Curated OER
Reflect on this Mote of Dust
Students explore space science by analyzing a speech by Carl Sagan. In this cosmos lesson plan, students view an online video of a speck of a "pale blue dot" in the distance of space which turns out to be Earth. Students write an essay...
Curated OER
Technology: Historic Figures
Fifth graders research historical figures and create Powerpoint presentations about them. They present their completed projects to the class. Students gfenerate one question about their figure which is included on a quiz.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Sagan on Time Travel
Astronomer Carl Sagan discusses the possibility of time travel in this audio-enhanced interview from the NOVAWeb site.
Scientific American
Sci Am: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Carl Sagan and Frank Drake make a case for exploring space to discover extraterrestrial intelligence.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Who's Who in Space (Level 2)
This site provides a list of people who have given their lives to studying space science. Each person has a biography that you can read.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Who's Who in Space (Level 1)
StarChild presents biographies of people who have contributed to space exploration from Tycho Brahe to Sally Ride.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Carl Sagan
A look at Carl Sagan, the man who brought the wonders of astronomy to the average person. Carl Sagan helped millions of people understand earth, the solar system, the universe and beyond. (In Spanish)
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Carl Sagan
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia provides a brief biography of Carl Sagan, the American astronomer who pioneered exobiology and promoted the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), and science in general.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Carl Sagan on the Existence of Extraterrestrials
Carl Sagan discusses the incomprehensible vastness of the universe, the wonder of our own place in it all, and the science behind understanding the likelihood of the existence of extraterrestrial beings. [6:24]
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Carl Sagan
A short biography about a scientist best known for his contributions to the research of extraterrestrial life, including experimental demonstration of the production of amino acids from basic chemicals by radiation.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Carl Sagan and the Quest for Life in the Universe
A brief biography of American astronomer and science advocate Carl Sagan.
Other
Founder and First President of the Planetary Society
Tribute to Carl Sagan by members of the society he founded. Contains essays written by Sagan and related articles.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Star Child
StarChild from NASA defines and describes the Solar System in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. The website is broken down into two versions for the student, grade school and junior high.
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.
Other
Observatorio Arval: Carl Sagan
This is biographical information, uuotes, a bibliography and links to other resources on the popular American physicist Carl Sagan.
Other
Nineplanets: Reflections on a Mote of Dust.
This site from Nineplanets provides an excerpt of a speech delivered by Carl Sagan, entitled, "Reflections on a Mote of Dust".
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Life's Big Questions: Are We Alone?
Create a message (without words) to send into deep-space that will communicate to others what it is like to be a teenage earthling. Exchange messages with other groups to interpret each other's communications.