MERLOT Materials

'Galileo plunged into Jupiter's crushing atmosphere on Sept. 21, 2003. The spacecraft was deliberately destroyed to... see more

This is a hands-on demonstration of the communication path between the Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) satellite and... see more

This activity is a two to three week educational module for 7 - 10 grade students. The activity focuses on developing... see more

Exploring Magnetism in Solar Flares is a supplemental curriculum guide for grades 8-14. It is part of a series of guides... see more

This program allows educators to borrow Meteorite samples and provides a teacher's guide with activities and a slide set... see more

Network of sites which use the Geoplayer program to provide manipulation of data sets for Earth, Mars, and space-based... see more

The University of Maryland and Google Earth partnerto provide teaching materials on global fosest change, using the... see more

This is a fact sheet describing the GAVRT program. This educational program uses a 34-meter antenna for classroom radio... see more

'NASA’s GRAIL mission is comprised of a pair of mirror-identical spacecraft to the Earths Moon to perform precision... see more

A guide for teachers and students from grades 8-12 and undergraduates. Takes students from assumptions about gravity to a... see more

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows knots of gas surrounding a dying star in the Helix Nebula, the closest planetary... see more

'This article contains a series of kinesthetic activities, explaining and demonstrating why stars twinkle and what... see more

Galaxies are so large, and so far away, that you could never see them move just by looking -- even if you looked for a... see more

The Hubble Deep Field Academy is an online exploration that invites students to examine the Hubble Deep Field image and... see more

'Sponsored by NASA's Heliophysics Division, the Interplanetary 3D Sun is a tool for serious solar physicists and lay... see more

This guide is designed to provide educators with a quick reference to materials and resources that are useful for... see more

Grades 2 - 9. In this activity, students make an ice cream comet adding their own choice of "comet debris". They trade... see more

This engaging National Science Education Standards-aligned guide will provide teachers with fun Mars-related hands-on... see more

The Mars Exploration Program Website (URL http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov) is a site that has information, or may be linked to... see more

'Take a tour of the mysterious Red Planet. This virtual globe combines a high-resolution satellite map with laser... see more

Investigate the shape of the Earth's orbit based on the apparent changing size of the Sun. Is the orbit elliptical? Is it... see more

'Circle the innermost planet aboard MESSENGER, the first mission to orbit Mercury. This app brings you inside NASA’s... see more

Be the Mastermind Behind the Mission! Outwit the computer virus that has scrambled the Hubble Space Telescope's Servicing... see more

Designed as a clearinghouse and window to news and background information about the physics of the Sun-Earth Connection.... see more