NASA
Nasa: Ibex: Interstellar Boundary Explorer
This NASA article showcases the new Missions Operations Manager of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer. Learn about her educational background and why she decided to work for NASA.
NASA
Nasa: El Nino Pudding!
Resource provides a fun project on El Nino. "You have probably heard people blame "El Nino" for everything from bad weather to lost homework. Now we are going to "blame El Nino" for inspiring a delicious and colorful dessert."
NASA
Nasa: Climate Kids: Gallery of Air
A photo collection containing images of air pollution and other related air concerns.
NASA
Nasa: Launch a Rocket From a Spinning Planet
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides a fun project on rockets. "Nothing in space stands still. Everything either orbits around something else, or moves toward or away from something else. So how do...
NASA
Nasa: Make Star Cookies
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides a fun project on stars and cookies. "Make these yummy star cookies with genuine star-colored centers you can see through." Plus, learn interesting facts about...
NASA
Nasa: Testing a New Spacecraft Material
This is a site from NASA that provides an activity where "You have invented a new material to use for the fuel tanks on the spacecraft. But before you send your new material into the harsh environment of space, you must test it on Earth...
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Have Super Hearing With a Super Sound Cone
This site from NASA provides an interesting approach to the subject. How do messages travel in space and how do we intercept those messages on Earth? Find out the answers as well as find out how NASA's giant dish antennas work.
NASA
Nasa: What Is Stereo Vision?
The robots NASA sends to explore other planets need two good eyes, just like humans. Learn why through this simple exercise.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Galileo Experiments and Data at Nssdc
This site from NASA describes each of the experiments aboard Galileo and gives the data for each.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Planets
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains information on our solar system as well as links to related websites, a tic-tac-toe game and Activote questions.
NASA
Nasa: Living With a Star
This NASA educator's guide provides teachers with activities, resources, and materials to educate students about the Sun.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Sally Ride
Learn about the first American woman to go up in space with this brief article on Sally Ride.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: History of Space Travel
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents an introduction to space travel from Sputnik to ISS. It is full of vintage photos that take you back in time and space.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: History of Space Travel
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a brief history of space travel including a simple timeline.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Can You See Other Galaxies Without a Telescope?
Learn how and when to look up into the sky to see the Andromeda galaxy.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: What Is a Light Year and How Is It Used?
This is a definition and example of how distance is measured in astronomy, such as the distance between our earth and the stars.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Nasa Plans Mission to Jupiter Moon Europa
Article reports on a planned mission by NASA to send a robot to one of Jupiter's moons to hunt for life.
NASA
Nasa: Helios, the Solar Powered High Flyer
This site is an article on, "Helios can fly higher than any other airplane! And it uses only the Sun's energy for fuel!"
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Sputnik
Detailed information on Sputnik, the first artificial satellite to orbit Earth, launched by the USSR on October 4, 1957.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Overview of the Hubble Space Telescope
This site gives an overview of the Hubble Space Telescope program. It also gives details about the previous and current science instruments used in the program, and information about the mission operations and observations.
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies
Mocomi: The Apollo Missions
Overview and interesting facts about NASA's Apollo missions.
NASA
Nasa: The International Space Station: The First Step in Exploration Poster
This site shows a poster of the International Space Stations that can be hung up in classrooms.
NASA
Nasa: The International Space Station: The First Step in Exploration Poster
This site shows a poster of the International Space Stations that can be hung up in classrooms.
Curated OER
Nasa Artist Concept of Lunar Prospector
Survey of unmanned Discovery spacecraft missions such as the Mars Pathfinder rover and other past, present, and planned missions. Illustrated.