What is JASON?
JASON began as the dream of Dr. Robert Ballard, the scientist and oceanographer who discovered the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1986. Dr. Ballard believed that enabling students and their teachers to do field work from the classroom was a powerful concept. JASON was born on the basis of this powerful idea and has since grown into the world's premier real-time science teaching and learning program.
The JASON Expedition is a dynamic national program designed to excite students about science and technology by bringing research scientists into the classroom through video and Internet technology. Students and teachers are immersed in a year-long scientific expedition and explore basic questions about science, technology and the Earth. |
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- What are the dynamic systems of Earth and Space?
- How do these systems affect life on Earth?
- What technologies do we use to study these systems, and why?
The JASON Expedition provides curriculum and video programs, Internet resources and activities, and professional development and support to participating classes. Hands-on activities, aligned with state and national benchmarks, model the work of the expedition researchers. The standards-based, inquiry-driven curriculum is endorsed by the National Science Teachers' Association (NSTA) and is aligned to national and New Hampshire Curriculum standards for science, math, English and social studies.
