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Mysteries of Microbes:
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Join NASA Quest and the NASA Astrobiology Institute in doing some Fascinating Fieldwork! Entitled Mysteries of Microbes, this event will include a series of webcasts and student participation in an investigation that will last eight weeks.
Students engage in two live webcasts introducing Astrobiologists' fieldwork study of microbial mats. Students will then interact with active astrobiologists in a forum as they compare and contrast their own investigation methods with those of astrobiologists studying microbial mats in Baja, California. Students will conclude with a third follow-up webcast on the results and conclusions of both investigations.
We encourage students to create web pages of their discoveries, which we may air during one of our webcasts. A note to teachers and parents supervising students: Please read NASA Quest's Online Privacy policy. We cannot posts URLs that include children's photos, last names, addresses, school addresses, cities and zip codes.
Before the Web events
If you haven't participated in a webcast
or chat, review
Before participating in the online events, please
see Student Resources and/or Educator
Resources, especially the bio(s) of the people you will ask a question
to so that you can ask good questions and avoid asking questions that
that have already been answered.
Think of a few good questions to ask the experts. Go to Participation. Click "Join" and post your questions in the chat room.
| Date | Time | Activity Type | Grade Level | Description |
| September 18, 2001 | 10-11:00 AM Pacific 1-2:00 PM Eastern 17-18:00 GMT |
Webcast |
3-8 grades
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During this webcast, students will have an opportunity to interact with NASA scientists about how astrobiologist prepare for fieldwork.
View the Archive
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September 18, 2001 through November 15, 2001 |
Anytime | Forum |
This forum will provide students an opportunity to engage in an investigation (Building a Winogradsky Column) that can be conducted at home or at school between webcasts. Students may share and compare their findings with their peers about each phase of the scientific inquiry process. Read the Archive |
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September 25, 2001 |
10-11:00 AM Pacific 1-2:00 PM Eastern 17-18:00 GMT |
Webcast |
3-8 grades
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During this webcast students will have an opportunity to interact with NASA scientists about what astrobiologist do during fieldwork. View the ArchiveRead Dr. David Des Marais' Bio |
| November 2, 2001 | 10-11:00 AM Pacific 1-2:00 PM Eastern 17-18:00 GMT | Chat | 3-8 grades |
Dr. Rose Grymes is Associate Director of the NASA Astrobiology Institute (NAI), where she is directly influencing the development of the multi-disciplinary field of astrobiology. Read the Archive |
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November 16, 2001 |
10-11:00 AM Pacific 1-2:00 PM Eastern 17-18:00 GMT |
Webcast |
3-8 grades
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During this webcast students will have an opportunity to interact with NASA scientists about what astrobiologist do after fieldwork. View the ArchiveRead Dr. Brad Bebout's andMary Hogan's Bios |
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