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Digital Library for Earth System Education
This site from Digital Library for Earth System Education provides materials for students and teachers on a huge array of topics. Search site by topic, grade level, and desired output (such as lesson plan, case study, assessment or...
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Ncesse: Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
A competition for students in Grades 5 and up, in which they design an experiment that would fly in space under conditions of microgravity. Winners in local competitions are chosen to submit their designs for inclusion in a...
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: Project Mohole
Project Mohole was "the earth sciences' answer to the space program," a project to gain information about the Earth by drilling a hole through the Earth's crust to the Mohorovicic Discontinuity (Moho). This website gives a history of the...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Star Power Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide summarizes key points about the energy in stars. Includes a few questions to check for understanding.
PBS
Inspired by Science Fiction
As far back as Ancient Greece, people have dreamed about living in space. This resource describes how space station science fiction of the past led to the development of today's space stations.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Space Telescope Science Institute: Hubble Space Telescope
Find out how astronomers are conducting extensive observations to estimate how many planets in our Milky Way galaxy might be potential abodes for life.