Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education -- Stardust: Our Search for Origins (A Travelling Exhibition)

宇宙科学研究所（SSI）正在推进“星尘计划”，该计划旨在向公众介绍恒星诞生、寻找太阳系以外的行星、寻找地球以外的生命等相关概念。该项目由三个部分组成，包括一个占地2500平方英尺的巡回展览，名为“星尘：我们对起源的探索”；一个针对博物馆工作人员和4-9年级学校教师的综合教育项目，以及一个整合展览和教育内容并以此为基础的公共网站。该项目建议收集基于标准的教育材料，并通过举办展览的博物馆举办的讲习班进行传播。这些教育项目——特别是教师专业发展研讨会——针对的是与SSI和美国西部国家科学基金会农村系统倡议（NSF Rural Systematic Initiatives）合作的得不到充分服务的美洲原住民和西班牙裔教师。该项目建立在与两个NASA起源计划任务以及已建立的非正式教育机构（包括纽约科学馆、劳伦斯科学馆、丹佛自然与科学博物馆、TERC和SETI研究所）的牢固伙伴关系之上。它的目标是使教师、学生和公众有可能了解：恒星、行星和太阳系的形成；生存条件：生命所必需的条件；生命对地球环境的影响；用来探测绕遥远恒星运行的行星的方法，以及用于起源研究的科学工具——从太空望远镜到显微镜。

The Space Science Institute (SSI) seeks to develop the "Stardust Project," designed to introduce the public to concepts related to the birth of stars, the search for planets beyond our solar system and the search for life beyond earth. The project's three components include a 2,500 square-foot travelling exhibition called "Stardust: Our Search for Origins;" a comprehensive education program for museum staff and grades 4-9 school teachers and a public Web site that incorporates and builds on the exhibit and education content.The project proposes to assemble standards-based educational materials for dissemination through workshops conducted at museums that host the exhibit. The educational programs -- particularly professional development workshops for teachers -- target, among other groups, underserved Native American and Hispanic teachers associated with a partnership between SSI and the NSF Rural Systematic Initiatives in the American West.The project is built around strong partnerships with two NASA Origins Program missions and with established informal education institutions including the New York Hall of Science, the Lawrence Hall of Science, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, TERC and the SETI Institute. Its goals are to make it possible for teachers, students and the public to learn about: The formation of stars, planets, and the solar system; The conditions necessary for life; The effect of life on Earth's environment; The methods used to detect planets orbiting distant stars and The scientific tools used in origin research -- from space-based telescopes to microscopes.