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  • A climatogram comparing precipitation and temperature

    Investigating Factors That Influence Climate  →

    04.07.09 - In this lesson, students employ inquiry methods to investigate how latitude and longitude (and distance from oceans) impact climatic factors such as temperature and precipitation.

  • Cover of Space Math I

    Space Math I

    03.24.09 - This educator guide contains a collection of mathematics and reading activities that explore the sun-Earth system.

  • The front cover of Living With a Star educator guide

    Living With a Star

    03.17.09 - This NASA educator guide is designed to give educators a quick reference to materials and resources that are useful for understanding the connections between the sun and Earth.

  • Front cover of the Suited for Spacewalking Educator Guide

    Suited for Spacewalking Educator Guide

    02.10.09 - The activities in this guide help students understand the history and technology behind spacesuits.

  • Page from the Lunar Landing problem

    Space Exploration AP: Lunar Landing

    03.10.09 - In this lesson for Advanced Placement Physics, students apply equations of motion and force to solve for unknowns in this real-world application about human exploration missions to the moon.

  • The Malaspina glacier in Alaska as viewed from space

    MY NASA DATA Lesson Plan: Studying Snow and Ice Changes  →

    03.03.09 - In this lesson, students examine how snow and ice cover have changed on Earth from 1994 to 2004 and practice using some of the data analysis tools available at My NASA Data.

  • The dwarf planet Pluto and its natural satellite Charon

    World Book at NASA: Pluto

    02.18.09 - Astronomer Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto on Feb. 18, 1930. Commemorate the event by learning more about this dwarf planet.

  • The planet Mars above the words No Boundaries

    No Boundaries Project and Student Contest  →

    04.07.09 - NASA has teamed with USA TODAY Education to challenge students to explore careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The contest deadline is May 15, 2009.

  • Cover of Meteorology: An Educator's Resource for Inquiry-Based Learning for Grades 5-9

    Meteorology Educator Guide

    02.03.09 - The lesson plans and activities in this guide ask students to build and/or test a variety of weather instruments to better understand the basic factors involved in weather phenomena.

  • A computer drawing of what an Ares V launch will look like

    Constellation Mission Overview

    01.27.09 - Share this video with your students to show them what NASA's missions back to the moon may look like.

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