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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Near v. Minnesota

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss what free press means and what it would be like without this right. They read the summary from the Near v. Minnesota case. In groups, they analyze a problem and report to the class.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where are you Spider?

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the proximity of objects in space. In this proximity lesson, 1st graders place a felt spider in different locations on a teacher made book, and they describe its proximity to certain items in that book. Students...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

NEAR

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this science worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions on the asteroid called NEAR. Students complete 4 multiple choice questions.
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Lesson Plan
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Creative Position Word Center Activity

For Teachers K
Students use positional words to describe the location of objects and demonstrate the ability to follow multi-step oral directions. Seasonal shapes are decorated in relation to the directions and positions stated by the positional word.
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Handout
Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: Asteroids 253 Mathilde

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores what is currently known about the asteroid 253 Mathilde. Content includes an orbiting path, and composition. Links are provided throughout for additional information.
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Website
Johns Hopkins University

Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Near) Discovery Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker, the first to conduct a long-term, close-up study of an asteroid. The site contains information on the asteroid 453 Eros, including mass, structure, geology, composition, and gravity.
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Activity
Chateau Meddybemps

Spatial Concepts

For Students 3rd - 5th
Explore spatial concepts with these activities. Use them to aid in-class discussions about spatial sense or as group or partner activities.
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Handout
Other

Space Today Online: Nasa's Discovery Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
Survey of unmanned Discovery spacecraft missions such as the Mars Pathfinder rover and other past, present, and planned missions. Illustrated.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Asteroid 253 Mathilde

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains facts about the asteroid 253 Mathilde from the National Space Science Data Center at NASA.
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Graphic
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Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous (Near) Discovery Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker, the first to conduct a long-term, close-up study of an asteroid. The site contains information on the asteroid 453 Eros, including mass, structure, geology, composition, and gravity.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Click for Caption

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the homepage of the spacecraft NEAR Shoemaker, the first to conduct a long-term, close-up study of an asteroid. The site contains information on the asteroid 453 Eros, including mass, structure, geology, composition, and gravity.