Crayola
Crayola: Extraterrestrials Visit Earth (Lesson Plan)
Your students will love wrapping up a solar system unit with this activity! Children make their own "Travel brochure," about earth, trying to encourage extraterrestrials to visit, by comparing our planet to theirs. This lesson plan also...
Scientific American
Sci Am: Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Carl Sagan and Frank Drake make a case for exploring space to discover extraterrestrial intelligence.
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]
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.
US Geological Survey
Us Geological Survey: Volcanoes
This online book by Robert Tilling covers some key concepts such as eruptions, extraterrestrial volcanoes, and people and volcanoes.
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.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Karl Jansky
Karl Jansky discovered extraterrestrial radio waves while investigating possible sources of interference in shortwave radio communications across the Atlantic for Bell Laboratories, and is often known as the father of radio astronomy....
Other
Icga: Peridot, Extraterrestrial Gem
Site provides many fun facts about the gem peridot, including information on its history and physical and metaphysical properties. Also provides a picture of the gem itself.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Introduction to Exobiology
Featured is a tutorial on exobiology and the origins of life. The tutorial covers the nature of prebiotic Earth, the Miller-Urey experiment, possible sites for the origin of life, the search for extraterrestrial life, politics in...
Dallas Symphony Orchestra
Dallas Symphony Orchestra Kids: John Williams
If you have seen "Jaws," "ET-the Extraterrestrial," "Star Wars" trilogy and prequel, or "Indiana Jones," you have heard this composer's work. Read more about his life and work. Listen to his music using RealAudio or Windows Media Player.
PBS
Nova: Signs of Life
Can you find planets that will support life? This activity will give you data for different planets and challenge you to find one that supports life.
PBS
Nova: Alien Evidence
The Nazca desert of Peru has some very unusual designs. There are two explanations that you can investigate, which explain the origin of these lines.
Other
Virginia Space Flight Academy: Summer Residence Camps
Watch campers count down for take-off and the ultimate rocket launch during this summer space camp experience. Read about programs offered including spaceships, aerodynamics, microgravity, robotics, rocket assembly and launching,...
University of Utah
University of Utah: Learn Genetics: Space Doctor
Enter the Extraterrestrial Gene Therapy Lab to test your knowledge of gene therapy when you treat three ailing aliens who have genetic disorders.
PBS
Pbs: Exploring Space: The Quest for Life
Alien life is often theorized in many ways throughout popular culture. This site by the Public Broadcasting System attempts to shed light on the studies and exploration that are currently underway to uncover such life. This well rounded...
NASA
Nasa Space Place: El Space Place
NASA's space science site for kids - en Espanol. Features a wide range of activities, including games, projects, animations, and more. Also contains useful information on basic physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, offering...
PBS
Nova: Do Aliens Exist in the Milky Way?
Does alien life exist? Explore the arguments both pro and con. Make your own opinion known by participating in an online poll and then find out what the majority believe.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Where Does Gold Come From?
Did you know that gold is extraterrestrial? Instead of arising from our planet's rocky crust, it was actually cooked up in space and is present on Earth because of cataclysmic stellar explosions called supernovae. CERN Scientist David...
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.
University of Wisconsin
The Why Files: 3 2 1 Contact, Don't Touch That Dial
A discussion of reflecting telescopes and their use in radio astronomy. The types of information gained from and the research emphasis fueled by such telescopes is described. Site uses Hollywood references and a humorous style.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Martha Speaks: Socks in Space
After learning seven space-themed vocabulary words, students will go on a space adventure collecting socks. After completing five levels, students will test their new knowledge by matching five words with the pictures that show their...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Ingredients for Life: Water
This video segment adapted from NOVA goes on a whimsical journey in search of life forms thriving in extreme conditions on Earth and in outer space. Animations show ice on Jupiter's moon, Europa, and signs that water once existed on...
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...
Space Telescope Science Institute
Space Telescope Science Institute: Hubble Space Telescope
Find out how astronomers are conducting extensive observations to estimate how many planets in our Milky Way galaxy might be potential abodes for life.