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NASA

Nasa: Educator Features and Articles

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
K-12 educational articles, lesson plans, and other teaching materials on current NASA projects that meet national education standards. NASA generates awareness of students' interest in space, science, mathematics, geography, and...
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NASA

Nasa: Educator Features and Articles

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
K-12 educational articles, lesson plans, and other teaching materials on current NASA projects that meet national education standards. NASA generates awareness of students' interest in space, science, mathematics, geography, and...
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Icarito: La Llegada Del Hombre a La Luna

For Students 3rd - 8th
A short article about early space exploration and Neil Armstrong's first steps on the moon. In Spanish.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Just Passing Through

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson helps students explore the functions of the kidney and its place in the urinary system. Students learn how engineers design instruments to help people when kidneys are not functioning properly or when environmental conditions...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Life in Space: The International Space Station

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the International Space Station (ISS) with information about its structure, operation and key experiments. The ISS itself is an experiment in international cooperation to explore the potential for humans to...
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U.s. Space and Rocket Center: About Space Camp

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the history of the original space camp at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Find out the lasting impact of space camp on alumni who attended this camp as children.
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American National Biography: Project Apollo Crew

For Students 9th - 10th
This site details the lives of the project Apollo crew, as well as the mishap which resulted in their death.
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Nine Planets

The Nine Planets: An Overview of the Solar System

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of each of the planets and moons in the solar system.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubblesite: News Center Release Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Hubblesite has a very long list of Hubble Space Telescope Images listed by subject. General categories of subjects include Solar System, Stars, Nebulae, Star Clusters, Novae, Supernovae, Stellar evolutionn, Galaxies, and...
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Read Works

Read Works: Mission to Mars

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A literary text about a husband and wife who journey together to Mars. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: Nj Physics Professor Has the 'Right Stuff'

For Teachers 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] A biographical text about Dr. Greg Olsen, the third private citizen to travel to outer space. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works

Read Works: A Final Journey

For Teachers 3rd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about improvements made to the Hubble telescope. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Space.com

Space.com: Space Views

For Students 9th - 10th
Zoom in on everything from distant galaxies to the Earth's most interesting places! See the Pyramids, London, Hoover Dam, and more. Check for bald spots on the heads of the presidents at Mt. Rushmore. See how much the polar ice caps on...
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Neil Armstrong

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is the official NASA site that details Neil Armstrong's life and accomplishments. Includes movies about his first steps on the Moon.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Solar System Images

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of clickable images of objects in the Solar System from the Hubble telescope that includes the following: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Jupiter's satellites, Saturn, Saturn's rings and satellites, Uranus, Uranus' rings and satellites,...
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Hubble Site: Way Out!

For Students 9th - 10th
Can you help a cow plot a path out of the Milky Way? This hilarious space game is for all ages and is offered by HubbleSite. Users may pick their level of expertise and can choose from novice, pretty smart about space, or an astrobrainiac.
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CNN

Cnn: Alan Shepard Was a "Pretty Cool Customer" July 22,1998

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography and obituary of Alan B. Shepard. He was America's first space traveler. This site has links to related sites about Shepard and the early days of the space program.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Johnson's Task, Unify Space Program

For Students 3rd - 8th
Russia was ahead in the "space race" in 1961. In this article, the Library of Congress discusses how President Kennedy assigned Lyndon Johnson the task of uniting the different parts of the U.S. space program into NASA.
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Hong Kong Space Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
Besides an introduction to exhibitions and events at the museum, the site provides a guide to stargazing, an astronomy FAQ, space news, virtual tours (see site map) and research resources (including Chinese-English star and constellation...
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A&E Television

History.com: Challenger Explosion: How Groupthink and Other Causes Led to the Tragedy

For Students 9th - 10th
Seven lives were lost as communications failed in the face of public pressure to proceed with the launch despite dangerously cold conditions. January 28, 1986, The sun had been up for less than an hour and air temperatures were a few...
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Curated OER

Mourning the Astronauts

For Students 9th - 10th
The New York Times website provides extensive coverage of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. Here you can read an archive of news articles related to the disaster, and check out photo galleries and interactive features.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Space Travel

For Students 9th - 10th
Students are asked to explain why the astronauts in the video are floating and what problems this phenomenon creates for people that travel in space.
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US National Archives

Nara: American Originals: President Nixon's Resignation Letter

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a short site that highlights the diary of Nixon on July 20, 1969, the day of the historic moon walk. There's also a picture of Nixon talking to the Apollo II astronauts while they are on the moon.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Glenn

For Students 9th - 10th
An open-source encyclopedic site containing the biography of astronaut John Glenn discusses his many accomplishments and contributions to the space program.

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