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Nasa: What Is a Spacesuit?
This small collection of questions and answers introduces students to spacesuits: what they are, how they help astronauts, and what their important parts are. View two photos, and follow links to FAQs about spacesuit use, construction,...
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Nasa: Earth and Space Science Explorers Poster
This poster of NASA Earth and Space Science Explorers is great for classrooms.
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Nasa: Earth and Space Science Explorers Poster
This poster of NASA Earth and Space Science Explorers is great for classrooms.
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Nasa International Space Station
This impressive overview of the International Space Station contains pictures, video, and other flash animations. Also a great behind the scenes look at various topics on the Space Station.
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Nasa: Goddard Scientific Visualization Studio
This impressive exhibit of images and videos is available to see how NASA uses technology to track the weather. You can search by keyword for more specific images.
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Sci Jinks: Auroras
Put together a planet's atmosphere and a magnetic field and auroras will likely be found. Recognize why these occur and where to find them.
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Nasa: Sci Jinks: Gallery of Clouds
View images of various clouds types and read the descriptions that explain each one.
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Nasa: Sci Jinks: What Can Cause Severe Flooding?
Find out how destructive flooding can be. See some of the results of flooding.
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Sci Jinks: What Is the Coriolis Effect?
A brief description of a strange phenomenon which occurs when different parts of the Earth move at different speeds. How in the world does this happen? What is it called?
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Nasa: Sci Jinks: What's a Derecho?
Learn how the strong winds from a devastating storm called a derecho are different than the winds from a tornado. Discover how big a derecho can be and where they most likely occur.
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Nasa: Sci Jinks: When Disaster Strikes!
Can you survive a disaster? Find out what should be kept in a disaster kit to make sure you are prepared.
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Sci Jinks: What Is El Nino?
The weathermen and women warn of El Nino every so many years. Find out what that actually means.
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Sci Jinks: Sci Jinks: El Nino and Lightning
Scientists have studied the data of lightning over many years. Look at their findings and what differences they observed during El Nino years.
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Sci Jinks: Firestorm
Fire is devastating and spreads quickly. Understand what a firestorm is and how it develops.
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Sci Jinks: Watching Forests From Space
Check out how satellites help scientists study the Earth's forests. What can be learned through these images?
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Sci Jinks: Meet Goes R
A detailed resource identifying the new satellite in the GOES-R series being released in 2016. Find video clips, charts, and comics about it. Know what the satellite will help scientists study from space.
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Sci Jinks: What Is a Heat Wave?
Understand why heatwaves are not just a reason for jumping into a swimming pool. Find tips on how to manage through a heat wave.
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Nasa: Sci Jinks: How Does a Hurricane Form?
This tutorial illustrates how hurricanes form from the moment they begin as a tropical disturbance to the point when they make landfall.
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Sci Jinks: Simulate a Hurricane
Try building a hurricane by selecting specific aspects critical to creating the storm. Take a look at the paths storms take, too.
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Sci Jinks: A Brief History of Lightning Detection
When was the very first lightning bolt detection device used? Find out and discover the evolution of the process.
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Scijinks: Clouds, Water, and Ice
Classroom activities, photographs, and printable posters featuring clouds, water, and ice.
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Scijinks: Tides and Oceans
Discover some interesting facts about tides and oceans and activities which correspond.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Scijinks: Atmosphere
Activity describing how the Earth's atmosphere was formed, why it stays close to the Earth, and why the sky is blue.
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Nasa: Sci Jinks: Why Do Satellites Have Different Orbits?
Learn about two types of satellite orbits and why the difference is needed.