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NASA has helped students journey around the
world, save jungles, invent new forms of communication,
build futuristic vehicles, and much
more. The fun will continue as NASA begins its eighth
program year as sponsor of The Eccentrics!
Important information to help with this problem and many others can be found at NASA's Ootm web portal: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/odysseyofthemind/. Here, students can learn all about the many facets of Earth and its atmosphere as well as seeing actual NASA satellite photographs. NASA also provides interesting information and fun activities each year at World Finals. The NASA Creativity Festival booth offers many pamphlets, posters, stickers, activities, and a chance to talk with NASA staff volunteers. At last year's World Finals NASA also had new classroom activities where participants got to learn about earth sciences and take part in fun projects. Dr. Michael King, a senior NASA scientist had this to say about OotM after visiting WF, "The very basis for Odyssey's existence is team effort, creative problem solving, risk taking, divergent thinking, etc. NASA's foundation is based upon these same attributes. Had it not been for these attributes, NASA would not have been able to send man to the moon, and we would not be successfully launching satellites to study the Earth and our Solar System today. Odyssey of the Mind and NASA form a great partnership." NASA Fun!  World Finals participants learn about our planet at the Creativity Festival -- and get to carry it around!  NASA volunteer Charlotte Griner stamps a "passport" at the creativity festival.  Teams and coaches got the chance to learn from a NASA scientist and create fun projects during the NASA classroom activities.  OMER in space! WF attendees could get their picture taken at last year's NASA booth. |