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Challenger Learning Center - Wheeling Jesuit University
 http://clc.wju.edu
Contact:  Jackie Shia, Assistant Director
E-Mail: jshia@cet.edu
Phone(304) 243-4431

About the Provider  The Challenger Learning Center at the Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV is part of a growing network of centers nationwide established by the Challenger Center for Space Science Education.  The center is a unique hands-on learning experience designed to foster the interest in math, science and technology education.

Videoconference Programs are available

The Challenger Learning Center offers two distance learning programs called e-Missions.  Each of these programs comes with lesson plans and are aligned to the national and state standards.  With one Internet hook-up and three computers, this program can be conducted in classrooms in the most remote locations across North America. The number of missions available is unlimited.

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Programs - Distance Learning
 

Operation Montserrat Mission

Middle School

  
Students get data about the erupting volcano's seismic activity. They also track the hurricane approaching this Caribbean island. To outwit possible disaster, students must solve the critical problems facing the islanders. They don't just learn, they "live" through a natural disaster's Earth-changing power.

For Students  ||  For Teachers		  

Space Station Alpha
Students help Mission Control guide the Astronauts through a dangerous solar storm. The Space Station's electrical systems, life-support systems, and communications systems are jeopardized. The Astronauts live are threatened. Will the student Mission Specialists successfully manage the Space Station's technology and protect the Astronauts?

For Students  ||  For Teachers

High School