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NASA

Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
Homepage of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center including latest news, maps and directions, upcoming missions, photo and movie gallery, and more.
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Activity
NASA

Nasa: Food for Spaceflight Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
This educator's guide provides teachers with activities to teach students about food during spaceflights. Students will learn about types of food astronauts take on space missions and why these foods are the most suitable for space.
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Nasa: Mars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Follow the Curiosity with this website that allows you see what is new, recent images and video, and ask questions to the mission control team.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Skylab (Level 2)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a description of Skylab, its history and what it was used for. Includes glossary, graphics, and printable version.
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NASA

Nasa: Lunar Nautics: Design Mission to Live & Work on Moon Educator Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This guide provides students the opportunity to simulate working at an aerospace company. Activities include designing a lunar lander and robot, building spacecraft, and much more.
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Nasa Star Child: International Ultraviolet Explorer (Level 2)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a description of the International Ultraviolet Explorer and what it accomplished. Glossary, graphics and a printable version are also included.
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NASA

Nasa: Packing Up for the Moon Educator Guide

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use these lessons to help students understand more about the preparation it takes to go to the moon. Students will play an active part in decided what to take to the moon when given a specific objective. Includes PDF's (require Adobe...
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NASA

Nasa: John F. Kennedy Space Center (Ksc)

For Students 9th - 10th
This exciting site provides a wealth of shuttle information, tours and exhibits at the center, and historical information.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Probes to Mars (Level 2)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site has a description of the different probes to pass by and land on Mars. Glossary, graphics, and printable version are also included.
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NASA

Nasa: Dare Mighty Things

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore this interactive timeline to learn about fifty years of planetary exploration. Click on each box for more expanded details.
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Chemistry Collective

Chem Collective: Mission Critical Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
Students use stoichiometry and thermochemistry to design a new fuel for a mission to Mars. In this activity, students work in teams using the virtual lab to characterize a new set of oxidants and reductants that can serve as a fuel for...
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NASA

Nasa: Scott Carpenter Mercury Aurora 7 Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA mission summary for the Aurora 7 Mercury space mission.
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Asteroids

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Space Science Data Center provides numerous images of asteroids up close, including Gaspra, Ida & Dactyl, Toutatis, and Vesta. The site also includes link to further information about many NASA missions to study the...
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Other

Nasa: Iss Earth Kam

For Students 9th - 10th
Students get a whole new perspective of the world through images obtained from the International Space Station. Students can even request images to be taken through ISS EarthKAM. Activities and educator guides are provided.
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Stardust Comet Sample Return Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
A rendezvous with a comet was the goal for NASA's Stardust mission. Read about the mission and the comet here.
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NASA

Nasa: Harrison Schmitt Apollo 17 Mission Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a brief outline of the last Apollo mission to the moon, Apollo 17. Links to other NASA websites are available.
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NASA

Nasa: Gordon Cooper Gemini 5 Mission Summary

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief outline of the Gemini 5 mission. Links to other NASA websites are available.
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NASA

Nasa: Sts 107

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides information about STS-107, the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia flight. Find information about the flight, biographies of the crew, mission objectives, etc.
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NASA

Nasa: Magellan Mission to Venus

For Students 9th - 10th
This home page from NASA offers Venus images taken by Magellan and other highlights from the mission. In orbit around Venus for four years this mission provided maps of 98 percent of the surface of Venus that are more detailed than most...
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Mars 2007 and Beyond

For Students 9th - 10th
Check this resource for NASA's present, past, and future Mars' missions. Launch periods, descriptions of the mission, and related press releases are provided for each mission.
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NASA

Nasa: Deep Space 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides information about the Deep Space 1 mission.
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NASA

Nasa: Shuttle Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to information on each Space Shuttle mission with the missions grouped by year. Detailed information on each of the Shuttle is provided.
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NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Russian Lunar Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
Details the Russian lunar missions from Luna 1 to Zond 8.
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NASA

Nasa: Return to Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States has returned to flight. Find out more on this exciting mission to the moon in 2005. Watch footage documenting the mission, updates, and the findings from NASA's comprehensive site.