Presentation at the National Science Teachers Association 2004 in Atlanta Georgia

Sponsored by Tennessee State University, Nashville Tennessee

Presenters: Sarah Rolland, Sue Stringfield, Todd Gary, and Judy Butler

For the handout from the NSTA conference on Astrobiology developed by Sarah Rolland

click here for PDF file with resources

Astrobiology is an interdisciplinary field combining concepts in:

            Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics, Earth and space science.

For lesson plans
See the TERC website: http://astrobio.terc.edu/

            JPL website: http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/Education/astrobiology.htm

Astrobiology seeks to answer these questions:

            What is the history of life on earth?

            Is there anybody out there?

            What is the future of life in universe? Astrobiology.pdf

See the NASA Astrobiology Website for an overview of sources

http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/

What are the benefits of teaching astrobiology?

• Addresses science concepts in an absorbing story that is unfolding before student's eyes.   New discoveries in astronomy and space science are becoming more frequent.

• Engages students in the science process including modeling, designing experiments, testing hypotheses, making systematic field observations, and image and data analysis.

Concepts in astrobiology address standards in the Tennessee State Curriculum Framework and the elementary and middle school "level one" Biology Gateway Standards.

To learn more about Astrobiology, please download the following PDF File

This is the handout from a TSU Astrobiology teacher workshop conducted by Todd Gary and Judy Butler on June 6, 2003