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NASA

Kennedy Space Center: Project Mercury: America's First Space Explorers

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes Project Mercury and its goals.
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.
Article
Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Johnson's Task, Unify Space Program

For Students 3rd - 8th
Russia was ahead in the "space race" in 1961. In this article, the Library of Congress discusses how President Kennedy assigned Lyndon Johnson the task of uniting the different parts of the U.S. space program into NASA.
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NASA

Nasa: Cobe: Cosmic Background Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cosmic Background Explorer, or COBE, satellite began its space mission in November of 1989. Its task was to measure radiation levels from the early stages of the universe. This site explains the mission goals, COBE's specialized...
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Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Space Weather Research Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore weather phenomena that occur in space. Topics covered include coronal holes, coronal mass ejections, solar flares, solar wind, the magnetosphere, auroras, and how space weather affects us on Earth.
Activity
Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Milestones of Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
This Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum site tells the history of fight with an easy to use timeline. Also, find out about specific flights in the list of links.
Handout
Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Tips for Microsoft Internet Explorer

For Students 9th - 10th
A listing of various tips that can be used with Microsoft Internet Explorer. Find out ways to work better and more efficiently with this web browser.
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Smithsonian Institution

National Air and Space Museum: Explore the Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource explores the history of the universe and its explorers.
Interactive
Children's Museum

Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Cosmic Quest: Astronomers

For Students 4th - 8th
Explore the achievements of notable astronomers beginning with ancient times through modern space explorers.
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NASA

Nasa: Earth and Space Science Explorers Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This poster of NASA Earth and Space Science Explorers is great for classrooms.
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NASA

Nasa: Earth and Space Science Explorers Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This poster of NASA Earth and Space Science Explorers is great for classrooms.
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NASA

Nasa History in Brief

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the history of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the programs it started.
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Other

Jules Verne Voyager: Solar System Portal

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a look at the inner solar system, outer solar system and trans-Neptunian objects mapped in this portal. Explorers will find images from findings of space missions.
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NASA

Nasa: Nasa's Carl Sagan Fellows to Study Extraterrestrial Worlds

For Students 9th - 10th
NASA announces the new Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration, created to inspire the next generation of explorers seeking to learn more about planets, and possibly life, around other stars.
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Other

Solar and Astrophysics Lab: Trace Analysis Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a detailed overview of the TRACE (Transition Region and Coronal Explorer) satellite mission, data received, details about the instrumentation, and how to interpret the data.
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Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: Race to the Moon

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1955, the US and the USSR each announced plans to launch a satellite into orbit. Thus began the race to the moon. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the American space program and its new classes of astronauts achieved breakthroughs in...
Handout
NASA

Nasa Space Place: Types of Galaxies

For Students 3rd - 8th
Brief description of a few types of galaxies.
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Curated OER

Charles in Space

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Dr. Charles Simonyi, the first private explorer to complete a second mission to space.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Small but Wise

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the WISE Project, which has an infrared telescope orbiting the Earth taking photographs of never before seen areas of space.
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NASA

Nasa: Detailed Chronology of Events Surrounding the Apollo

For Students 9th - 10th
How would you like to experience what was actually said during the Apollo 13 accident? At this site read recorded NASA information from 2.5 minutes before the accident to about 5 minutes after.
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NASA

Nasa: Comet Shoemaker Levy

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from NASA, Jet Propulsion Lab, provides an extensive look at hundreds of photos and images of space and planets taken from various observatories from around the world. Links are provided throughout as well for additional...
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ACT360 Media

Act Den (Digital Education Network) Software Tutorials

For Students 9th - 10th
Free online tutorials for computer software, including FrontPage, Office, PowerPoint, and Outlook Express are generously offered at this website. Students will find it easy to follow Agent Max Millennium as he guides them through...
Unit Plan
ACT360 Media

Act Den: Microsoft Front Page 98 Tutorial

For Students 9th - 10th
Are you looking to learn the basics of web page design with Microsoft FrontPage 98? This fun and educational tutorial offers interactive activities and quizzes. The tutorial covers: introduction to FrontPage, creating your first website,...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: By Land, Sea or Air

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this lesson plan, learners learn that navigational techniques change when people travel to different places - land, sea, air and in space. For example, an explorer traveling by land uses different methods of navigation than a sailor...

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