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NASA

Nasa: Human Space Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a wealth of information regarding space exploration. Content includes spaceflight history, real-time data, shuttle information, a gallery of photos, and more information from the NASA archives.
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NASA

Nasa: Marshall Space Flight Center

For Students 9th - 10th
In depth information about news and events happening at the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL. Includes photos and videos of numerous astronomical events.
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NASA

Nasa: Human Spaceflight Gallery Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
Search this NASA gallery database for multimedia resources (images, video, audio) from these NASA space programs: the shuttle missions, the International Space Station, and the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab space missions.
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Other

University of Southern California: Spacewalk

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive game is available for free download. Players are meant to be together in the same vicinity. In the game, players explore the International Space Station and leave it to take a walk in space.
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Other

Nasa: Iss Earth Kam

For Students 9th - 10th
Students get a whole new perspective of the world through images obtained from the International Space Station. Students can even request images to be taken through ISS EarthKAM. Activities and educator guides are provided.
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NASA

Nasa: 3, 2, 1, Liftoff! Educator Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
These activities introduce students to the International Space Station and how rockets were vital to its construction. The provided lessons correlate to all subject areas.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Spiders in Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With the help of videos and photos, students conduct open-ended scientific investigations to discover how gravity and microgravity affect the life cycle and web design of orb-weaver spiders on the International Space Station.
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NASA

Nasa: Multimedia: Three Dimensional Resources: Station Spacewalk Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A game through which students act as astronauts, conducting work on the International Space Station (ISS). Simulations feature footage from actual NASA missions.
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NASA

Nasa: Multimedia: Three Dimensional Resources: Station Spacewalk Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A game through which students act as astronauts, conducting work on the International Space Station (ISS). Simulations feature footage from actual NASA missions.
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NASA

Nasa: The International Space Station: The First Step in Exploration Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site shows a poster of the International Space Stations that can be hung up in classrooms.
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NASA

Nasa: The International Space Station: The First Step in Exploration Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site shows a poster of the International Space Stations that can be hung up in classrooms.
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NASA

Nasa: John F. Kennedy Space Center (Ksc)

For Students 9th - 10th
This exciting site provides a wealth of shuttle information, tours and exhibits at the center, and historical information.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Space Age Living: Building the Iss

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover what the International Space Station is, what it does, who is building it, where it is and the answers to many more ISS questions.
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Other

Nasda:japanese Astronaut Wakata's Training

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the National Space Development Agency of Japan has links to information on the various types of astronaut training experiences connected with the construction of the International Space Station (ISS). Japanese Astronaut...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Satellite Tracker

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use satellite tracking software available on the Internet to monitor a very large satellite, the International Space Station. Using information from this online resource, students predict and graph the motion of the space...
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Seeker

Seeker: Week of 6 16 14: Fly Me to the Moon (For $150 Million)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the possibilities for civilian travel in outer space.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Ants in Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Capture your own ants, build your own inexpensive ant habitat, and compare the communication and exploratory behaviors of pavement ants on Earth to those living on the ISS.
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Astronauts Congratulate Gravity Film From Iss

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Article and video report on astronauts aboard the International Space Station offering their congratulations to the film Gravity for its Oscar success.
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NASA

Nasa: Space Shuttle Overview: Discovery

For Students 9th - 10th
This competent site provides a brief history of Discovery, construction milestones associated with this space shuttle, and information related to upgrades and features.
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PBS

Inspired by Science Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
As far back as Ancient Greece, people have dreamed about living in space. This resource describes how space station science fiction of the past led to the development of today's space stations.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Junk in Space

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that International Space Station used to release its trash into space? There is a lot of junk orbiting around Earth! In this game, you are asked to capture eleven examples of the junk that is floating in space but be careful...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solar System!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
An introduction to our solar system: the planets, our Sun and our Moon. Students begin by learning the history and engineering of space travel. They make simple rockets to acquire a basic understanding Newton's third law of motion. They...
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NASA

Sts 114 Shuttle Mission Imagery

For Students 9th - 10th
It is probably safe to say that this site holds the largest collection of images from the Space Shuttle Discovery's 2005 mission. 625 images in all can be found here as well as a generous description for every image.
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Read Works

Read Works: Objects in Space

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about some of the objects circling the Earth. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.