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Open Video ProjectSchool of Information and Library Science
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
CB#3360, 100 Manning Hall
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3360
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant. |
Contact InformationOpen Video ProjectSchool of Information and Library Science The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill CB#3360, 100 Manning Hall Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3360 |
| Repository: | School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| Creator: | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| Title: | NASA's KSNN Videos, Grades 3-5 |
| Language of Material: | Material in English |
| Location: | The materials located on this site are housed on a server at the School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For more information about this project, contact Dr. Gary Geisler. |
| Abstract: | NASA's Kids Science News Network (KSNN) is a standards-based program that uses short "newsbreak" segments to introduce science, technology, engineering, math, and NASA concepts to students in Kindergarten through fifth grade. Newsbreaks for students in Kindergarten through second grade heavily rely on animated characters, while the third through fifth grade newsbreaks use a mixture of students, web, and video. Educational activities for each newsbreak are available online via the KSNN website. |
| The NASA's KSNN "News You Can Use" newsbreaks in this collection are designed for students in the third through fifth grades. They are divided into 8 categories: aeronautics, exploration systems, science missions, space operations, special projects, science, technology, and mathematics. Each video starts with a question, which the hosts then answer. The videos end with instructions to visit the KSNN website for more information. | |
| Extent: | 55 videos, This collection grows based on intermittent contributions from the contributing organization. |
This collection is open for use.
The Open Video repository provides video clips from a variety of sources, especially various video programs obtained from U.S. government agencies such as the National Records and Archives Administration and NASA. Although the government agency videos were produced with public funds and are freely available from the Archives, no copyright clearance has been obtained for audio or video elements in these productions. We encourage researchers to use the data under fair use for research purposes. Those wishing to use these video clips in any commercial enterprise must bear the burden of obtaining copyright clearances.
NASA's KSNN videos are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 License.
[Identification of item], NASA K-16 Science Education Programs Videos, School of Library and Information Science, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
This collection grows based on intermittent contributions from NASA's Center for Distance Learning.
Processed by Ron Brown and Max Gustashaw
Encoded by Dawne E. Howard, 2006
This finding aid was encoded under the sponsorship of a grant from the National Science Foundation and the Library of Congress (NSF IIS #0455970).
Created by NASA's Center for Distance Learning at Langley Research Center, NASA's Kids Science News Network (KSNN) is a standards-based program that uses the Web, animation, and video to introduce science, technology, engineering, math, and NASA concepts. NASA's KSNN uses animated characters for newsbreaks designed for students in Kindergarten through second grade, and web and video technology for newsbreaks for students in third through fifth grade. These segments explain everyday phenomena of our world, correct misconceptions, and answer frequently asked questions. The K–2 portion of NASA's KSNN web site contains 60-second animations, activities, and resource links covering such topics as "magnetism" and "states of matter." The grade 3–5 portion of the NASA KSNN web site features children in 60-second video newsbreaks answering such questions as why the sky is blue and what makes popcorn pop. Each newsbreak includes a follow-up written explanation, inquiry-based activities, related print and electronic resources, and a computer-graded quiz.
NASA's KSNN has won several awards, including a Parents' Choice Recommended Award (2000), a Telly Award (2003), a Pegasus Award (2004), an Aurora Award (2004), an Aegis Award (2004), an APEX Annual Award (2004), an AXIEM AWARD (2004), a Videographer Award (2005), a Millenium Award (2005), and Communicator Awards (2004, 2005).
The NASA's KSNN "News You Can Use" newsbreaks in this collection are designed for students in the third through fifth grades. They are divided into 8 categories: aeronautics, exploration systems, science missions, space operations, special projects, science, technology, and mathematics. Each video starts with a question, which the hosts then answer. The videos end with instructions to visit the KSNN website for more information. The students featured in the newsbreaks include R. J. Brown, Julieth, Hannah Martin, Jared, Grant, Jenna, Bianca Baker, Alexandra Samsell, Tyrone Green, Cory, Zola Vanessa, Jessica, Emily Martin, Westley Benson, William Jeffries, Abby Beam, Ayanna, Aryanna, Jacob Pennington, Tori Glenn, John, and Lea.
NASA's KSNN episodes are arranged by the following categories:
| Aeronautics |
| Exploration Systems |
| Science Missions |
| Space Operations |
| Special Projects |
| Science |
| Technology |
| Mathematics |
NASA's Destination Tomorrow, Grades 9-12 and Adult Learners
NASA K-16 Education Programs Videos (contains all shows listed above)
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