No Boundaries

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No Boundaries

• Working at NASA is like exploring space there
  are no boundaries that define what these
  professionals do.

Becoming a NASA professional is challenging, but
it is also achievable. If you have the curiosity,
creativity, determination and problem-solving
skills necessary, then the opportunities at NASA
are limitless.
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Project Goals

• Groups of four will develop a project that
  markets four careers one each in the fields of
  science, technology, engineering and math to
  teens.
• Groups can decide how to format their information
  or they can choose from a list of suggested
  formats.
• The class will then take the best of each groups
  work and create a final project to be entered
  into the No Boundaries National Competition.

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Teacher Overview
Appropriate grade level 7-12 Suggested
curriculum areas math, science, engineering,
technology, social studies, language arts and
honors courses Applications Analysis, careers,
advertising, competition, cooperative learning,
creative thinking, data gathering, design,
evaluation, knowledge, marketing, originality,
research, synthesis, technology
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Teacher Overview

• Standards Aligns to national standards for the
  following curriculum areas
• BUSINESS
• LANGUAGE ARTS
• SCIENCE
• TECHNOLOGY

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Teacher Overview

• Rubrics
• Steps 1- 2 Exploring NASA Careers Rubric
• Step 3 Individual Investigation Rubric
• Step 4 Final Project Rubric

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Step 1

• Individuals will
• Form small groups and review the project overview.

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Step 2

• Individuals will
• Research two careers in the discipline their team
  was assigned.
• Reflect on their research and share their
  insights with teammates.
• Groups will
• Choose one career from the pool of eight to focus
  on.

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Step 3

• Each group member will research the career her or
  his group chose from a different angle. These
  are
• The skills, abilities and personal traits
  necessary for the job
• The jobs roles and responsibilities
• The education the job requires
• The necessity of lifelong learning to the job

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Step 4

• Groups will
• Combine their research.
• Decide on the format of their project and the
  information they will include.
• Design and produce their project.
• Add their work to that of their classmates to
  create a final class project.
• Distribute and/or present their No Boundaries
  career exploration project to peers and
  appropriate organizations.

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Designing a Presentation Communicating
Career Information
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Ideas to incorporate into their presentation
WebpagePodcastVideoBlogAdInterviewNewspaper articleChecklistQuizTimelineTip sheetBookmarkBumper stickerAdvice column Editorial Encyclopedia entryGraffiti Invitation Quotations Song lyrics Traffic signs Dictionary Headlines Post cards Questionnaires Want ads Comic strip Directions Games Recipes Puzzles Slogans Graphs/chartsPolls Photo essay Editorial Chapter titles Top ten list Instructions Analogies JournalSymbolism (e.g., road signs on a career highway)Other (their choice)
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No Boundaries Competition
OVERVIEW After researching STEM careers, groups
will develop and present a project (brochure,
website, PowerPoint, newspaper, etc.) that
markets their career to teens. Classes will
combine each groups best work into a project
that can be entered in the No Boundaries National
Competition.
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No Boundaries Competition

• JUDGING
• Final judging of submissions will be conducted
  by NASA in conjunction with USA TODAY Education.
  A panel of judges will select the top three (3)
  entries based upon
• Content - 50
• Presentation - 20
• Creativity - 10
• Supplemental materials - 10
• Grammar/spelling and mechanics - 10

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No Boundaries Competition
SUBMISSIONS All entries must be submitted to
USA TODAY Education no later than May 2009.
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No Boundaries Competition

• WINNING ENTRIES
• Three (3) schools will be selected as winners in
  the competition and will be awarded education
  grants for their schools in the amounts of
• 1st Place 1,000
• 2nd Place 500
• 3rd Place 250
• They will be notified no later than June 6, 2008
  and will be recognized on the No Boundaries web
  site.
• Winners may be asked to present their work to
  NASA.

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No Boundaries Competition
TEACHER FEEDBACK This is a good idea.  I like
it, and will have the kids in my Engineering
Systems class do it on Wednesday of next week. 
It very definitely ties into the Academy's
careers education mission, and is a perfect fit
for Physics and Engineering. I also am going to
try it out on my Physics I class.
Michael E. Montie Physics and Engineering
Teacher George C. Marshall High School and
Marshall Academy National Winner, NAR Robert L.
Cannon Education Award Aerospace Engineering
Club Faculty Advisor Technology Student
Association Faculty Advisor
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No Boundaries Competition
TEACHER FEEDBACK I would definitely use this
website.  The Science Explorers group could be
used for independent student research into
science careers they might be interested
in. Students could be assigned a "job" to
research and share the data with the class.
A rubric would require students to tie the units
covered in class with the application in the real
world.
Lesley Poirier Geosystems/IB Environmental
Systems G.C. Marshall High School