NASA
Nasa Quest: Live From the Hubble Space Telescope
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.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: A Guide to Astronomy Resources
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.
NASA
Nasa: Earth Observatory
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.
NASA
Nasa: Astronaut Biographies
This site provides biographical information on all NASA astronauts and many Russian Cosmonauts.
NASA
International Space Station: Overview
This is NASA's press release on the International Space Station
NASA
Nasa: Meteorology
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...
NASA
Nasa: Build a Telescope
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.
NASA
Nasa: Exploration: Then and Now: Nasa and Jamestown Education Module
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.
NASA
Nasa: Astronaut Biography:john Glenn
Extensive biographical information with personal data, education, special honors, aviation experience, NASA experience and space flight experience.
FOX News
Fox News: Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report (Volume I) Aug. 26, 2003 [Pdf]
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....
FOX News
Fox News: Columbia Accident Investigation Board Report (Volume Ii) Aug. 26, 2003 [Pdf]
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...
NASA
Deep Impact
Enjoy reading and seeing video clips of NASA's "Deep Impact" project. "Deep Impact" was a project designed to examine comets with impact instruments.
NASA
Nasa: Astronaut Training Timeline
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.
NASA
Nasa: Astronaut Training Timeline
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.
NASA
Nasa: Hurricane Season 2005: Rita
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.
NASA
Nasa: Sts 107 (Space Shuttle Columbia)
NASA.gov provides information regarding the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Content includes crew biographies, press releases, shuttle images, and scientific data and research.
NASA
Nasa: Space Shuttle Orbiter Fleet
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...
NASA
Nasa: The Adventures of Amelia the Pigeon
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.
NASA
Jet Propulsion Laboratory: Global Climate Change: Sea Level Viewer
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.
University of Arizona
Nasa: The History of Mars Exploration
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.
BBC
Bbc: Were Lost Tiles to Blame?
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.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Impacto, Influencia, Cambio: Meet Dr. Ellen Ochoa
Meet the first Latina in space Dr. Ellen Ochoa, presented here by Smithsonian in a short biography and descriptions of her missions.
BBC
Bbc: Seven Die in Shuttle Disaster
In this detailed report, the BBC explores the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. There is interactive media, video of the break up, and biographical information.
NASA
Nasa: Project Skylab
This site has links to many resources about Project Skylab. Detailed information, articles, videos, and images are available here.