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Mars rovers' Next Stop: IMAX
Students read an article and discuss it. In this Mars rover lesson students complete an activity that allows them to see things through a different viewpoint.
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Space Shuttle Statistics
learners are the opportunity to enhance their computation skills using real life statistics associated with the Space Shuttle. Skills emphasized include working with fractions, decimals, percents, ratios and proportions, comparing units,...
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Twister Redux
Students pick up science knowledge as they track and examine natural disasters. They keep a daily journal of results and reflections. Students get to follow a real tornado chaser and learn thunderstorm formation. They incorporate how...
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Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
In these prepositional phrases worksheets, learners review the definitions and examples for prepositional phrases, prepositions, and object of prepositions. Students then complete three pages of activities for prepositions.
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Tracking Weather Over Time
Students gather, analyze and interpret data. They explain scientific inquiry. They plot points on a map and report information from a spatial perspective.
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A Real-Life Application of Ratio
Learners discuss the concept of "aspect ratio" of the Helios Prototype. They find real life objects that are taller or shorter than them by a certain amount. They practice with ratio and measurement.
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Sonic Booms and Logarithms
Pupils practice working with the symbolic notation for logarithms. They understand various types of patterns and functional relationships. They use symbolic forms to represent and analyze mathematical situations.
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Cooler in the Shadows
Students explore how the amount of sunlight and heat change in areas that are shaded.
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Dangers of Radiation Exposure
High schoolers explore sources of high-energy radiation and calculate student exposure to ionizing radiation over the past year.
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The Quiz Game
Middle schoolers are split into teams. Students travel to the stars lesson on a given web site and gather information about stars. Middle schoolers then choose a category for the tag board that the teacher has made. The teacher asks a...
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Star Power! Discovering the Power of Sunlight
Learners estimate the energy output of the sun. They estimate how much power sunlight the sunlight provides to the earth. They build a simple device to measure the amount of solar radiation the earth receives from the sun.
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Cold War - The Space Race
In these Cold War worksheets, students read about the space race between the United States and Russia. Students also read about the first man on the moon and answer 8 questions about the texts.
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Reading Comprehension-Space
In this comprehension instructional activity, students read 5 short paragraphs about space, then complete a set of 4 related questions. Worksheet contains a link to additional activities.
NASA
Nasa: Missions: Space Shuttle
Read a brief background about the NASA's space shuttle program and, then, dig deeper by watching videos, participating in interactive activities and reading additional information about the missions and the retirement of the shuttles.
NASA
Nasa: Eyes on the Solar System
Are you ready to ride the Curiosity to the surface of Gale crater? This 3-D environment created with NASA mission data allows students to experience space and time. With this website students can also hop on an asteroid, fly a Voyager...
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Nasa: Missions: Venus: Mariner 5
Designed as a backup craft for Mars exploration, Mariner 5 was refurbished for a flyby mission to Venus in 1967. This site provides basic information about the spacecraft and its mission.
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Nasa: Missions: Jupiter: Pioneer 11
Following closely after Pioneer 10, this was the second mission to visit Jupiter. This website provides background information about the mission and links to more detailed data.
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Nasa: Mission Archives: Pioneer Project
This is the home page of NASA's Pioneer Project. Content includes a general overview of the probes' missions, news, and history.
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Nasa: Mission Science: Space Weather 101
Find out about space weather, including coronal mass ejections and solar flares, which are caused by all kinds of different types of solar activity.
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Nasa: Solar System Exploration
Enter our solar system to interact with the planets, moons, asteroids, meteors, and more. Investigate with NASA scientists and explore missions related to space exploration. Read facts, compare statistics, look through resources, and...
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Nasa: Stardust
This site provides information regarding the NASA mission to understand and protect our planet.
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Nasa/space Shuttle Mission Chronology
A menu page for selecting information on any of the space shuttle missions from 1981 to the present. Each mission profile includes crew list, dates, and mission highlights. Each mission insignia is shown on the mission summary page.
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Nasa: Apollo 40th Anniversary
On the 40th Anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, NASA celebrates with this extensive site which includes images, video, audio,and virtual moon visits about and from Apollo 11's voyage to the moon.
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Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Apollo Program
This is an extensive online review of the 17 Apollo missions. Resources are organized by mission number and include descriptions, mission details, photographs, and scientific data sets.