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PBS

Pbs Kids: Dinosaur Train: Station Race

For Students Pre-K - 1st
How fast can you lay the tracks to pick up all the dinosaurs? Help Mr. Conductor stay on schedule by building track from station to station for the Dinosaur Train and the Rocket Train! Pick up passengers along the way and learn about all...
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Website
Other

Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students

For Students 9th - 10th
A space camp designed specifically for students with with visual impairments. Read about this week long camp adventure which takes place at the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
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Professional Doc
Other

Edvisions: Project Based Learning

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Let our students introduce you to the model . . . View their 25-minute video, "MummifiedChickens, Mutant Frogs and Rockets to the Moon" - a student-generated video introducing project-project based learning.
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Moon Rock Patterns

For Students 1st - 4th
Continue the pattern of the moon rocks left by the rocket ship.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Get Me Off This Planet

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The purpose of this lesson is to teach students about how a spacecraft gets from the surface of the Earth to Mars. The lesson first investigates rockets and how they are able to get us into space. Finally, the nature of an orbit is...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Keep in Touch: Communications and Satellites

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
How do we communicate with each other? How do we communicate with people who are close by? How do we communicate with people who are far away? In this instructional activity, students will explore the role of communications and how...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Scientific Method

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
A learning module that begins with "What Is a Rocket" by NASA, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and student...
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Handout
Purple Math

Purplemath: Quadratic Word Problems: Projectile Motion

For Students 9th - 10th
Launching a rocket up into the air, throwing a textbook down off a rooftop, or tossing a baseball out to someone in center field are all examples of projectile motion and quadratic word problems. Situations like these are explored here,...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Overview of Open Syllables

For Teachers 1st - 9th
This resource has two sections: Overview of Open Syllables and video demonstration. It provides links to Reading Rocket: Six Syllable Types and four PDF files.
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Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Supply and Demand, Lessons From Toy Fads.

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The concepts of supply and demand and related terms are taught through stories about the toy fads of Hula Hoops and Silly Bandz. In 1958, Wham-O, Inc. began marketing the Hula Hoop in the United States and sales of the Hula Hoops...
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ABCya

Ab Cya: Jetpack Escape

For Students 2nd - 5th
Your mission... if you choose to accept it... is to escape the facility with only a jetpack and a tap/click. How many levels can you rocket up before getting thwarted?
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Website
California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer for Kids! Spacecraft

For Students 3rd - 8th
Cool Cosmos makes it easy to learn more about spacecrafts through an easy to use list of kid's frequently asked questions. Just click on the question to enhance your understanding of this modern technological wonder.
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Activities and Videos: Force/energy

For Students 3rd - 8th
Videos that accompany activities that are hands-on challenges that focus on the engineering design process. They use simple materials, allow for multiple solutions, and are ideal for ages 9-12.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Project Ideas: Learn to Design an Ion Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
The goal of this electricity and electronics science fair project is to understand how ions are used to propel spacecraft in space, and to use a NASA online simulator to design your own ion engine. The Science Buddies project ideas are...
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Ray Bradbury

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the world of Ray Bradbury when you visit this educational resource. Each work is hyperlinked to study guide questions.
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Website
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Space Exploration: Orion and Ares

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out about NASA's manned space mission, Orion, and its planned launch into space to study Mars and the moon.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Innovative Engines

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA's Glenn Research Center reports on its innovative engines program, namely ion propulsion, a technology that once only powered imaginary spacecraft in science fiction novels. It is now a reality.
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Science Museum of Minnesota

Science Museum of Minnesota: Air Cluster

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Interesting site with links to activities about wind and air in many forms. Browse the different activities and investigations on the properties of air on the toolbar to the left of the page.
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Handout
University of Washington

Neuroscience for Kids: Pcp Phencyclidine

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about how PCP affects the behavior and mindset of those who use it. This website includes pictures and simple charts, making it ideal for students of all ages wanting to learn more about this hallucinogenic drug.
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Michigan Reach Out

University of Michigan: Liquid Nitrogen Fun!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lessons and science demos using liquid nitrogen.
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CK-12 Foundation

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

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Astronauts and space study.
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Handout
NASA

Nasa: Imagine the Universe: Welcome to the World of X Ray Astronomy

For Students 9th - 10th
Site recounts how X-rays were discovered as well as who discovered them. Offers graphics, links to facts on this topic, a quiz, and teacher resources.
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Website
Other

Homer Hickam: About: Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography describes the life and career of West Virginia-born author and war veteran Homer Hickam, Jr.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Theodore Taylor

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What do you know about the life and work of Theodore Taylor? Use this online resource to discover information about this famous author.

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