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Image of Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Images of Mercury taken by Mariner 10. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files. Text link provides detailed background information about the mission and its objectives.
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Image of Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Images of Mercury taken by Mariner 10. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files. Text link provides detailed background information about the mission and its objectives.
Graphic
Curated OER

Image of Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Images of Mercury taken by Mariner 10. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files. Text link provides detailed background information about the mission and its objectives.
Graphic
Curated OER

Image of Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Images of Mercury taken by Mariner 10. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files. Text link provides detailed background information about the mission and its objectives.
Graphic
Curated OER

Image of Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Images of Mercury taken by Mariner 10. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files. Text link provides detailed background information about the mission and its objectives.
Graphic
Curated OER

Image of Mercury

For Students 9th - 10th
Images of Mercury taken by Mariner 10. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files. Text link provides detailed background information about the mission and its objectives.
Primary
NASA

Nasa: Suiting Up for Space

For Students 9th - 10th
Suiting up for Space describes some of the events surrounding the development of the Mercury Program generation space suit. Historical information and some of the details of suit construction are included. An extensive bibliography is...
Primary
NASA

Nasa: Shepard's Ride

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the flight of the first American to travel into space aboard the Freedom 7 Mercury spacecraft in 1961.
Article
National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Enfermedades Provocados Por El Ambiente De a a Z

For Students 3rd - 8th
An A to Z list of illnesses and disorders caused by environmental factors, e.g., asthma, allergies, mercury poisoning, cancer and others. Each is listed with a short, one paragraph overview of the condition and causes.
Website
Other

Greek Mythology Link: Hermes

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Author Carlos Parada produces this detailed site about Hermes (Roman name "Mercury"), including quotations from literary works, images of Hermes in art, a chart of family relationships, and an extensive bibliography.
Website
NASA

Nasa: "The Slayton Case"

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a description of the circumstances and events surrounding his grounding from space flight during the Mercury and Gemini Programs.
Primary
NASA

Nasa: Briefing the Briefers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides detailed information about the successful flight of the Mercury 3, Freedom 7 spacecraft.
Website
NASA

Nasa: Scott Carpenter the Flight of Aurora 7

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the flight of Aurora 7 the second manned orbital flight of a Mercury spacecraft.
Primary
NASA

Nasa: Apollo Crews and Records

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA provides a listing of all Apollo mission primary and back up crews along with the "CapComs" or ground to spacecraft communicatators. The first through seventh astronaut selection groups and a listing of Accumulated...
Handout
Encyclopedia Mythica

Encyclopedia Mythica: Hermes

For Students 9th - 10th
Well-written article tells of several of Hermes' (Roman name "Mercury") feats, including killing Argos.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Our Solar System: Inner Planets

For Students 3rd - 7th
A slideshow and a short multiple-choice quiz on the four inner planets of our solar system, which include Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth.
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury and Psyche

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mercury and Psyche", created by Adriaen De Vries in 1593 (Bronze, height 215 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury Takes Bacchus to Be Brought Up by Nymphs

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mercury Takes Bacchus to be Brought up by Nymphs", created by Laurent De La Hire in 1638 (Oil on canvas, 113 x 135 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury Tying His Sandal

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mercury Tying his Sandal", created by Jean-Baptiste Pigalle in 1744 (Marble, height 58 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury and Paris

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mercury and Paris", created by Donato Creti in 1745 (Oil on canvas, 272 x 176 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury Preparing to Kill Argus

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mercury Preparing to Kill Argus", created by Bertel Thorvaldsen in 1818 (Marble, height 174 cm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury and Psyche

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mercury and Psyche", created by Reinhold Begas in 1857 (Marble).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury and Psyche, Viewed From Three Sides

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mercury and Psyche, viewed from three sides", created by Jan Harmensz Muller from 1594-95 (Engravings, 510 x 270 mm).
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Web Gallery of Art: Mercury, Argus and Io

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Mercury, Argus and Io", created by Jacob Van Campen during the 1630's (Oil on canvas, 204 x 193 cm).

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