The NASA SEMAA project utilizes a
series of unique hands-on, inquiry-based classroom curriculum
enhancement activities. In addition to being aligned with national
math, science, and technology standards, these activities encompass
the research and technology of each of NASA’s four Mission
Directorates (Aeronautics Research, Exploration System, Science, and
Space Operations). On average, NASA SEMAA students participate in
this classroom curriculum for a total of thirty-six (36) hours each
year, twenty-one (21) hours during the academic year and fifteen (15)
hours during the summer. NASA SEMAA graduates who have participated
in the entire K-12 curriculum will have completed 441 hours of
advanced studies in STEM prior to their enrollment in a
post-secondary institution.
