Provides 13 awesome facts about the International Space Station.

With the help of videos and photos, students conduct open-ended scientific investigations to discover how gravity and microgravity affect the life cycle and web design of orb-weaver spiders on the International Space Station.

Learn how astronauts on the International Space Station are learning to grow their own food in space in order to have fresh vegetables to eat. Includes video.

Julie Payette flew on Space Shuttle Discovery and was the first Canadian to participate in an ISS assembly mission and to board the Space Station. This comprehensive biography describes her professional career.

Dr. Thirsk is scheduled to be a member of Expedition 20 in 2009 to the International Space Station. He will live and work on the ISS for up to six months; an extended stay this is a Canadian first. His duties will include robotic...

[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...

A game through which students act as astronauts, conducting work on the International Space Station (ISS). Simulations feature footage from actual NASA missions.

A game through which students act as astronauts, conducting work on the International Space Station (ISS). Simulations feature footage from actual NASA missions.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko returned to Earth from a record breaking 340 days aboard the International Space Station. Ever wonder what happens to someone's body when they are in space? Listen on and find out. [2:00]

Watch NASA astronaut Don Pettit create zero gravity candy corn balls on the International Space Station. [2:57]

A brief explanation of the thermosphere home to the International Space Station.

An index of all major manned missions into space. A great resource and starting point.

Learn about the history of space travel. Audio content is included as well as vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms.

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.

This exciting site provides a wealth of shuttle information, tours and exhibits at the center, and historical information.

Here you can read about the history and goals for the Skylab mission.

In this activity, students will find and compare function rules for a given pattern. They also evaluate variable expressions.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Simulate the launch of a rocket to see how rocket propulsion works. After the activity, answer a challenge question to check for understanding.

Search this NASA gallery database for multimedia resources (images, video, audio) from these NASA space programs: the shuttle missions, the International Space Station, and the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab space missions.

Cool Cosmos identifies kid's frequently asked questions about the tools we use in space. Click on the links to find the answer to questions about space stations, telescopes, spectrometers and more!

This interactive game is available for free download. Players are meant to be together in the same vicinity. In the game, players explore the International Space Station and leave it to take a walk in space.

Students get a whole new perspective of the world through images obtained from the International Space Station. Students can even request images to be taken through ISS EarthKAM. Activities and educator guides are provided.

These activities introduce students to the International Space Station and how rockets were vital to its construction. The provided lessons correlate to all subject areas.

The Why Files have provided an article that explores the health effects of space travel. The site focuses on life on a space station.