Space And Astronomy Resources

Lesson Plans And Teaching Activities

Living in Space Activities. A collection of lessons on space survival.

Spacelink Instructional Materials. Contains a plethora of teaching resources including lesson plans.

Online from Jupiter. An assortment of teaching resources on the spacecraft Galileo's probe to Jupiter, including classroom activities, lesson plans, biographical sketches, and photos.

Online from Jupiter: Resources for Learning. Contains curriculum materials such as activities (crosword puzzle and Jupiter quiz with answers), lessons, 20 slides, posters,videos,and related books and music. Order information is given for purchasing the slides and the videos.

K-8 Educational Programs. Includes a variety of lesson/activities for space and earth sciences from the Goddard Space Center.

TRC Activities. A series of hands-on classroom activities on rockets such as soda pop can engine and antacid tablet race.

Galileo's Educational Resources. Posters and activities for learning about Jupiter, including a classroom project for making a scale model of the Jovian system.

Teaching Resource Center. JPL's Center for a variety of free instructional materials. Phone (818) 354-6916 for ordering information.

TRC Videotape Collections. More than 50 free videotapes of the JPL/NASA space exploits. Ordering information is given.

JPL Classroom Activities. Contains lesson plans and activities for earth and space science.

Rocket Science. Information, plans and procedures for building a model rocket.

Lesson Plan: The Impact of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. A guided-research project in which students use internet resources to learn about the Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 exploding into Jupiter.

Selected NASA Resources

NSSDC Photo Gallery. Spectacular photos of planets, asteroids, and galaxies from the National Space Science Data Center.

Welcome to the Planets. Click on a planet to learn all about it.

Jim Lovell: an Astronaut's Story. An in-depth look at the Jim Lovell's life (the famous Apollo 13 astronaut) as well as many space resources.

Orbital Space Settlements. Resources and the basics for living in "outer" space. In the section, Other Sites of Interest , visit "Space FAQ" and then click on "Planetary Probe History" for a chronology of space exploration.

The NASA Homepage. A compendium of links to "NASA Centers", picture "Gallery", "Space Science", and numerous other sites.

Kennedy Space Center. Links to NASA resources and its space activities.

The Internet in the Classroom. Contains links to online NASA interactive projects, NASA online resources, grant information, and other NASA resources.

Goddard Space Flight Center A repository of resources for the NASA/Goddard Center.

Space Science Education. Information and resources from the NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.

TOMS Volcanic SO2 Home Page. Satellite pictures of earthly volcanic eruptions from NASA/Goddard Center.

Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX). Involves students in exchanging questions and answers with astronauts on orbit.

The Space Educators' Handbook. JSC multimedia presentation in which students can learn about NASA, space science, and other topics. Order information is given for the Hypercard 2.1 disks.

The Challenger Accident. Information, pictures, and links about this 1/28/1986 tragedy.

Astronomy Pictures. An assortment of NASA pictures.

U.S. Space Camp. Information and descriptions of the four K-6 space camps. Call 1-(800)-63 SPACE for further information.

Ames Aerospace Encounter. Take your class to this NASA Center where the kids become astronauts, have first-hand experiences learning about earth and space sciences, and aeronautics. Information for scheduling this fantastic field trip is given. .

Spacelink. Includes links to NASA's instructional materials and projects, Spacelink hot topics, and many other NASA resources.

Additional NASA Resources. Contains links to its centers, its education and initiatives, and its other resources.

The JPL Homepage Directory. A compendium of links to more than 50 JPL home pages, the latest news on Galileo on Jupiter, JPL/NASA missions, image /information archives, and other related sites.

Comet Shoemaker-Levy Collision with Jupiter. Information and photos of the first observed collision of two heavenly bodies and its spectacular impact on the Jovian atmosphere.

Project Galileo: Bringing Jupiter to Earth. Loaded with sites and resources for the Galileo spacecraft mission to Jupiter.

Destination Earth. Destination Earth is a NASA program to study the global environmental changes.

NASA Space Shuttle Launches. A variety of information about past, present, and future shuttle launches from Kennedy Space Center.

The NASA Shuttle Archives. Information and pictures about past, present, and future shuttle missions..

HST Pictures and Press releases. Hubble Space Telescope's most spectacular pictures of celestical objects, including their brief descriptions.

STSci/HST Public Outreach Office. Contains educational information and resources about space and the Hubble telescopes.

NASA Hotlist. A collection of links to NASA sites.

Space Science Hotlist. A long list of NASA sites, including those for the solar system, space pictures,teacher resources, and many other sites.

Planetary Resources

University of Arizona SEDS.

SEDS Home Page. Loaded with information, resources, and beautiful pictures about astronomy.

An Overview of Our Solar System. Descriptions and pictures of the the planets and other bodies in our solar system.

The Nine Planets. A multimedia tour of our solar system.

The Galaxy Page. Links to a variety of astronomy and space science topics.

Space Glossary. A list of technical terms arranged in alphabetical order.

Stars and Galaxies. A presentation of our universe through a telescope.

Solar System Live. Information and pictures about our solar system presented in clear terms.

CCD Images of Galaxies. A photo collection of galaxies and educational resources.

Center for Earth and Planetary Studies (CEPS). Loaded with brilliant photos of planets and photos of NASA's space program from the National Air and Space Museum.

Comets and Meteor Showers. Contains information and pictures of comets and meteors.

A Brief Tour of Our Universe. A pictorial, sequential trip into our solar system.

Planetary Society. Links to resources about space exploration.

The Henrietta Leavitt Space Theater. The first online planetarium offering a virtual space show.

Planetaria. A list of online planetariums. See also the "Lock Noss" site.

Space Resources. A well-organized list of space resources.

Space and Astro Resources. A big repository of space and astronomy sites.

Hotlist: Space Science. A wide assortment of links to space science and astronomy.

Views of the Solar System. Pictures, information, and resources about our solar system.

The Space Space. CBS's home page for the latest/future space news and astronomy sites.

What's New in the World of Science. News and interviews about exploring space.

Ask-an-Astronomer. An astronomy expert answers hundreds of questions arranged by topic. You can submit your own question to be answered

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