April 5,2024
About NASA HEAT
NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team
NASA HEAT's mission is to increase heliophysics literacy.
Image to the right shows NASA HEAT with faculty and students of University of North Texas’ College of Information during a panel on solar eclipse education. NASA HEAT is comprised of scientists, engineers, and educators who work collaboratively to bring resources to learning spaces across the country.
Image Credit: University of North Texas
Who is NASA HEAT?
NASA Heliophysics Education Activation Team, or NASA HEAT, is comprised of scientists, engineers, and educators tasked with bringing NASA from the laboratory to learning spaces. Aimed at enhancing public understanding and engagement with heliophysics, HEAT works to develop educational resources, outreach programs, and community partnerships to increase awareness of the scientific importance of heliophysics, to inspire future scientists, and to spark breakthroughs in heliophysics.
Our Mission
NASA HEAT’s mission is to increase heliophysics literacy and deepen public understanding about NASA Science by uniting existing NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) assets with educators, learners of all ages, and communities across the country.
What We Do
NASA HEAT provides educational guidance and resources for educators, communicators, and learners of all ages to deepen their understanding of our Sun, its effects on Earth and the solar system.NASA HEAT creates new heliophysics resources, collects and vets legacy resources, and connects resources to classroom concepts and current NASA missions. All of NASA HEAT's resources can be accessed through the Framework for Heliophysics Education and the Heliophysics Resource Database.
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Meet Our Co-Investigating Institutions
University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute
he Museum of the North partners with NASA HEAT to provide sun-focused hands-on learning experiences through their space science outreach program.
American Association of Physics Teachers
The American Association of Physics (AAPT) partners with NASA HEAT to develop of research-based instructional materials for astrophysics taught in the context of introductory and upper division physics and astronomy courses.
Indigenous Education Institute
IEI partners with NASA HEAT to develop projects that preserve traditional knowledge, protect the knowledge in terms of Indigenous protocol, and apply it to areas such as astronomy and other science disciplines.
Oregon State University
The team at Oregon State University evaluates the impact of NASA HEAT initiatives on learners.
University of Alaska Fairbanks Museum of the North
The Museum of the North partners with NASA HEAT to provide sun-focused hands-on learning experiences through their space science outreach program.