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ICESat-2: Education and Public Outreach

ICESat-2: Education and Public Outreach

"The ICESat-2 Education and Public Outreach (EPO) Project Implementation Plan (PIP) is currently being developed during Phase B of the ICESat-2 Mission."

The development of the ICESat-2 EPO PIP is guided by the following:

Overarching Objective: To educate students, educators, and the public on the scientific attributes and societal benefits of the ICESat-2 Mission.

Goals:

1. To promote the future of the ICESat-2 mission as an integral part of NASA's Earth-observing fleet of satellites.
2. To develop and sustain mission education and outreach activities through leveraging of historically-successful national and international education programs.
3. To have ICESat-2 education become part of a wider multi-mission education effort in the Earth Sciences.
4. To promote ICESat-2 as being one of the leading satellites promoting and fostering an understanding of global climate change.

NASA EPO Outcomes and ICESat-2

A major objective of the ICESat-2 EPO project implementation plan is to support the goals and objectives outlined by the 2006 NASA Strategic Plan (NP--2006-02-423-HQ), with guidance and themes provided by the NASA Education Communication Strategy Brochure (NP-2008-02-496-HQ).

The ICESat-2 mission E/PO implementation plan, in direct collaboration with other NASA Earth-observing missions, strives to focus its impact on NASA's identified target audience outcomes in education and outreach. Each current and new project will not target each and every audience, but rather focus on one or two specific audiences.

Abbreviated Outcomes as part of the NASA Education Outcome and Objective Hierarchy

Outcome 1: Higher Education
Outcome 2: Elementary and Secondary Education
Outcome 3: Informal Education
Outcome 4: Outreach

Each ICESat-2 EPO concept, project, program, and leveraged partner adheres to one or more of the above NASA Education Outcomes.

Please continue to check back for major updates.

If you have any questions/comments/concerns, please contact the ICESat-2 EPO Lead, Brian A. Campbell at Brian.A.Campbell@nasa.gov