Students locate and identify the four major oceans and the seven continents on a world map. They use an unlabeled world map and compass rose to describe relative locations of the continents and oceans.

Learners brainstorm as a class about their role in the local government. In groups, they use various types of media to discover how it is affecting their lives. They choose one issue and state their position to share with the class. To...

Young scholars explore the relationships among the lengths, areas, and volumes of similar solids. They also discover what effect doubling the dimensions of a figure has on the resulting area.

Young scholars explore linear equations. They participate in a simulation to save the International Space Station from intruders. Students create linear equations to save the Space Station from aliens.

Learners examine an article on astronauts training in deep space brine then discuss what they learned.  In this investigative lesson students get into groups and design an exercise that includes isolation, silence and conflict...

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.

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.

Learn how astronauts on the International Space Station are learning to grow their own food in space in order to have fresh vegetables to eat. Includes video.

Dr. Thirsk is scheduled to be a member of Expedition 20 in 2009 to the International Space Station. He will live and work on the ISS for up to six months; an extended stay this is a Canadian first. His duties will include robotic...

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...

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...

Article and video report on astronauts aboard the International Space Station offering their congratulations to the film Gravity for its Oscar success.

Provides 13 awesome facts about the International Space Station.

An image of "Apollo Revealing his Divinity before the Shepherdess Isse", created by Francois Boucher in 1750 (Oil on canvas, 129 x 158 cm).

Web page from the National Space Development Agency of Japan about the Astronaut Training Facility (ATF) for Japanese astronauts preparing for missions on the International Space Station (ISS).The web page is one part of the web site for...

Part of a PBS series about the International Space Station dealing with astronaut training specifically for constructing and operating the station. Links to other sites with lots of information on the International Space Station (ISS).

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.

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...

Julie Payette flew on Space Shuttle Discovery and was the first Canadian to participate in an ISS assembly mission and to board the Space Station. This comprehensive biography describes her professional career.

NASA website with current news of the International Space Station, with links to past articles, operational details, photographs, a virtual tour, and crew biographies.

A section of NASA's site that highlights the science activity taking place on the International Space Station. Read latest news and groundbreaking findings, and also learn about the careful planning and preparation that go into...

This site provides real time data on the current orbital location of the International Space Station. Updated once per minute.

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.

Boeing, the prime contractor for the International Space Station, provides a detailed overview of the station. Content focuses on the assembly sequence, mission modules, components and structure, systems, and the scientific experiments...