Eighth graders conduct internet research to produce a timeline of man's growth in understanding of concepts of motion and planetary motion through history.

Young scholars analyze an article written by an engineer at NASA proposing colonizing Mars with human explorers on the fastest track possible. They are invited to react to the article through several activities.

Students study and chart the levels of the atmosphere. They determine volume and location of the whole in the ozone layer by problem solving and drawing Antarctica.

Students complete experiments as they act as the earth. They observe how different angles affect the phases of the moon seen by us. They discuss the differences in light and dark.

Learners work together to create a model of the Earth. They label and identify each layer and describing its properties. They discover how engineers use models to test different concepts.

Young scholars identify and describe the moons of Saturn. They sort the moons by their characteristics. They write a paragraph describing the moons to end the lesson.

Students explain how satellites help scientists to see more than with the unaided eye and how Landsat technology works. Students identify vegetation and fire sites in the rainforest and detect erosion along rivers. They are able to use...

For this Solar System worksheet, 5th graders demonstrate knowledge of parts of the Solar System. Students unscramble letters to list these parts.

In this moon worksheet, students review the Clementine exploration of the Earth's moon. This worksheet has 8 matching and 14 true or false questions.

For this extraordinary lives worksheet, young scholars answer questions about David Platonoff's Russian grandmother. Students answer 17 questions.

Learn about how Earth orbits the sun and how satellites orbit the Earth. Discover the different types of satellites such as GOES and POES and what they are used to monitor.

Part of the National Air and Space Museum's online exhibition about Exploring Planets, this describes and gives visuals of telescopes, probes and fly-by aircrafts, orbiters, and landers as current methods for earth and airborne...

This unit of study explores the International Space Station through STEM experiences in space science education. Students become a spacecraft crew and launch from Earth to discover how microgravity affects the orbit of the International...

Did you know that there is millions of man-made "space junk" floating in orbit? This game will have you collecting space junk but you have to be careful not collect any objects that should be in space!

This page of NASA's excellent Starchild site deals with Space Probes. Learn about the various planetary probes by clicking on the planet of interest.

The homepage of the Center for Space Research at the University of Texas whose mission is "to conduct research in orbit determination, space geodesy, the Earth and its environment, exporation of the solar system, as well as expanding the...

A summary of the mission in which John Glenn returned to space 36 years after his 3-orbit Mercury program mission in 1962. A description of the mission is provided. Information on the other six members of the crew is included.

In October 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the world's first artificial satellite. The 184-pound, 22.5-inch sphere orbited the earth once every 96 minutes. Sputnik transmitted radio signals for 21 days and later burned up in...

Find out how the Galex space telescope is determining the age of galaxies using red-shifted light. View pictures taken by Galex. This resource also has a game which involves determining the ages of objects.

This is NASA's press release on the International Space Station

Resource describes each of the Space Shuttle Orbiters, their specifications and explains their operation. Descriptions of upgrades and modifications are provided. Included is a brief description of how the shuttle is processed to prepare...

Created to teach students of the 21st century, SOPHIA is bringing outer space straight to your fingertips. Become the commander of your own learning experiences as you take part in this interactive experiment.

Move the sun, earth, moon, and space station to see how it affects their gravitational forces and orbital paths. Visualize the sizes and distances between different heavenly bodies, and turn off gravity to see what would happen without it.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Learn about orbits in the context of a next generation space station.