| Posted on Apr 18, 2011 04:03:31 PM | John Entwistle | 0 Comments | |
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This is an exclusive invitation just for participating NASA Explorer Schools high school teachers. 
Are your students boggled by the big bang theory? Are they captivated by cosmic background radiation? Are they fascinated by the formation of planets, stars and galaxies? Then May’s NES online video chat is their chance to have their questions answered. Dr. John C. Mather, Senior Project Scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope and 2006 Nobel Prize winner in physics for his work on the big bang theory, will be answering student questions during a live video chat.
The hour-long chat will be on Tuesday, May 17, beginning at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
Teachers are invited to send up to 10 student questions to Mather through either digital video or email. Video questions will be given priority.
Submitting a Question (The deadline for submitting questions is May 1):
All questions must include:
- The student's FIRST NAME only
- Grade/subject
- School name
- The question
Video questions:- Request a blank media release form from nasa-explorer-schools@mail.nasa.gov. A completed NES media release form must be submitted for each student featured in a video. Media release forms must be faxed to 216-433-5924 or scanned and sent to nasa-explorer-schools@mail.nasa.gov with the subject “Media Release for Dr. Mather Chat.”
- One student question per file and 10 questions per teacher may be submitted.
- To improve the chances of your video being selected, review the “Camera Techniques” list at the bottom of this message.
- All submitted video files will be destroyed at the conclusion of the video chat. Questions asked during the chat will be part of the video archive, which will be available on the NES Virtual Campus website.
Email questions: Student questions may be sent by the teacher to nasa-explorer-schools@mail.nasa.gov, with the subject, “Dr. Mather Chat.” Teachers may submit up to 10 student questions as text in the body of a single email and only one email per teacher can be accepted.
Only questions following these guidelines will be considered. Selected questions will be included in the May 17 chat with Dr. Mather.
Watch the video chat at on the Virtual Campus.
Camera Techniques for Student Questions:
- Be sure your camera is set to the highest quality video settings.
- Position the camera on a tripod at eye level with the student.
- Only the student asking the question should be seen in the video.
- Record in a well-lit area, with no bright lights or windows visible in the picture behind the student.
- The student should be at least six feet from a wall or background.
- The student should be no more than four feet from the camera.
- Frame the student from waist up or mid-chest up.
- Record in an area free from loud noises or HVAC units.
- If possible, for best audio quality, use an external hand-held or lavaliere microphone.
- When recording, make sure the student speaks clearly in a full voice and doesn’t rush through the question.
- Contact nasa-explorer-schools@mail.nasa.gov for uploading instructions.
Tags : High School Student Opportunity, High School Students, NES Project Update
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