The NASA Student Involvement Program (NSIP) is a national program of six competitions for grades K-12 that link students directly with NASA's exciting missions of exploration and discovery. Each NSIP competition category has a Resource Guide that provides instructional materials, judging rubric, tips, and resources for using investigations and design challenges in your classroom. These materials support national standards, state frameworks, and local school curricula.

The NASA Student Involvement Program supports national education standards for science, mathematics, technology, and geography. By participating, students

• Develop "science as inquiry" skills
• Work collaboratively as team members
• Apply computer and Internet skills
• Learn core concepts of Earth and space science
• Integrate science, mathematics, technology, and geography concepts
• Learn to communicate more clearly and effectively.

This year, Elizabeth City State University sponsored several local schools in their entries for the NSIP competition. Among these schools were Camelot Elementary, T. S. Cooper Elementary, and Parkview Elementary. Camelot Elementary was chosen as the 2003-2004 winner in the Science and Journalism: 2-4 category from the NASA Langley Research Center.View the links above to see each schools activities.

Camelot Elementary School
Chesapeake, VA
Title: First Flight Centennial Celebration
Ms. Jasmine Charity
Students:
Ashley Burke
Courtney Doupe
DeVaun Straw
J'nele Chappelle
Jaylyn Lassiter
Jennifer Hodges
Jessica Thornton
Markell Staton
Olivia Williams
Shiann Murphy
Zavier Simmons