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Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Earth Science: Satellites, Shuttles, and Space Stations Study Guide

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide provides a brief overview of satellites, shuttles, rockets, and space stations. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 kids.com: Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Space can be explored in many different ways. Read about space exploration and click on the topics on the right margin to find out how man finds out about his universe.
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Activity
Michigan Reach Out

Nasa Teacher's Resource Center: Balloon Staging

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Activity to show student how rockets reach high altitudes.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: States of Matter: Which Will Propel the Balloon?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students take part in a simulation of the three states of matter where they role play being molecules. They then create simple balloon rockets and must explain why a gas is the only state of matter that can cause the...
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Graphic
Mark Harden's Artchive

The Artchive: Whistler: Nocturn in Black and Gold

For Students 9th - 10th
Image of Whistler's painting, "Nocturn in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket," with general information about the painting. Provides link to large image which can be made to adjust to the size of your screen.
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Activity
Science Fun for Everyone

Science Fun: The Mind of a Student

For Students 5th - 8th
In this experiment, we will teach you how to make a simple film canister rocket. This science experiment is fun, easy, and is a great activity to demonstrate chemical reactions.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Guides From Reading Rockets

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful bilingual guides (downloadable as PDFs) with tips for parents on how to encourage reading, work with schools, and find great reading resources for their children. The guides are short, with straightforward, common-sense activity...
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Curated OER

Wikipedia: Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides an encyclopedia definition of a rocket, including information on rocket history, size, types, and more.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia provides an encyclopedia definition of a rocket, including information on rocket history, size, types, and more.
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eBook
NASA

Nasa: The Rocket Motor

For Students 9th - 10th
An online version of a book pertaining to task of launching rockets into space and subsequently navigating them through space. The first several "chapters" (pages) describe the influence of gravity on Earth and the barriers which it...
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Curated OER

Rocket Scientist Robert Goddard

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert Goddard was named by Time magazine as one of the top 100 people of the 20th century for his rocket design. This site contains biographical information on Robert Goddard. The site is quite comprehensive and has links to web...
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket", created by James Abbot Mcneill Whistler in 1875 (Oil on canvas, 60 x 47 cm).
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Graphic
Curated OER

V 1 Rocket

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a description of the two main vengeance weapons used by the Germans during World War 2: The V-1 and V-2 rockets.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Home Sweet Home Front 'V2 Rocket' Click on Image to Enlarge!

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a description of the two main vengeance weapons used by the Germans during World War 2: The V-1 and V-2 rockets.
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Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Teacher Toolbox Decoding

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
What are the guidelines for decoding instruction? Explore this website from Readingrockets.org to find out the answer to this question.
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Professional Doc
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Phonics and Decoding

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This resource provides information and techniques for teaching phonics and decoding, which assist with early literacy.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Author Interviews: Henry Cole

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Watch while noted children's book illustrator Henry Cole talks about how his teaching background and lifelong love of nature make illustrating his perfect job. Discover the process Cole follows to illustrate a picture book.
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Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Your School Age Child

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
What can you do to help your school-age child develop their reading skills?
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Role of Teachers and Schools in Communication

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What is the role of teachers and schools in regards to communication with parents? Come and explore this informative article revealing how important open communication is for students.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: The Impact of Family Involvement

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article reflects on how parental involvement is essential for students.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Decoding and the Jabberwocky's Song

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
What is reading? Explore this article from to find the answer to this question.
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Article
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Simple Things Principals Can Do to Help All Children Read Well

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Explore a list of simple things that principals can do to help all children learn to read. Come and learn more about the collaboration process with school administrators, teachers and staff.
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Unit Plan
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Phonemic Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Come and learn more about these awesome phonemic activities for the preschool or elementary classroom.
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Website
Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Help Your Kids Do Great in School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article focuses on how parents can be more involved in their child's education. Teachers will benefit from this informative article and can pass it along to parent's as a valuable resource.

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