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Curated OER

Space Games

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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NASA

Nasa: Great Images in Nasa

For Students 9th - 10th
Fascinating collection of images from NASA, chosen for their historical or aesthetic significance. Images are searchable by subject, by NASA center, and by keyword, and each is available in three sizes. With links to more information...
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NASA

Nasa: Astronaut Biographies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides biographical information on all NASA astronauts and many Russian Cosmonauts.
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NASA

Nasa: History of Shuttle Mir

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has links to many NASA resources about the Shuttle-Mir program. Detailed information on each of the Shuttle-Mir missions as well as a large number of images are available from this site.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Life on the Moon

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn about the physical properties of the Moon. They compare these to the properties of the Earth to determine how life would be different for people living on the Moon. Using their understanding of these differences, they...
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Meteor Multiplication

For Students 3rd - 5th
Solve multiplication problems to blast meteors before they hit the space station!
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Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Meteor Multiplication

For Students 3rd - 5th
Solve multiplication problems to blast meteors before they hit the space station!
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Other

German Aerospace Center: Human Spaceflight Missions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the German Aerospace Center, contains detailed information on missions to Mir from March '92 to March '97 displayed in the links below.
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NASA

Nasa: Return to Flight

For Students 9th - 10th
The United States has returned to flight. Find out more on this exciting mission to the moon in 2005. Watch footage documenting the mission, updates, and the findings from NASA's comprehensive site.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Jerry Spinelli

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Web English Teacher has put together a comprehensive resource filled with links to lesson plans, teaching guides and activities featuring the work of Jerry Spinelli.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Newton's First Law?

For Students 9th - 10th
Newton's First Law also called the law of inertia is the most important thing to realize about motion. This article offers more information on motion and explains solved problems involving Newton's First Law. Also included is a video...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Jerry Spinelli

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
If your looking for a biography on author Jerry Spinelli, you've come to the right place at Scholastic.com. The site also offers student reviews of his books and an interview transcript. Fun facts for kids.
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Curated OER

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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Curated OER

Photo of Julie Payette

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief biography of Canadian female astronaut, Julie Payette. The biography profiles Payette's career as an electrical and computer engineer and pilot as well as her main claim to fame: being the first Canadian to work onboard the...
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Curated OER

Science Kids: Science Images: Earth Horizon

For Students 9th - 10th
This beautiful NASA image taken from the International Space Station as it makes its way over the Pacific Ocean shows the Earth horizon illuminated by light from the Sun.
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NASA

Nasa: Slr and Gps (And Plate Tectonics and Earthquakes) [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
This slideshow explains how satellites are used to measure the movement of tectonic plates.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Experiencing Ellis Island:immigration Project

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Make Ellis Island come alive for U.S. history students by processing younger students in a recreation of the immigration center. Recreate the uncertainty, fear, and confusion many immigrants experienced by arranging a variety of stations...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Does Air Really Exist?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Given a teacher demonstration and various learning stations, the students learn that air is a real substance which occupies space, exerts pressure, and has weight.

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