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Jun 13, 2009 1:40 pm US/Eastern

Sykesville Students Talk To NASA In Real Time

SYKESVILLE, Md. (AP) ― Eighth-graders at Sykesville Middle School are participating in a program that allows them to have a live video conference through NASA's Digital Learning Network.

The network allows students all over the country to talk with experts and educators from the space program.

Students first connected to NASA last month and were given an assignment to design a lunar habitat for a 30-day mission and decide on a location for the base. They could ask questions and get feedback from experts on how to proceed with the project.

After nearly two weeks of research, the students at Sykesville Middle School gave formal PowerPoint presentations to an educational specialist at the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Science teacher Linda Murphy says students have several research assignments throughout the year, but this one allowed them to be more creative.

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