Thanks for checking into that. I went ahead and listed it on our "monthly" calendar of things to do, under January's tasks -- just as a reminder.

I just emailed the info to our science teacher thanks for the heads up!!!! :cool: :cool:


Cindy

Hi! we checked it out and emailed them and we were told we missed the Feb. 25th deadline. So we will just sign up earlier next year to get in now that we know about this cool program.

Quick question: I went to that website and it shows the deadline was Feb. 25... do you know, did they extend it to Mar. 20?

Thanks!

Thanks for the info...this is pretty cool.

Each year NASA and Lockheed Martin Corporation host an event called Space Day (see www.spaceday.org) -- a free program designed to encourage students' interest in math and science through space studies. Many schools across the world celebrate this event. One of the elements of this program is called Student Signatures in Space. The way it works is that NASA sends participating schools a giant poster (along with a few minor Space Day souvenirs), and on Space Day the schools have their students sign the posters. The schools return the posters to NASA (Lockheed Martin pays for shipping costs so this program doesn't cost schools a penny), the signatures are scanned onto a disc, and the disc is flown in space aboard a Space Shuttle mission. Schools are sent follow-up lesson plans to help them make the experience relevent for the students. Students get certificates verifying their signatures will be flying in space. After the Space Shuttle mission, NASA returns the posters to the schools for permanent display, along with a certification verifying that the signatures flew in space. The program is totally free, it's easy to do, and the "personal touch" of sending their signatures to space gives kids a reason to learn about space. For more info, you can visit the Space Day web site at www.spaceday.org, then click on the "Teachers/Event Planners" link on the home page, then click on the "Student Signatures in Space" link (ninth link down in the column on the left). Space is limited to only 500 schools per year. This year's registration deadline is Monday, March 20, 2006. To register your school to participate in this free educational outreach program, email the info below to signatures@mindspring.com :

1. Name of school

2. Physical/FedX-deliverable address of school, including street address, city, state, and zip code (no P.O. boxes, please)

3. School’s phone number, including area code (FedX will not accept packages that have no phone number)

4. Name of school’s principal

5. Name and job title of person who will be coordinating project at school (if different from principal) – NOTE: This person needs to be somebody who works at the school to ensure that the front office staff recognizes the name when the participant package arrives.

6. Email address of person in #5 above

7. How did you hear about the Student Signatures in Space program?