<h1 style="text-align: center;">Capstone Course for Space Science</h1>
In order to provide students and their teachers with the opportunity to  work closely with space scientists, CPS entered into a partnership with  space science researchers at The Adler Planetarium, DePaul University,  The University of Chicago, Northwestern University and Loyola  University. Each of the participating scientists at these institutions  is currently engaged in NASA-funded research, and thus can provide CPS  students and teachers with unique insights into the nature of NASA data  and what it tells us about our world and beyond, and also first- hand  experience with the research methods used by space scientists.

Chicago  Public Schools students and teachers will utilize research from space  missions as part of a course that will be developed with a   grant from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

The grant  will fund upcoming efforts by CPS and five institutional partners to use  NASA mission data to increase student knowledge and develop classroom  content and activities that center on space science.

Ultimately, a  “capstone course” that ties together the key learning objectives on  topics of space science will be developed and offered to CPS high school  students. CPS will partner with the Adler Planetarium, DePaul  University, the University of Chicago, Northwestern University and  Loyola University in implementing the project.

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