If you are interested in a "tailor-made" support system to meet the requirements related to Core Learning Goal 1 (Skills and Processes) and Core Learning Goal 2 (Earth/Space Science); becoming a systemic change agent in science and math education; developing professionally; and reaching out to others statewide, then participation in the 1998 Space Science Internship Program (SSIP) is for you.

SSIP is a three-phase Johns Hopkins graduate level program that integrates the newly-adopted Maryland high school core learning goals for science and skills and processes with specifically-designed course content to promote the Maryland School Performance and Assessment Program goals and objectives. The program includes two Johns Hopkins University graduate courses "Understanding and Teaching the Solar System" (881.632) and "Understanding and Teaching Earth Observations from Space" (881.631), and an eight-week summer research internship.

SSIP provides teachers with:

• an introduction to the solar system
• an awareness of NASA's current science missions
• tested hands-on math and science demonstrations and experiments that reflect course content for immediate classroom application
• access to scientists from Space Grant member institutions (statewide, nationally and internationally), as well as NASA teacher resources
• an understanding of the utilization of direct satellite readout and space-based remote sensing and Internet navigation as multidisciplinary teaching tools
• a network of skilled teachers who are committed to the academic success of their students as well as their own professional development