ClassFlow
Class Flow: History of Space Travel
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart presents an introduction to space travel from Sputnik to ISS. It is full of vintage photos that take you back in time and space.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: History of Space Travel
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a brief history of space travel including a simple timeline.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Link Between Arctic Sea Ice and Solar Radiation Absorbed
The Arctic plays an important role in regulating Earth's climate. The region reflects much of the Sun's energy and helps keep the planet cool. Data collected by NASA have revealed that sea ice in the Arctic has steadily declined over the...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: The Transit of Venus
When Venus comes directly between the Earth and the Sun, it is called a transit. During the transit, the planet Venus blocks out a portion of the Sun's image, appearing as a black dot on the face of the Sun. Over time, the black dot...
Curated OER
Photojournal
This NASA site provides access to publicly released images from various Solar System exploration programs.
NASA
Planetary Geodynamics Laboratory: Ocean Tides and the Earth's Rotation
An explanation of the effect that the tides have on the Earth's rotation.
NASA
Solar System Exploration: Missions to Neptune Voyager 2
Only one spacecraft has visited the most distant gas planet, Neptune. This resource provides information about the findings of the Voyager 2 spacecraft's mission to Neptune.
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Nasa: Welcome to the Planets the Voyagers 1 & 2
This web page contains information and images on the pretesting, space simulation, and launch of Voyager I and Voyager II.
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Nasa: Welcome to the Planets the Voyagers 1 & 2
This web page contains information and images on the pretesting, space simulation, and launch of Voyager I and Voyager II.
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Nasa: Welcome to the Planets the Voyagers 1 & 2
This web page contains information and images on the pretesting, space simulation, and launch of Voyager I and Voyager II.
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Nasa: Welcome to the Planets the Voyagers 1 & 2
This web page contains information and images on the pretesting, space simulation, and launch of Voyager I and Voyager II.
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Nasa: Welcome to the Planets the Voyagers 1 & 2
This web page contains information and images on the pretesting, space simulation, and launch of Voyager I and Voyager II.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Planetary Paparazzo
Discusses the information from the NASA spacecraft Messenger as it orbits Mercury and transmits photographs of the planet's surface to Earth.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Come on Over Rover
Have you ever wondered why it takes such a long period of time for NASA to build space exploration equipment? What is involved in manufacturing and building a rover for the Red Planet? During this lesson, learners will discover the...
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Top 5 Amazing Space Discoveries
Read about some of the most important space discoveries in recent times.
Space Telescope Science Institute
Hubblesite: Movie of Neptune's Rotation and Weather
This site from Hubblesite provides information on the Hubble Telescope. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has been used to assemble a time-lapse color movie showing a full 16-hour rotation of the distant planet, Neptune.
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Earth
An outstanding collection of NASA space images, with images of all of the planets and many smaller bodies as well. Click on an image to read an explanation of it.
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Mars
An outstanding collection of NASA space images, with images of all of the planets and many smaller bodies as well. Click on an image to read an explanation of it.
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Jupiter
An outstanding collection of NASA space images, with images of all of the planets and many smaller bodies as well. Click on an image to read an explanation of it.
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Uranus
An outstanding collection of NASA space images, with images of all of the planets and many smaller bodies as well. Click on an image to read an explanation of it.
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Neptune
An outstanding collection of NASA space images, with images of all of the planets and many smaller bodies as well. Click on an image to read an explanation of it.
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Mariner 10
View photographs of space craft and read about their assembly, launching, and where they went.
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Viking 1 and 2
View photographs of space craft and read about their assembly, launching, and where they went.
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Voyager 1 and 2
View photographs of space craft and read about their assembly, launching, and where they went.