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NASA

Nasa Star Child: Space Travel (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the history of space travel. Audio content is included as well as vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms.
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: John F. Kennedy Space Center (Ksc)

For Students 9th - 10th
This exciting site provides a wealth of shuttle information, tours and exhibits at the center, and historical information.
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NASA

Kennedy Space Center: Skylab: America's First Space Station

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can read about the history and goals for the Skylab mission.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Expanding Space Station

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, students will find and compare function rules for a given pattern. They also evaluate variable expressions.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix Series: Satellites, Shuttles, and Space Stations

For Students 6th - 8th
[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.
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NASA

Nasa: Human Spaceflight Gallery Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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California Institute of Technology

Cool Cosmos: Ask an Astronomer

For Students 3rd - 8th
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!
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Other

University of Southern California: Spacewalk

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Other

Nasa: Iss Earth Kam

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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NASA

Nasa: 3, 2, 1, Liftoff! Educator Guide

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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.
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University of Wisconsin

The Why Files: High Living

For Students 9th - 10th
The Why Files have provided an article that explores the health effects of space travel. The site focuses on life on a space station.
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Other

3 D Salyut

For Students 9th - 10th
A 3-D VRML rendering of the Salyut space station. Detailed and highly interactive.
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NASA

Nasa: Space Shuttle Overview: Discovery

For Students 9th - 10th
This competent site provides a brief history of Discovery, construction milestones associated with this space shuttle, and information related to upgrades and features.
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Seeker

Seeker: Week of 6 16 14: Fly Me to the Moon (For $150 Million)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the possibilities for civilian travel in outer space.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Ants in Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Capture your own ants, build your own inexpensive ant habitat, and compare the communication and exploratory behaviors of pavement ants on Earth to those living on the ISS.
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Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Space Age Living: Building the Iss

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover what the International Space Station is, what it does, who is building it, where it is and the answers to many more ISS questions.
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PBS

Inspired by Science Fiction

For Students 9th - 10th
As far back as Ancient Greece, people have dreamed about living in space. This resource describes how space station science fiction of the past led to the development of today's space stations.
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National Earth Science Teachers Association

Windows to the Universe: Junk in Space

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Did you know that International Space Station used to release its trash into space? There is a lot of junk orbiting around Earth! In this game, you are asked to capture eleven examples of the junk that is floating in space but be careful...
Article
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Astronauts in Hard Hats: Challenges of Working in Space

For Students 9th - 10th
This media-rich series of interviews from the NOVA: "Stationed in the Stars" Web site explores the unique challenges faced by astronauts doing construction work in outer space.
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NASA

Nasa: Human Space Flights

For Students 9th - 10th
Have questions for NASA human space flight crews? You have three options .. shuttle flight crews, mission control crews, or station crew. There are existing archived Q&As, but you can also email your own questions.
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NASA

Nasa: The International Space Station: The First Step in Exploration Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site shows a poster of the International Space Stations that can be hung up in classrooms.
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NASA

Nasa: The International Space Station: The First Step in Exploration Poster

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This site shows a poster of the International Space Stations that can be hung up in classrooms.
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Other

Espace: Park City Space (French)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Park City Space offers many supports discovery accessible to elementary students. Take a virtual tour.

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