Curated OER
Extraterrestrials
Students discuss the possibility of intelligent life in space. In this space science lesson plan, students decipher a radio message electronically transmitted in space. They create their own extraterrestrial welcome greeting.
NASA
Nasa: Astronaut Journals
Read journals from different astronauts and discover how they viewed their work and experiences. Discover different training and space missions that these astronauts have been a part of in NASA.
California Institute of Technology
Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer
Have you ever wondered if aliens really exist? So do astrobiologists. Their job is to find out if life exists in space. Cool Cosmos and NASA provide the answers to the most frequently asked questions about this topic.
NASA
Nasa: Human Space Flight
This site provides a wealth of information regarding space exploration. Content includes spaceflight history, real-time data, shuttle information, a gallery of photos, and more information from the NASA archives.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Activity: Is There Really Life on Mars?
This Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) activity explores the controversy over whether or not there is life on Mars. Part of the Mysteries of Deep Space Program that originally aired in April 1997, the activity includes instructional...
NASA
Nasa: Nasa's Carl Sagan Fellows to Study Extraterrestrial Worlds
NASA announces the new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration, created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about planets, and possibly life, around other stars.
Cosmo Learning
Cosmo Learning: Astrobiology and Space Exploration
A collection of video lectures from several guest speakers about issues of astrobiology and space exploration at Stanford University. The lectures cover topics like Martian meteorites, planetary system, life in space, and satellites....