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Astronomical distances, even within our own solar system, are very difficult to imagine. In this activity, students... see more
An overview of the Deep Impact Mission is provided on a fact sheet of two pages. The science objectives, implementation... see more
This was created by the science team as a general overview of the mission. It can be copied in large landscape format or... see more
This lithograph is part of the Solar System Lithograph Set. It can be used by formal education, informal education, and... see more
This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. Over the past decades, rapid developments in digital and... see more
'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
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
Benjamin Franklin is credited with saying, "Some people are weatherwise, but most are otherwise." Ol' Ben understood that... 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