Individuals design and build a set of shock absorbers to protect their astronauts when they land. Using a limited amount of supplies, pupils build a system that will keep two large marshmallows from flying out of a cup when it lands...

The carbon cycle isn't a bike which produces carbon and this lesson explains why. Through reading and discussion, groups of pupils create visual explanations of the four parts of the carbon dioxide oxygen cycle. Activities...

Here is your go-to student resource on primary geography concepts, including facts about the surface of the earth and its hemispheres, latitude and longitude, globes, types of maps, and identifying continents and oceans.

The lesson allows young scientists to use lasers and mirrors to study reflected light. A reading passage and homework question assess learning, while additional material introduces extension activities. 

Getting the right measurements can save a lot of time and money in the real world. Learners are introduced to unit conversion and how to accurately go from one unit to another. The first pages are notes and then the packet finishes with...

Don't let the teenagers in your class begin their life without a plan. A brief but inclusive booklet takes high schoolers thorough various aspects of their lives, including financial literacy, vaccinations, and sexual health, and lets...

This site provides biographical information on all NASA astronauts and many Russian Cosmonauts.

This site covers the fascinating career of astronaut Roberta Bondar.

Kids learn about the astronauts who travel and explore outer space including spacesuits, fun facts, and famous adventurers like Buzz Aldrin, Yuri Gagarin, and Sally Ride.

Read biographical facts about this Spanish-born astronaut who is the veteran of three space flights including the Columbia, the Discovery, and the Endeavour.

This is the biography for the former NASA astronaut and Costa Rican native Franklin R. Chang-Diaz.

Biographical data from the Johnson Space Center on astronaut Story Musgrave (M.D.).

A biography of Walter Cunningham, a NASA astronaut from Texas.

The numerous accomplishments of astronaut/aquanaut Scott Carpenter are discussed in this biography. The biography details his work with NASA and the U.S. Navy and discusses his life after retirement.

Official NASA biography of astronaut, Mae C. Jemison, the first African American woman admitted into the astronaut training program.

Official NASA biography of astronaut, Michael Collins, who served on the Gemini 10 and Apollo 11 space missions.

Official NASA biography of astronaut, Edward H. White II, killed in the Apollo spacecraft flash fire during a launch pad test in 1967.

Extensive biographical information with personal data, education, special honors, aviation experience, NASA experience and space flight experience.

Biographical information with personal data, education, organizations, special honors, aviation experience, and NASA experience.

A profile of former astronaut Gordon Cooper details his education and pre-NASA career, his accomplishments with NASA, and his numerous achievements in the business world.

Sally K. Ride, native Californian, is featured in this biography. Ride is known for being a woman pioneer in the U.S. Space program, but she has been a strong supporter of STEM education for girls and young women as well.

Johnson Space Center provides biographical data on Guion S. Bluford Jr. Information on his education, interest, special honors, and experience is included.

Astronaut Mae Jemison became the first African American woman to travel in space.

Hands-on challenge to build a shock-absorbing system that will protect astronauts when they land on the moon. Provides full list of materials with ideas on how to design, build, test, evaluate, and redesign it if necessary. Activity...