Handout
NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Magellan Mission to Venus

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed information about the Magellan Mission to Venus with images of major surface features and two images of the spacecraft.
Handout
NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Phobos Project

For Students 9th - 10th
Information on the failed Russian missions to Mars. Though both failed to complete their missions, much was learned about the solar system and new technology.
Website
NASA

Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Galileo Experiments and Data at Nssdc

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA describes each of the experiments aboard Galileo and gives the data for each.
Website
Other

I*earn (International Education and Resource Network)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This nonprofit organization creates structured projects that facilitate engaged learning and youth making a difference on an International scale. Project areas include interdisciplinary topics such as the environment/science,...
Article
Other

Kwasi: 7 Futuristic Predictions From 1968 That Came True

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1968, a science fiction writer named James R. Berry wrote an article entitled '40 Years in the Future' for the magazine Mechanix Illustrated. It was his futuristic vision of the 21st Century. Berry's predictions of a world featuring...
Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: Kepler: A Search for Habitable Planets: Transit Tracks

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Classroom lesson for teaching astronomy uses PowerPoint presentations and illustrations of Kepler's light curves used to discover planets.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Extrasolar Planets: Physics and Detection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A university-level course that examines the atmospheres and interiors of extrasolar planets, or exoplanets. The course also looks at the search for planets that could support life. Includes lecture notes and assignments.
Website
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Petrology

For Students 9th - 10th
A review, including notes and labs, of a Petrology course provided b MIT. Petrology is the study of the history and chemical make up of rocks.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Hands on Astronomy: Observing Stars and Planets

For Students 9th - 10th
A university-level course in basic observational procedures in astronomy. Covers how to use a telescope, and includes lecture notes.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Structure of Earth Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
A college course featuring mineral image galleries, labs, and instructor's notes on the topics of crystalline structure, crystal chemistry, and bonding in rock-forming minerals.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Gps: Where Are You?

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic course from MIT on how a Global Positioning System(GPS)works, and the many new applications for using it. Includes lecture notes and assignments.