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The Right Ratio of Rest: Proportional Reasoning©
September 22, 2005

Why is sleep so critical to good health? This program focuses on the NASA Exploration Mission Directorate’s Bioastronautics program. Students will learn about circadian rhythms, how they affect their daily lives, and why NASA is studying them. Using hands-on lessons and web-based activities, students will develop proportional reasoning skills and understand how fractions, decimals, and percentages are related.

Team Extreme: The Statistics of Success©
November 17, 2005

How many people are involved in a successful mission? This program focuses on NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate and the teamwork required to produce a successful space mission. Students will learn about the numerous systems, skills, and capabilities involved in a mission and how NASA manages and integrates these systems. Students will draw a parallel between the teamwork used in a NASA mission and find out how teamwork energizes the popular sport of auto racing. Using hands-on lessons and web-based activities, students will develop an understanding of statistical analysis and how people use statistics to make decisions.

The Path of Totality: Measuring Angular Size and Distance©
February 16, 2006

This program draws its content from the Science Mission Directorate’s Sun-Earth Forum. Students will learn about the natural phenomenon that creates a total eclipse and the relative movement of objects in our solar system. Students also will explore the history, mythology, and current science surrounding these amazing events. Using hands-on lessons, web-based activities, and simple tools, students will measure and approximate the angular size and distance of objects in the sky.

Breaking Barriers: Solving Linear Equations©
April 20, 2006

In this episode of NASA CONNECT™, students learn about supersonic aircraft while investigating the nature of science. They look at how NASA researchers continue to modify their work as we build powerful machines that push hypersonic records to mach 10 and beyond. NASA scientists and engineers use algebraic equations to help them build models that will fly faster, longer and higher. By conducting inquiry-based and web activities, students connect NASA research with the mathematics, science, and technology they learn in their classrooms.
ALGEBRA - MEASUREMENT - SCIENCE AS INQUIRY - HISTORY AND NATURE OF SCIENCE - PHYSICAL SCIENCE - AERONAUTICS - CAREERS

2004–2005 Season
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Good Stress: Building Better Muscles and Bones©
Release Date: October 21, 2004

Rocket to The Stars©
Release Date: December 16, 2004

Ancient Observatories: Timeless Knowledge©
Release Date: March 17, 2005

Hidden Treasures: Landscape Archeology©
Release Date: May 19, 2005

2003–2004 Season

Virtual Earth©
Release Date: Thursday, October 16, 2003

Better Health from Space to Earth©
Release Date: Thursday, November 20, 2003

PSA, The Astronaut's Helper©
(Produced for NASA CONNECT ™ by NASA Ames TV)
Release Date: Thursday, January 22, 2004

The Venus Transit©
Release Date: Thursday, March 18, 2004

The "A" Train Express©
Release Date: Thursday, May 20, 2004

2002–2003 Season

The Centennial of Flight Special Edition: Problem Solving: The “Wright” Math©
Release Date: October 2002

Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: Who Added the “Micro” to Gravity?©
Release Date: December 2002

Special Edition: World Space Congress 2002: The New Face of Space©
Release Date: February 2003

Data Analysis and Measurement: Dancing in the Night Sky©
Release Date: April 2003

Festival of Flight Special: Opening Space for Next Generation Explorers©
Release Date: May 2003

2001–2002 Season

Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: Safety First©
Release Date: September 2001

Geometry and Algebra: The Future Flight Equation©
Release Date: November 2001

Data Analysis and Measurement: Having a Solar Blast©
Release Date: March 2002

Functions and Statistics: Dressed for Space©
Release Date: May 2002

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