European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Esa Kids
Multilingual site with articles, news. images, games, and activities about the universe, life in space, the Earth, space exploration, and related topics.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Outer Planets
Students explore the outermost planets of our solar system: Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They also learn about characteristics of Pluto and its interactions with Neptune. Students learn a little about the history of space travel as well...
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Professor Starr's Dream Trip
Discover how NASA's New Millennium Program makes scientist's dreams about space exploration come true. Turn the pages with your mouse!
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Robots in Space
During this lesson students learn the history of robotics in space exploration. They use their creativity to develop a robot. They learn about different career opportunities by communicating with robot specialists at the Johnson Space...
Views of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System: The Solar System
Explore the solar system through this site that includes vivid multimedia resources. Learn the latest scientific discoveries, the history of space exploration, and much more. Site includes videos, graphics, articles, and photographs.
Other
Icarito: La Llegada Del Hombre a La Luna
A short article about early space exploration and Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon. In Spanish.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: 3,2,1 Spinoff
As part of the study of Space, the students will do research on and create a podcast/vodcast about spinoffs developed from space exploration. In groups, students will use various websites to acquire information about technological...
PBS
Pbs American Experience: The Women Who Brought Us the Moon
Thousands of women began their careers at NASA as computers, before the advent of electronic machines. A diverse and potent force in space exploration, their calculations were ultimately responsible for sending astronauts to the moon.
NASA
Nasa: Solar System Exploration
A website with various activities for different grade levels covering the subject of space exploration. Activities include building your own solar system, coloring pages, making models, and even a solar system cookbook.
NASA
Nasa: History Timelines
This site from NASA contains a directory of timelines related to NASA exploration and history. A valuable resource.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Apollo 13
This site contains facts and images pertaining to the crew, spacecraft, and mission of Apollo 13.
NASA
Nasa: 21st Century Explorer
This is a standards-based program follows that provides content on what astronauts eat, how bodies change in space, and how imagination would help you to become a space explorer. Teacher and student educational resources, glossary, books...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Who Won the Space Race?
Jeff Steers describes the history and benefits of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. [4:47]
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Aurora Exploration Programme: Exo Mars
This is an excellent account of the first mission to be looked at by the European Space Agency. They are trying to look at the biological aspects of Mars in order to prepare for future missions to the red planet. The resource is...
NASA
Nasa: Space Place: All About Comets
Learn about comets: Where do comets come from? What brings comets near Earth? What makes comets look fuzzy? What do comets look like up close? What's inside a comet? Why do comets have tails?
European Space Agency
European Space Agency: Aurora Exploration Programme
This is an enlightening look at the European Space Agency's new project to explore the universe with futuristic technology. See what they have accomplished and what they plan to do next via articles and a multimedia gallery that contains...
Other
Jules Verne Voyager: Solar System Portal
Take a look at the inner solar system, outer solar system and trans-Neptunian objects mapped in this portal. Explorers will find images from findings of space missions.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Dr. Sally Ride
Here you can learn all about Sally Ride, the first American woman to orbit Earth. Also, learn a fun trivia fact about Sally Ride!
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Lisa Space Mission Gives Humans a Sixth Sense
This resource explains NASA's plan to engineer a space probe that could measure the gravitational waves that Einstein predicted exist in space. Learn more about this space probe named LISA. There is also a crossword to check your...
NASA
Nasa: The Space Place: Lisa Space Mission Gives Humans a Sixth Sense
This site explains NASA's plan to engineer a space probe that could measure the gravitational waves that Einstein predicted exist in space. Learn more about this space probe named LISA. There is also a crossword to check your...
Other
Space Exploration: History
Here is an article explaining how the Skylab idea and program came about.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Amazing Space: Mission Mastermind
This site is provided for by Amazing Science. "NASA needs your help in planning a Hubble Servicing Mission. Join the team!"
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Nasa Timeline
This interesting NASA timeline provides the dates and facts about the important events and people involved in space exploration in the United States.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Solar System Jeopardy
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a quiz with mostly multiple choice questions specific to planets, comets, space travel, and our moon.