K5 Learning
What Is A Spacewalk?
Read about all the jobs astronauts do and all the responsibilities they have while on a spacewalk. After reading the what, the why, and the how about spacewalks, readers respond to six comprehension questions.
Curated OER
The History of Space Travel
Who was the first person in space? What was the name of the first animal in space? These fun and intriguing questions get answered with a presentation covering the beginnings of space travel. There are eight informational slides that...
Curated OER
Upgrading Hubble
Learners investigate the Hubble telescope's role in astrophysics research. They complete a Webquest, watch a video, view Hubble photographs, play online games, answer discussion questions, and evaluate newspaper articles about optics.
Curated OER
Using Infinitives In Context
In this using infinitives in context worksheet, students read an article containing infinitives, then interactively complete 8 sentences with immediate online feedback.
Curated OER
Ratios, Proportions, and Cross-multiplication
Students use cross-multiplication to find the unknown respiration rate of an astronaut. In this multiplication lesson plan, students also use the same process to find missing values in proportions.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Spacewalks Have Come a Long Way in Fifty Years!
Learn about the evolution of spacewalking over the last fifty years. Includes video.
NASA
Nasa: Spacewalking
Several questions about "spacewalking" and the requirement that the astronaut wear a space suit are discussed.
Other
University of Southern California: Spacewalk
This interactive game is available for free download. Players are meant to be together in the same vicinity. In the game, players explore the International Space Station and leave it to take a walk in space.
NASA
Nasa: Multimedia: Three Dimensional Resources: Station Spacewalk Game
A game through which students act as astronauts, conducting work on the International Space Station (ISS). Simulations feature footage from actual NASA missions.
NASA
Nasa: Multimedia: Three Dimensional Resources: Station Spacewalk Game
A game through which students act as astronauts, conducting work on the International Space Station (ISS). Simulations feature footage from actual NASA missions.
NASA
Nasa: Station Spacewalk Game
[Requires Unity Web Player Plug-in] You have the thrilling job of conducting NASA repair work on the International Space Station. However, first, explore the spaceship and learn critical jobs to help power up the space station so that it...
Government of Canada
Canadian Space Agency: Canadian Astronauts David Williams
A comprehensive professional biography of astronaut David Williams. He is a retired mission specialist and took part in three of four spacewalks; the highest number of spacewalks performed in a single mission. He spent 17 hours and 47...
NASA
Nasa Human Spaceflight: International Space Station
NASA website with current news of the International Space Station, with links to past articles, operational details, photographs, a virtual tour, and crew biographies.
Unite for Literacy
Unite for Literacy: Earth and Sky: Would You Step Out Into Space?
Imagines what it is like to travel to space and what you can see through the window of a spacecraft. Book includes audio narration in 14 additional languages with text in English.