	I watched: Program 1: The Great Planet Debate  yes o no o  
	   Program 2: Making Your Observations  yes o no o  
	   Program 3: Announcing Your Results  yes o no o   
2.	Our class prepared for the electronic field trip by: 
(list any classroom activities you did before viewing the videos) 


3.	Our class followed up the electronic field trip by: (list any classroom 
activities you did after viewing the videos) 

4.	The BEST classroom activity we did was: 
The WORST classroom activity we did was: 

5:	The BEST part of the videos was: 
The WORST part of the videos was: 

7.	We accessed the on-line materials via computer and modem:  yes o  no o  

8.	The MOST interesting material we found on-line was: 

9.	The MOST interesting thing I learned from the whole Live from the 
Hubble project was: 

10.	Describe one thing you learned about: 
Astronomy: 
How the Hubble Space Telescope operates: 
How scientists work: 
How school subjects are used in the world beyond school: 

11.	Live from the Hubble Space Telescope gave me:
Factual Information about Astronomy	yes o  no o  
Factual Information about Careers in Science	yes o  no o  
Better understanding of basic Scientific Concepts	yes o  no o  
Better understanding of the Scientific Process	yes o  no o  
Increased interest in Science and Technology	yes o  no o  
Increased interest in a Career in Science or Technology	yes o  no o  
Increased appreciation for Teamwork	yes o  no o  
Increased sense of Connectedness across distance	yes o  no o  
Greater ability to use Computers and Telecommunications yes o  no o  
Greater ability to ask good questions and synthesize information yes o  no o 

12.	If in the future you could take more electronic field trips like Live 
from the Hubble Space Telescope, where would you MOST like to "visit"?
How about the following places? Check all that sound interesting:  
Dinosaur Dig o  
Amazon Rainforest o 
Ocean Deep o  
Mars o 
Return to Antarctica  o  

13.	Next time I hope my teacher will once again DO:  


14.	Next time I'd advise my teacher NOT TO:  

Live from the Hubble Space Telescope is the third in the ongoing series of Passport to Knowledge field trips. We've tried to incorporate feedback from teachers into our previous projects: please take a few moments to tell us how you used the video, print and on-line components so we can learn still more. Returning this form will also place you on our mailing list for future Modules. (A shorter evaluation form to be completed by students is also provided.) Please note: Passport to Knowledge will distribute 500 free copies of NASA's new Astronomy Village CD-ROM to educators returning completed Teacher and Student evaluation forms by May 30, 1996. Yes, this also applies to home-schoolers with just a few students!

I. General Information
Your name: 
Professional status (e.g. teacher, principal, Library Media specialist, etc.) 
School/Contact Address: 
Phone: 
Grade Level taught: 
1.	Number of Classes who participated: 	# of Students 	# of Teachers
2.	Check all subjects in which this project was used.
	General Science: o  Biology: o  Earth Sciences: o  Physics: o  Math: 
o  Computers: o  Language: o  Social Studies: o  Other: 
3.	Was the project used as a "Team Teaching" activity?  yes o  no o
4.	Did your school/institution connect with local astronomers, science museums, 
planetariums, etc. to support your activities?  yes o  no o
5.	Please check yes/no to your use of the various Project Components
Live videos  yes o  no o	Taped videos  yes o  no o
Teacher's Guide (print)  yes o  no o	NASA's Space Based Astronomy  yes 
o  no o
Other co-packaged print materials  yes o  no o	Hands-on "mini-kit" (poster, filter, 
beads.)  yes o  no o
On-line resources  yes o  no o	1-800 "Hotline"  yes o  no o
6.	Were you able to integrate this project with your teaching goals?  yes o  no o
II.	Video Components
1.	Which program(s) did you and/or your students watch?	
Program 1: The Great Planet Debate  yes o  no o	Program 3: Announcing Your 
Results  yes o  no o
Program 2: Making Your Observations  yes o  no o	
2.	Please indicate by checking your source of the videos:  PBS: o  NASA-TV 
(NASA Select) o  Educational Network:  o  Videotape  o
3.	How many lessons did you give before students viewed the videos?	
4.	How many lessons did you spend on follow-up after the videos?	
5.	On a scale where 1 is lowest and 4 is highest, please rate the Importance of the 
videos to the project, and rate their Quality:
		Importance	Quality   (1 = lowest, 4 = highest)
	Live programs	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Taped programs	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
6.	Rate the Importance of the Live aspect of the project:	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
7.	Please describe the most important learning that your students gained from the 
video components?


8.	Do you plan to use the programs again, on tape, in the future?  yes o  no o
III.	Print Materials
1.	Rate the Importance and Quality of the Teachers Guide, "mini-kit" and co-packaged 
publications: 
	Importance	Quality   (1 = lowest, 4 = highest)
	Live from the Hubble Space Telescope Teacher's Guide (overall)	1  2  3  4
	1  2  3  4
	Individual Guide components:
Broadcast Information	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
How to use an "electronic field trip"	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Program Overviews	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Classroom Activities	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Materials and Resource Lists	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
"How to Get On-line"	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Interdisciplinary matrix and icons	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Glossary	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
	Co-packaged materials:
NASA Space Based Astronomy	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Space Telescope Science Institute "Starcatcher"	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Poster	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Color Filters	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4



Teacher Evaluation Form page 2
UV Beads	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Diffraction grating	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Heat sensitive paper/cardboard	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
2.	Which classroom activities did you work on with your students? Please list ALL 
used, by page number in the Guide:

