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NASA

Nasa: Robotics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Contains information about how to program a robot and how space exploration benefits from robotics technology.
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BBC

Bbc Newsround: Nasa Tests Out New Robot for Mars

For Students 1st - 5th
Brief article and video report on a humanoid robot NASA is testing for a mission to Mars.
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NASA

Nasa: Great Images in Nasa

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating collection of images from NASA, chosen for their historical or aesthetic significance. Images are searchable by subject, by NASA center, and by keyword, and each is available in three sizes. With links to more information...
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NASA

Nasa Human Research Program: 21st Century Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th
This NASA research program allows students to explore space topics using science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills. Find twelve themes to investigate through video, song, and animation. Also find links to other NASA projects.
Interactive
NASA

Nasa: Space Place: Dsn Uplink Downlink: A Dsn Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use big antennas to send information to and receive information from NASA's robotic explorers in the solar system and beyond.
Handout
NASA

Nasa: Solar System Exploration: The Robotic Exploration of Space

For Students 9th - 10th
Discover the evolution of robotic exploration of space during the first half of the twentieth century through narrative and images.
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NASA

Nasa: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology is "the lead US center for robotic exploration of the solar system."
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NASA

Nasa: Lunar Nautics: Design Mission to Live & Work on Moon Educator Guide

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This guide provides students the opportunity to simulate working at an aerospace company. Activities include designing a lunar lander and robot, building spacecraft, and much more.
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NASA

Nasa: Learn About Me: Curiosity

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn about the robot that is exploring Mars to see if the planet could supported microbes with this interactive site. Students investigate the parts of the robot by clicking and rotating a picture of the rover.
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NASA

Nasa : Five Things About Nasa's Mars Curiosity Rover

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about the Mars Curiosity Rover, a movable robotic laboratory designed to explore the surface of Mars.
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NASA

Nasa: Station Spacewalk Game

For Students 9th - 10th
[Requires Unity Web Player Plug-in] You have the thrilling job of conducting NASA repair work on the International Space Station. However, first, explore the spaceship and learn critical jobs to help power up the space station so that it...
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NASA

Nasa: Follow Your Curiosity: How Do I Land?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Understand each step as the Curiosity landed with this animation. The animation shows the entry, descent, and landing of the robot on Mars.
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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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Harvard University

Micro Observatory Robotic Telescope Network: Explore the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
This website introduces you to the MicroObservatory Robotic Telescope Network operated by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Links and resources for both teachers and students are included.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mission to Mars

For Teachers 6th - 8th
The Mission to Mars curricular unit introduces students to Mars-the Red Planet. Students discover why scientists are so interested in studying this mysterious planet. Many interesting facts about Mars are revealed, and the history of...
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NASA

Nasa: The Jpl Aerobot

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an overview of the JPL Aerobot and other autonomy technologies that are being developed by NASA.
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PBS

Pbs: Nova: Anatomy of a Space Rover

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a closer look at the space robots Spirit and Opportunity, and their scientific instruments used for exploring the surface of Mars.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Rock Around the World

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Classes from around the country collect rock samples and send them in to be analyzed by NASA scientists.