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  • Title frame of the Catch the Wind video with a view of Earth from space

    Catch the Wind: The QuikSCAT Story

    04.30.08 - This series of video clips tells the story of the QuikSCAT mission. The video clips discuss the mission's study of tropospheric dynamics, upper-ocean circulation and air-sea interactions.

  • The words Our Solar System superimposed over objects in our solar system

    Solar System Lithograph Set

    04.23.08 - This set includes 15 educational lithographs. Each one contains images, fast facts, significant dates and background information about a planet or solar body.

  • A bottle with a tube coming out of the top inserted bottom up into the water

    O2 -- How Much? Lesson Plan

    04.16.08 - Students determine their oxygen requirements during relaxation and during strenuous activity. Then they calculate how much air an average "student astronaut" would need on a seven-hour spacewalk.

  • The heart of the Whirlpool Galaxy

    "Piercing the Sky" Video  →

    04.02.08 - Learn how advances in telescope technology have lead to new understanding of the universe.

  • Screen capture from Spacesuits and How They Work video

    Spacesuits and How They Work Video

    03.12.08 - In this five-minute clip, viewers learn that spacesuits are made of many layers of different materials and how astronauts go to the bathroom during spacewalks.

  • Students measure snow depth in Shageluk, Alaska

    Trends of Snow Cover and Temperature in Alaska  →

    02.20.08 - In this lesson, students compare NASA satellite data observations with student surface measurements of snow cover and temperature.

  • The front of the International Space Station poster

    The First Step In Exploration Poster

    02.06.08 - This poster features basic facts about the International Space Station and activities relating to robotic and engineering design.

  • The front cover of the balloon staging demonstration

    Balloon Staging Classroom Activity

    01.30.08 - This demonstration of a propulsion system simulates how rockets achieve greater altitudes by using the technology of staging.

  • Front cover of the Brief History of Rockets educator guide

    Brief History of Rockets

    01.16.08 - This informative brief focuses on the history of rockets, from simple gunpowder devices to giant vehicles capable of traveling into space.

  • Front cover of the Nearside of the Moon Apollo Landing Sites educator guide

    Apollo Landing Sites

    01.16.08 - The landing sites of Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16 and 17 are marked on this photo of the moon.