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Curated OER

National Park Service: America's Space Program Exploring a New Frontier

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site includes a instructional activity for teachers to use when teaching about America's space program. Also included is the history of the space program, maps, readings, images of the space program, and benefits that resulted from...
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Handout
Children's Museum

Field Guide to the Universe: Space Craft

For Students 9th - 10th
Pictures and descriptions of the robot spacecraft that have explored the planets and outer space since the 1960s.
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Article
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Johnson's Task, Unify Space Program

For Students 3rd - 8th
Russia was ahead in the "space race" in 1961. In this article, the Library of Congress discusses how President Kennedy assigned Lyndon Johnson the task of uniting the different parts of the U.S. space program into NASA.
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Website
California Institute of Technology

Stories From Space: Supercool Space Tools

For Students 3rd - 8th
A great story highlighting the history of space discovery and the tools then and now. Learn about the tools and technology that help us in our quest to go beyond our planet and our solar system.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Life in Space: The International Space Station

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners are introduced to the International Space Station (ISS) with information about its structure, operation and key experiments. The ISS itself is an experiment in international cooperation to explore the potential for humans to...
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Website
Ohio State University

Friendship 7: A 40 Year Legacy

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit that celebrates the flight of Friendship 7 manned by astronaut, John Glenn.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Deep Space 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the Deep Space 1 mission.
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Far Out Food and Work in Space

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Blast off! Take students on a journey aboard the space shuttle to learn about living and working in space. Meet astronauts who think healthy living is a must. See if students have what it takes to be a space cadet.
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Graphic
NASA

Nasa: Spitzer Images

For Students 9th - 10th
See some of the beautiful color images that were taken by the Spitzer space telescope.
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Website
Other

British National Space Centre: Missions a Z

For Students 9th - 10th
Descriptions of space missions the United Kingdom was involved in as of 2006. Information is dated and further research is required to discover the success of these missions. From the British National Space Centre.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Spaced Out

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson introduces students to the space environment. It covers the major differences between the environment on Earth and that of outer space and the engineering challenges that arise because of these discrepancies. In order to...
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Graphic
NASA

Nasa: Welcome to the Planets the Explorers

For Students 9th - 10th
View photographs of space craft and read about their assembly, launching, and where they went.
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Lesson Plan
Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Hubble Deep Field Academy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
At this site, learners can become a Steller Statistician, Cosmic Classifier, Galactic Guide or a Universal Graduate by attending the Hubble Deep Field Academy--and entering information in their Hubble Academy Log (HAL), which is assessed...
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Website
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Eileen Collins

For Students 9th - 10th
This short biography tracks the life of Eileen Collins, first woman to pilot a space shuttle and command a space shuttle mission.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Climbing Space

For Teachers 6th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An excerpt from a speech given by President John F. Kennedy on the United States Space Effort. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Space Vacation

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about tourists paying for vacation trips to the space station with astronauts. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in drawing conclusions.
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Star Child

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Anatomy of a Space Rover

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a closer look at the space robots Spirit and Opportunity, and their scientific instruments used for exploring the surface of Mars.
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Handout
European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Story of the Universe

For Students 3rd - 8th
The story of the universe is told in this engaging site by the European Space Agency. The history of European space science is timelined with dates ranging from 1066 to present day. The birth of galaxies, the big bang, and the beginnings...
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Interactive
Other

Hong Kong Space Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Besides an introduction to exhibitions and events at the museum, the site provides a guide to stargazing, an astronomy FAQ, space news, virtual tours (see site map) and research resources (including Chinese-English star and constellation...
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Space Race

For Students 9th - 10th
This set focuses on the Space Race during the mid-1950s and 1960s and examines the impact of the Space Race today. Includes a teacher's guide.
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Professional Doc
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Space: Bringing the Universe to the Classroom: Collection

For Teachers K - 1st
Learn to identify and predict daily patterns of motion of the Sun, Moon, and stars across the sky with various media, including an interactive storyboard featuring the beloved characters from PEEP and the Big Wide World. For a printable...
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Website
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Exploration: Space Shuttle

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn all about the space shuttle .. construction, launching, landing, and more. The brief, to the point text makes this site most suitable for younger researchers.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Biography: m.lopez Alegria

For Students 9th - 10th
Read biographical facts about this Spanish-born astronaut who is the veteran of three space flights including the Columbia, the Discovery, and the Endeavour.

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