3.	Was there sufficient information to adapt the activities/material to the needs/grade 
level of your students?    yes o  no o
4.	Please describe the most important learning that your students gained from the Print 
and "mini-kit" materials:  

IV.	On-line Components
1.	Did you and/or your students use the On-line resources?  yes o  no o
2.	Please check all on-line formats used:  e-mail o  gopher o  Web o
3.	How did you access the materials?  NASA Quest o  NASA Spacelink 
o  PBS  o  Other (please specific) 
4.	On a scale where 1 is lowest and 4 is highest, please rate the Importance of the On-
line components, and rate their Quality:
		Importance	Quality	(1 = lowest, 4 = highest)
 (a)	Informational resources (i.e. non-interactive)
	Teacher's Guide	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
HST Updates (newsletter)	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
 (b)	Interactive opportunities
Researcher Q & A (e-mail to and from the scientists)	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Field Journals/Logs	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Junior-HST Field Journals/Logs	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Discuss-HST	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
 (c)	On-line collaborative activities, (e.g. star-census, weather)	1  2  3  4
	1  2  3  4
5.	Did your students send questions to Researcher Q & A?  yes o  no o
6.	Did your students incorporate the results of their work with on-line materials in 
their own presentations/reports?  yes o  no o	
7.	How would you rate the ease of use of the on-line materials, where 1 is very easy, 
2 quite easy, 3 quite hard and 4 very hard  1 o  2 o  3 o  4 o
8.	Please describe the most important learning that your students gained from use of 
the on-line materials:


V.	Student Learning
1.	On a scale where 1 is Least Valuable and 4 is Most Valuable, please rate what kind 
of student learning resulted from the project.
		Least Valuable	Most Valuable	(1 = least, 4 = most)
(a)	Factual Information
Factual Information about Astronomy	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Factual Information about Careers in Science	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Better understanding of basic Scientific Concepts	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Better understanding of the Scientific Process	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
 (b)	Attitudes
Increased interest in Science and Technology	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Increased interest in Career in Science or Technology	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Increased appreciation for Teamwork	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
Increased sense of Connectedness across distance	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
 (c)	Skills
Ability to use Computers and Telecommunications in schoolwork	1  2  3  4
	1  2  3  4
Ability to ask good questions and synthesize information	1  2  3  4	1  2  3  4
2.	Please describe the most valuable learning outcome you saw in your students: 
VI.	Future Passport to Knowledge Modules
1.	If your students could take more electronic field trips, where would they most like 
to "visit"? 
Dinosaur Dig   Amazon Rainforest   Ocean Deep   Mars   Return to Antarctica  
 Other:  
2.	What improvements can you suggest for future Passport to Knowledge Modules?


3.	Other groups are offering electronic field trips at varying costs per school/student: 
how much would you/your school pay for a Passport to Knowledge project such as Live 
from the Hubble Space Telescope? 
Would/could not participate unless free/low-cost  yes o  no o  $50 o  $100 o  $150 
o  $200 o  $300 o  more o
Questions? Please contact Passport to Knowledge: fax (908) 277-9590: e-mail: 
ghs@passporttoknowledge.com

Please mail this completed form, together with student evaluations, to:
Live from the Hubble space telescope,  
P.O. Box 1502, Summit, New Jersey, 07902-1502

Cross-Curriculum Connections of Programs and Activities

	Science	Math	Language	Social 	Tech. 	Computers	Art
			Arts	Studies	Ed.	& on-line

Opening/Program 1	
Activity 1A 	x		x	x		x	x
Activity 1B 	x	x			x	x	x
Activity 1C 	x	x			x		

Program 2
Activity 2A 	x	x			x		
Activity 2B 	x	x			x		 
Activity 2C 	x	x		x	x	x	
Activity 2D 	x	x		x	x	x	 
Activity 2E 	x	x			x	x	x  

Program 3
Activity 3A 	x	x			x	x	x
Activity 3B 	x	x		x	x	x	 
Activity 3C 	x				x 		 
Activity 3D 	x		x	x	x	x	x  

Closing 
Activity 4A 	x		x	x	x		 
Activity 4B 	x		x	x	x	x	x
Activity 4C 	x		x	x	x	x 	 


Concepts, Themes and Interdisciplinary Connections
Correlation of Live from the Hubble Space Telescope programs and Activities 
with concepts and themes suggested by Project 2061 and the California Science 
Framework

Project 2061	Systems 	Constancy	Patterns of	Evolution	Scale	Models
	***
Ca. Science 	& Interactions	Stability	Change	Evolution	Scale and 
	***	Energy
Framework					Structure

Opening/Program 1
Activity 1A 	x	x	x		x	x	x
Activity 1B 	x		x	x	x	x	
Activity 1C   				x	x		

Program 2
Activity 2A	x	x	x			x	x
Activity 2B	x				x	x	x
Activity 2C	x	x	x		x	x	x
Activity 2D	x		x		x	x	x
Activity 2E	x	x	x		x	x	x

Program 3
Activity 3A	x	x	x		x	x	x
Activity 3B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Activity 3C	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Activity 3D	x	x	x	x	x	x	x

Closing 
Activity 4A		x	x	x		x	
Activity 4B	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Activity 4C	x				x	x	
Signal Path

TDRS
Domestic Satellite
Hubble Space  Telescope
Space Telescope Science Institute Baltimore, MD

TDRS Terminal
White Sands, NM
NASA/Goddard
Greenbelt, MD

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