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Interactive
Harvard University

Chandra Special Features

For Students 9th - 10th
Chandra allows astronomers to view our galaxy and beyond in ways only dreamt of before. 14 interactive features are offered in this exciting look at cosmic phenomena.
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Other

3 D Vostok

For Students 9th - 10th
A 3-D VRML rendering of the Vostok spacecraft. Detailed and highly interactive.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: John Glenn the Hero

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of events following the successful 3 Earth orbit mission of the Friendship 7 Mercury spacecraft.
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Website
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Sally Ride

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of Sally Ride describes her selection as mission specialist to the Challenger space shuttle flight, in which she became the first American woman to travel into space.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers:nasa's Return to Flight: Testing Insulating Materials

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Examine online articles about the Columbia mission accident and liquid fuel propulsion. Conduct an experiment to determine the best material for insulation.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Journey to Mars: Out of Thin Air

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discuss facts about Mars and investigate scientists' efforts to create fuel from materials found in space. Perform a simplified method of aqueous electrolysis to split water into its two chemical elements using electric current from a...
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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Cpalms: Capitalization Invasion

For Students K Standards
This video tutorial features outer space missions. Students will learn about capitalizing the first word in every sentence. Students will also learn about the importance of capitalizing the pronoun "I" in sentences.
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Curated OER

Bbc: Columbia: Space Pioneer

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides a brief profile of the Space Shuttle Columbia.
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Curated OER

Cosmos4 Kids: Orion Spacecraft

For Students 9th - 10th
Image of NASA's manned space mission, Orion.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Charles in Space

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dr. Charles Simonyi, the first private explorer to complete a second mission to space.
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Website
Kidport

Kidport: The Moon Landing

For Students 3rd - 5th
Travel back in history and see the first men on the moon. See photos of the crew, the launch, the landing and more.
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Handout
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: Neil Armstrong Biography

For Students 2nd - 8th
Interesting biographical information and achievements about Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.
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Lesson Plan
US National Archives

Docsteach: Landing a Man on the Moon: President Nixon and the Apollo Program

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity chronicles the Space Race from President Kennedy's call to land on the Moon until Apollo 17 - the last lunar Mission, placing particular emphasis on President Nixon's role in the space program.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: 3, 2, 1, Blast Off!

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Mission: SPACE ride at Disney World. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Website
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.
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Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Landing on Mystery Stuff

For Students 3rd - 8th
At this online lesson plan read about the exciting Comet Nucleus Sample Return Mission. Understand comets and then go and do the word search.
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Curated OER

The Orion Space Capsule

For Students 9th - 10th
The Futures Channel has compiled an extensive library of videos about space exploration. You can find a short clip that will enhance many topics. This is a superior resource for information about the atmosphere and surface of Mars,...
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Curated OER

Space Tether

For Students 9th - 10th
The Futures Channel has compiled an extensive library of videos about space exploration. You can find a short clip that will enhance many topics. This is a superior resource for information about the atmosphere and surface of Mars,...
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Website
NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Destination Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
This fascinating site from NPR describes the two missions launched on June 11, 2003 to explore Mars and collect evidence that may help scientists solve the many mysteries of Mars. The site contains vivid pictures and links to many...
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Website
Other

Nasda:japanese Astronaut Wakata's Training

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Space Development Agency of Japan has links to information on the various types of astronaut training experiences connected with the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). Japanese Astronaut...
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Website
Other

Nasda: Astronaut Training Facility (Atf)

For Students 9th - 10th
Web page from the National Space Development Agency of Japan about the Astronaut Training Facility (ATF) for Japanese astronauts preparing for missions on the International Space Station (ISS).The web page is one part of the web site for...
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Handout
Cosmos 4 kids

Cosmos4 Kids: Viking and Voyagers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn how about the Voyager and Viking probes that explored Mars for NASA. Learn how the data the probes send back help scientist explore Mars from Earth. Also included is a video on the next tools that will be used to explore space.
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Primary
NASA

Nasa: "Faith 7 for 22 Orbits"a

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the final Mercury mission where Gordon Cooper orbited the earth 22 times alone for the last "Solo" American space mission.
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Primary
NASA

Nasa: Apollo Crews and Records

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a listing of all Apollo mission primary and back up crews along with the "CapComs" or ground to spacecraft communicatators. The first through seventh astronaut selection groups and a listing of Accumulated...

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