Last modified: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 1:51 AM EDT Outer space gift BY DONNA KENDALL / SUN CHRONICLE STAFF Students in elementary through high school who are interested in being involved with NASA will have that rare opportunity, starting today, and again on Saturday, when the Women at Work Museum in Attleboro will distribute packets of seeds that have traveled to space and back. Seeds will be distributed from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. today and from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. this Saturday, March 15. The museum is at 35 County St. The seeds were aboard the shuttle Endeavor on a mission to the International Space Center with teacher-astronaut Barbara Morgan, who will be speaking at the National Science Teachers Association Convention in Boston later this month. The cinnamon basil seeds are available for students who want to participate in the NASA Engineering Design Challenge, which is open not only to schools, but also to home-schooled children, youth clubs, enrichment programs and others. Educator guides are available for students in kindergarten through Grade 4, Grades 5-8 and 9-12. NASA scientists anticipate that plants may be able to grow on the moon under certain conditions, and could eventually be a source of food for long-duration explorations there. The challenge is to design, build and evaluate lunar plant growth chambers using the space-flown and ordinary earth-based seeds. Participants may design, build and evaluate a chamber; or design and evaluate a chamber; or just evaluate a chamber. Classes will be offered at the museum for those who would like help. Interested students may sign up for seeds or classes at www.womenatworkmuseum.org/NASA_SignUp/nasa.html, or call Bill Fasulo, project coordinator for the museum, at 508-222-4430. Fasulo advises those interested that since parking is limited near the museum, people should park at the back of the building on Riverbank Road. The parking near the museum is only for the customers of the jewelry outlet. ON THE WEB: The NASA Design Challenge Web site is www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/plantgrowth/home.