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PBS

Pbs American Experience: The Women Who Brought Us the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
Thousands of women began their careers at NASA as computers, before the advent of electronic machines. A diverse and potent force in space exploration, their calculations were ultimately responsible for sending astronauts to the moon.
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NASA

Nasa: Solar System Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
A website with various activities for different grade levels covering the subject of space exploration. Activities include building your own solar system, coloring pages, making models, and even a solar system cookbook.
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NASA

Nasa: History Timelines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA contains a directory of timelines related to NASA exploration and history. A valuable resource.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Apollo 13

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains facts and images pertaining to the crew, spacecraft, and mission of Apollo 13.
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NASA

Nasa: 21st Century Explorer

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a standards-based program follows that provides content on what astronauts eat, how bodies change in space, and how imagination would help you to become a space explorer. Teacher and student educational resources, glossary, books...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Who Won the Space Race?

For Students 9th - 10th
Jeff Steers describes the history and benefits of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. [4:47]
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European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Aurora Exploration Programme: Exo Mars

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an excellent account of the first mission to be looked at by the European Space Agency. They are trying to look at the biological aspects of Mars in order to prepare for future missions to the red planet. The resource is...
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NASA

Nasa: Space Place: All About Comets

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about comets: Where do comets come from? What brings comets near Earth? What makes comets look fuzzy? What do comets look like up close? What's inside a comet? Why do comets have tails?
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European Space Agency

European Space Agency: Aurora Exploration Programme

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an enlightening look at the European Space Agency's new project to explore the universe with futuristic technology. See what they have accomplished and what they plan to do next via articles and a multimedia gallery that contains...
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Other

Jules Verne Voyager: Solar System Portal

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the inner solar system, outer solar system and trans-Neptunian objects mapped in this portal. Explorers will find images from findings of space missions.
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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Dr. Sally Ride

For Students 3rd - 5th
Here you can learn all about Sally Ride, the first American woman to orbit Earth. Also, learn a fun trivia fact about Sally Ride!
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NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Lisa Space Mission Gives Humans a Sixth Sense

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explains NASA's plan to engineer a space probe that could measure the gravitational waves that Einstein predicted exist in space. Learn more about this space probe named LISA. There is also a crossword to check your...
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NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: Lisa Space Mission Gives Humans a Sixth Sense

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains NASA's plan to engineer a space probe that could measure the gravitational waves that Einstein predicted exist in space. Learn more about this space probe named LISA. There is also a crossword to check your...
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Other

Space Exploration: History

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is an article explaining how the Skylab idea and program came about.
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Space Telescope Science Institute

Amazing Space: Mission Mastermind

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is provided for by Amazing Science. "NASA needs your help in planning a Hubble Servicing Mission. Join the team!"
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Siteseen

Siteseen: American Historama: Nasa Timeline

For Students 9th - 10th
This interesting NASA timeline provides the dates and facts about the important events and people involved in space exploration in the United States.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Solar System Jeopardy

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart provides a quiz with mostly multiple choice questions specific to planets, comets, space travel, and our moon.
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Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: Physics in Primary Schools

For Students 3rd - 5th
A collection of video lectures created by University of Sheffield to excite young students about topics in physics in elementary school. The course covers topics like forces, gravity, magnets, sound, light, space travel, and the solar...
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Rocket to Take Supplies to Space Station

For Students 3rd - 5th
A Falcon rocket recently launched in Florida that will carry supplies to astronauts in the International Space Station. This articles summarize the significance of this mission and links to other space features.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Sally Ride

For Students 9th - 10th
This biography of Sally Ride describes her selection as mission specialist to the Challenger space shuttle flight, in which she became the first American woman to travel into space.
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NASA

Nasa: Cassini Huygens Mission

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA site surveys the satellite Cassini's mission to Saturn as well as the ejection of the Huygens probe.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Frontiers Decade: Decade in Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Investigate the invention of the Pathfinder rover's landing apparatus by designing, constructing and testing an original model of a bouncing lander. Compete to see which landers work best to keep the cargo from breaking.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Space Math Scale of the Solar System

For Students 6th - 8th
Practice Space Math! Math is the cornerstone of space travel. Familiarize yourself with all the ways math can help you study the solar system. Practice math problems in areas such as speed of light, the distance of planets to the sun,...
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Seeker

Seeker: Discovery Space

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover Space addresses broad range of topics related to space and space exploration. Subscribe to Discovery's space blogs, view a collection of videos, read interviews, and keep up with the latest space-related news and events.

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