Educators
The Buehler Challenger & Science Center is a New Jersey Professional Development Provider. We offer full day teacher workshops for teachers new to the Center, as well as returning educators. Choose from one of the following options:
Scenario Workshop
Educators bringing students for a mission for the first time MUST attend the scenario workshop for which they are registered. Teachers who switch to a different scenario should also attend the appropriate workshop. Choose your mission scenario below:
Rendezvous with Comet Halley
The year is 2061. In orbit around the sun, between Earth and Mars, a Spacecraft moves towards its long awaited target: Halley’s Comet. It has not passed near Earth orbit since 1986. The crew must navigate towards the comet, sending a probe through the comet’s coma to analyze what gases make it up.
Return to the Moon
For the first time since 1972, a crew of astronauts is returning to the Moon, this time to stay. Students will locate the appropriate landing site to establish a permanent base on the moon. Astronauts will test their limits will surviving an alien environment. This mission will serve as a stepping stone for human planetary exploration.
Voyage to Mars
The year is 2076 and a new crew of Astronauts is being sent to Mars to relieve a crew that has inhabited the planet for the last two years. Before returning to Earth, the crew will replace an ailing weather satellite to monitor Martian weather.
Rendezvous with Comet HalleyReturn to the MoonVoyage to Mars
Booster Workshop
Returning teachers who have already attended a Scenario Workshop have the opportunity to register for our Booster Workshops. These workshops may be run by a NASA educator or by Center staff. 
Past topics have included:
- Cosmic Storms
- Universal Instructional Design
- Astrobiology
- Space Weather
For each mission booked, one teacher is eligible to attend one of the above workshops. Any additional teachers will automatically incur a $50 charge per workshop.
