MESSENGER For Teachers
Welcome, teachers! In this section you will find a variety of resources for your classroom and professional development opportunities. Please select one of links to take you to your destination of interest.
BECOME A MESSENGER FELLOW! The 2010 Announcement of Opportunity is now available here!
Your students will love learning about the MESSENGER mission with this interactive website. There are two interactive games, in which stduents "Build a Spacecraft" or exlpore the geology of Mercury in "Geohunter."
Make a scale model of the MESSENGER spacecraft! PDF of scale model
Or, would you like more of a challenge? Try this advanced scale model!
Or, would you like more of a challenge? Try this advanced scale model!
The MESSENGER Education Modules contain standards-based educational materials and lesson plans currently being developed by the MESSENGER team. These Modules are built around the three themes of the MESSENGER mission: The Scientific Process, Comparative Planetology, and The Solar System Through History.
If you are interested in finding quality online resources about astronomy and space sciences, be sure to check out Websites of Interest. On these webpages you will find activities and lesson plans that are related to either the MESSENGER mission or other NASA Projects.
Take a "virtual" journey to the planet Mercury as you watch the Virtual Movies of the MESSENGER spacecraft from take-off to its flyby of the planet. If you want to "investigate" the planet Mercury make sure to check out the Virtual Animations. Coming soon: Take a virtual fieldtrip to a space museum.
The MESSENGER mission has vast opportunities for both professional development and education outreach. One such opportunity is the MESSENGER Education Fellowship Program, a nationwide teacher training initiative whereby a cadre of thirty Fellows�master science educators� conduct teacher training workshops nationally.
What will MESSENGER measure, and why? Learn about the instruments on board!
