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Alabama Learning Exchange

The History of Space Exploration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars research and identify important events in the history of space exploration. They work in groups of three to four in order to research an important astronaut and record their finding on a poster board and present to the class.
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Curated OER

Space Travel Timeline

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners use the Internet to find events in space history to include in a timeline. They recognize the cause and effect relationships between events that happened in the exploration of space. They see how to use the TimeLiner software.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Liftoff Into Space

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore the history of space exploration. In this history of space exploration lesson, students create a timeline of space exploration. Students watch a space video and discuss important events. Students research space...
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Curated OER

Milestones in Human Spaceflight

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars investigate the history and goals of NASA and human spaceflight. In this space science lesson plan, students answer questions about one of seven manned space programs and print pictures from the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

History of Flight Timeline Activity

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Scholars are introduced to the significant events that led to the development of today's modern forms of air travel. They create a timeline to identify the vital events that are related to man's flight. In addition, they research various...
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Curated OER

History of Flight Timeline

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners research flight timelines and record their findings. In this flight lesson plan, students brainstorm with a KWL chart on what they want to learn about the history of flight. They then make a timeline of their findings, and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Where Now Man Has Gone Before

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the Apollo lunar landings and past theories about the creation and structure of the Earth's Moon as a springboard for investigating missions and milestones in space exploration since the creation of NASA in 1958.
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Curated OER

Out of This World

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students take a mission to Mars. In this space science instructional activity, students listen a lecture about space travel to Mars and the planet itself. Students then create timelines of exploration and write poetry about...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Coronal Mass Ejections

For Students 9th - 12th
In this coronal mass ejections worksheet, high schoolers observe a time line of events that took place during a solar storm. Students use the time line to answer 3 questions about the solar storm and the time it took to reach Earth. High...
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Curated OER

John Muir - Around the World in 76 Years

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders create timelines of John Muir's life while playing a game based on John Muir's travels. They discover that John Muir traveled around the world to compare and contrast natural phenomena and to speak out about preserving...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Space Exploration Time Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a time line of the history of space exploration.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: The History of Space Exploration

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson students develop a time line of important events in relation to space exploration.
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NASA

Nasa: History Timelines

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA contains a directory of timelines related to NASA exploration and history. A valuable resource.
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University of Arizona

Nasa: The History of Mars Exploration

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the time line from 1960 to the 2000s about Mars Missions. Choose from news, explorations, blogs, gallery, and missions to learn more about Mars exploration.