Curated OER
Lesson 2: Maine's Merchant Marines
Students simulate the quarters aboard a ship. They write a letter to Joanna Colcord or Alice Drinkwater that shows an understanding of the experience of being aboard ship, and asks further historical questions about the experience.
Curated OER
Cloze Exercise: Romulus and Remus
In this cloze exercise learning exercise, students enter words in the boxes to complete sentences in a paragraph. The paragraph contains the story of Romulus and Remus.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Space Travel (Level 2)
This site has the history of space travel. Includes President Kennedy's speeches on the Apollo program that can be downloaded. Many graphics, and a very complete history of space travel with links to more detailed information.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The History of Space Exploration
For this lesson learners develop a time line of important events in relation to space exploration.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Space Travel (Level 1)
Learn about the history of space travel. Audio content is included as well as vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Space Exploration Time Line
This site provides a time line of the history of space exploration.
US National Archives
Nara: Space Exploration
A comprehensive timeline of the world's programs exploring space since the mid-1900's.
NASA
Nasa: Human Space Flight
This site provides a wealth of information regarding space exploration. Content includes spaceflight history, real-time data, shuttle information, a gallery of photos, and more information from the NASA archives.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: History of Space Travel
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a brief history of space travel including a simple timeline.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Chronology of Lunar and Planetary Exploration
A detailed chronology of all Russian and American attempts at lunar and planetary exploration. Contains links to each individual spacecraft.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Challenging the Space Frontier
This Scholastic website offers information about space exploration. Use this site to learn about specific missions like the Friendship, Apollo 11, and STS 7. Also Dr. Mae Jemison is featured and interviewed.
US National Archives
Docsteach: Apollo Soyuz: Space Age Detente
In July 1975, the first joint Soviet-American spacecraft docking took place. In this activity, students will analyze the way that government officials in both the United States and the Soviet Union valued space exploration for more than...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Astronomy for Kids: Space Exploration Timeline
Kids learn about the timeline of the history of space exploration including early astronomy, astronauts, spacecraft, planets, and the Moon.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: History of Space Travel
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents an introduction to space travel from Sputnik to ISS. It is full of vintage photos that take you back in time and space.
Digital Public Library of America
Dpla: Women in Science: Space Exploration
Through primary source documents, discover the history of NASA's "human computers," early aerospace industry pioneers, and the struggle for American women to be allowed into the astronaut program.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Liftoff Into Space
Students learn about the history of space exploration and what is happening in the current space program.
Other
British National Space Centre: Space Exploration
A resource on space exploration offering information on unmanned and manned missions as well as on each planet of the solar system and what we have learned about them in recent history.
NASA
Nasa: History Timelines
This site from NASA contains a directory of timelines related to NASA exploration and history. A valuable resource.
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]
NASA
Nasa: Solar System Exploration: The Robotic Exploration of Space
Discover the evolution of robotic exploration of space during the first half of the twentieth century through narrative and images.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Space Travel Guide
What makes science fiction so exciting? Read some examples of the genre and then create your own science fiction story about space travel. Use the supplied "travel guide" to generate ideas and structure your plot.
National Earth Science Teachers Association
Windows to the Universe: History & People
Biographies of people throughout history who looked at the sky and wondered what was there. Links to a detailed description of the planets and interactive activities.
Smithsonian Institution
National Air and Space Museum: Exploring the Planets: Early Discovery
This section of the exhibition gives the history of the discovery and study of space starting with the Greeks and Romans through to the early 1900's.
NASA
Nasa: Exploration: Then and Now: Nasa and Jamestown Education Module
This small collection of lesson plans introduces students to exploration by comparing the settlement of Jamestown to space missions. Find background information and links to other lesson plans.