Space Day(SM) 2003 Design Challenges

Welcome to Space Day(SM) 2003 - Celebrating the Future of Flight on ePALS.com. ePALS is thrilled to have offered our communication tools to support Space Day(SM) over the last two years. This year's Space Day(SM) Design Challenges are: Fly to the Future, Planetary Explorers and Watt Power! (Find out more about the three Space Day(SM) Design Challenges here.) View the resources and discussions for Space Day(SM) 2003 by following the links below.

Out of this World Guests and Experts Answer Your Questions

Beginning in September, teachers will be arriving on ePALS to share their experiences, ask their questions and provide each other with answers about the Space Day(SM) initiative. From November to February, our space experts will join us in Space Day(SM) Talk. Students will have questions for our experts from NASA, the Johnson Space Center, and other specialists associated with Space Day(SM) 2003.

See what they're talking about on the Space Day(SM) Talk discussion board.

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Space Day(SM) 2003 Resources
  • Space Day(SM) 2003 Teacher's Guide
    Download this PDF document prepared by Space Day(SM) to help with Design Challenges projects.
  • Teacher to Teacher Guide
    View or download our Teacher to Teacher Guide, written for teachers, by a teacher. It will help you learn how to use the ePALS Classroom Exchange website more efficiently!
  • Collaboration Tips and Resources
    View our tips and techniques to encourage collaboration for the Space Day(SM) Design Challenges and other ePALS events.

    • Online Communication Tools
    ePALS Webmail:

    ePALS Webmail Register your class, group or children and make it easy for them to exchange information and collaborate with other Space Day(SM) participants around the world. Our webmail includes teacher/parent monitoring options, profanity filters and embedded instant language translation in 7 languages.

    ePALS Moderated Discussion Boards:

    Discussion Boards Join other Space Day(SM) 2003 Design Challenges participants to collaborate and exchange ideas on the Space Day(SM) Talk discussion board. Teachers arrive in September to begin discussing Space Day(SM) in their classrooms, and from November until February, students have the opportunity to hear from scientists and engineers who work to find solutions to problems similar to the Design Challenges. (To post a message, you must first register with ePALS.)

    ePALS Chat:

    ePALS Chat Set up a private chat room to collaborate with your team members and develop stellar Design Challenges solutions.

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