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NASA

Nasa Quest: Live From the Hubble Space Telescope

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive NASA site with detailed information about the Hubble Space Telescope. Includes a gallery of images, historical information, teacher's guides, and links to special online events.
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: A Guide to Astronomy Resources

For Students 9th - 10th
A portal to resources on the sun, the Earth's neighboring planets, and the weather in space. Find out why Saturn is the "jewel of the Solar System" and explore what happens when Venus and Mercury make their rare transits across the sun.
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NASA

Nasa: Earth Observatory

For Students 9th - 10th
The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet to the public. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change.
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information on all NASA astronauts and many Russian Cosmonauts.
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NASA

International Space Station: Overview

For Students 9th - 10th
This is NASA's press release on the International Space Station
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NASA

Nasa: Meteorology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Educator's resource guide to be used as a supplement to existing curriculum and to enhance the understanding of inquiry-based learning from both the educator/teacher's perspective as well as from the learner's perspective. Individual...
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NASA

Nasa: Build a Telescope

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This simple lesson plan outlines how to build refracting telescopes and calculate their magnification. Use the follow up lab questions to check for student understanding and view links to other NASA lesson plans.
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NASA

Nasa: Exploration: Then and Now: Nasa and Jamestown Education Module

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This small collection of lesson plans introduces students to exploration by comparing the settlement of Jamestown to space missions. Find background information and links to other lesson plans.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Biography:john Glenn

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive biographical information with personal data, education, special honors, aviation experience, NASA experience and space flight experience.
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FOX News

Fox News: Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report (Volume I) Aug. 26, 2003 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an outstanding primary resource. Part I of the Columbia Accident Investigation Board's report has a plethora of great information including photos, review of the events surrounding the Columbia disaster, and official findings....
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FOX News

Fox News: Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report (Volume Ii) Aug. 26, 2003 [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Part two of the official CAIB report on the Space Shuttle Columbia tragedy. This PDF document is lengthy, but there is a table of contents to help focus your research. Topics covered in this outstanding primary source document include an...
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NASA

Deep Impact

For Students 9th - 10th
Enjoy reading and seeing video clips of NASA's "Deep Impact" project. "Deep Impact" was a project designed to examine comets with impact instruments.
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Training Timeline

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great interactive look at what it takes to become an astronaut. This timeline displays the process that the class of 2004 went through to become astronauts.
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Training Timeline

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A great interactive look at what it takes to become an astronaut. This timeline displays the process that the class of 2004 went through to become astronauts.
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NASA

Nasa: Hurricane Season 2005: Rita

For Students 9th - 10th
Outstanding web site from NASA that details Hurricane Rita and has a plethora of visuals such as interactive maps, aerial photographs, videos, and more. Great source.
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NASA

Nasa: Sts 107 (Space Shuttle Columbia)

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA.gov provides information regarding the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Content includes crew biographies, press releases, shuttle images, and scientific data and research.
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NASA

Nasa: Space Shuttle Orbiter Fleet

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource describes each of the Space Shuttle Orbiters, their specifications and explains their operation. Descriptions of upgrades and modifications are provided. Included is a brief description of how the shuttle is processed to prepare...
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NASA

Nasa: The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon

For Students K - 1st
This site offers the ebook The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon chapter by chapter. It also provides six lesson plans for grades K-2 and three lesson plans for grades 3-4.
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NASA

Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Global Climate Change: Sea Level Viewer

For Students 9th - 10th
This viewer allows you to see ocean heat storage from space. These images indicate sea surface heights. Learn more about El Nino and La Nina and how they have profound effects on world climate.
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University of Arizona

Nasa: The History of Mars Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the time line from 1960 to the 2000s about Mars Missions. Choose from news, explorations, blogs, gallery, and missions to learn more about Mars exploration.
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BBC

Bbc: Were Lost Tiles to Blame?

For Students 9th - 10th
From February 2003, a Q&A discussing damaged tiles and other problems that the Space Shuttle Columbia faced during its re-entry and subsequent explosion.
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Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Education: Impacto, Influencia, Cambio: Meet Dr. Ellen Ochoa

For Students 9th - 10th
Meet the first Latina in space Dr. Ellen Ochoa, presented here by Smithsonian in a short biography and descriptions of her missions.
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BBC

Bbc: Seven Die in Shuttle Disaster

For Students 9th - 10th
In this detailed report, the BBC explores the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. There is interactive media, video of the break up, and biographical information.
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NASA

Nasa: Project Skylab

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to many resources about Project Skylab. Detailed information, articles, videos, and images are available here.