This unit of study explores the International Space Station through STEM experiences in space science education. Young scholars become a spacecraft crew and launch from Earth to discover how microgravity affects the orbit of the...

NASA's space science site for kids - en Espanol. Features a wide range of activities, including games, projects, animations, and more. Also contains useful information on basic physics, chemistry, and other natural sciences, offering...

NASA offers games, animations, and projects to help kids explore earth, space, and technology.

Ever wonder what the weather is like on other planets besides Earth? This resource explores the extreme weather that occurs on other planets.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about outer space. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This complete resource will help students to improve their understand of space exploration. Includes images of the universe, galaxies, stars and planets.

Article reports on the recent discovery that many suns in the universe host "Earth-like" planets. Includes a vocabularly list.

Students perform many inquiry activities related to Earth's orbit. Included are recording daily temperatures, observing the sun's path over several weeks, tracking sunrise and sunset times, and angle of sunlight. Diagrams make lessons...

3-D Data from ICESat: Orbiting the Earth at nearly 17,000 miles per hour, NASA's Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) is collecting spectacular new three-dimensional measurements of the Earth's surface and atmosphere.

The story of the universe is told in this engaging site by the European Space Agency. The history of European space science is timelined with dates ranging from 1066 to present day. The birth of galaxies, the big bang, and the beginnings...

Students are introduced to the International Space Station (ISS) with information about its structure, operation and key experiments. The ISS itself is an experiment in international cooperation to explore the potential for humans to...

Multilingual site with articles, news. images, games, and activities about the universe, life in space, the Earth, space exploration, and related topics.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction passage describes the time period when dinosaurs were still living on earth and describes the event that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.This passage is a stand-alone curricular...

Identify the planets in our solar system and discover how much you weigh on another planet with these space interactives.

Use the sun's energy to cook an egg? Design, build and test a solar oven. Activity gives a procedure to build oven as well as questions to answer. Questions can be saved and graded by instructor.

Your science fair project may do one of three things: test an idea (hypothesis), answer a question, and/or show how nature works. Learn the steps involved in a project and get some great topic ideas.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about a skin fungus causing the harlequin frog species to become endangered. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in classifying and categorizing.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students read about rebuilding after a disaster. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in comparing and contrasting.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage shares the devastating effects from a volcanic eruption in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential...

Students can see actual photos of a space shuttle launching from earth as well as the people who now could go because of technology. Learn about some of the equipment and vehicles used to make it happen.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction piece includes information about the world's water shortage. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes...

This site from NASA's Space Place is geared towards early elementary learners. It offers detailed instructions for crafts and activities related to space, games and a teacher resource area. Students can also ask an expert at this site.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Mount Everest. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Rocky Mountains. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.