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Why Do Robots Travel Places Before People? →
06.23.09 - This mini-unit includes a lesson plan, student activity and video.
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Distance to the Moon
06.16.09 - In this activity, students calculate the distance between scale models of Earth and the moon.
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Where Is North? The Compass Can Tell Us
06.02.09 - In this activity, students build compasses to determine directions.
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Rocket Races
05.27.09 - Teach Newton's Third Law of Motion using this fun activity.
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The Hubble Space Telescope Inspires Wonder
05.12.09 - The Hubble educational resource site offers activities and resources for three primary themes: Hubble Careers, From Galileo to the Great Observatories, and the Hubble Walk: Spacesuits and Spacewalks.
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Hubble Space Telescope Model →
05.05.09 - Make a scale model of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope using easy-to-find supplies and our printable materials.
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Moon Munchies: Exploring the Moon
04.21.09 - Students learn the characteristics of Earth's moon.
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The Case of the Physical Fitness Challenge →
04.07.09 - The Tree House Detectives are eager to win the Presidential Physical Fitness Award, but one of the detectives is not quite up to the challenge.
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Buzz Lightyear Connect It!: Flight Path Activity
03.24.09 - Students use directional words or ordered pairs to write directions across a grid.
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Build It With Spacewalks Poster
06.02.10 - Use the activities on the back of this poster to teach the technology behind spacesuits.
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Lesson Plan: Comparison of Rainfall →
03.03.09 - Students collect and graph precipitation data and compare their findings with other students' data in this Students' Cloud Observations On-Line lesson.
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Cosmic Colors →
01.06.09 - Learn how new telescopes add to people's knowledge and understanding of the universe.
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Toys in Space II Video Resource Guide
12.16.08 - Challenge students to observe how toys work on Earth and then predict how they will work in the microgravity environment of the space shuttle.
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Amazing Space →
12.09.08 - Amazing Space uses the Hubble Space Telescope's discoveries to inspire and educate about the wonders of the universe.
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International Space Station Poster
12.02.08 - This poster features basic facts about the International Space Station and activities relating to robotic and engineering design.
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NASA Invites Students to Name New Mars Rover
11.18.08 - NASA is looking for the right stuff, or in this case, the right name for the next Mars rover.
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NASA Education Spacesuits and Spacewalks Website
Learn about spacesuits and how they have evolved. Meet people who design, build and work with them.
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Moon Munchies Educator Guide -- Grades K-4
Guide students through the engineering design process as they build and evaluate a lunar plant growth chamber of their own design.
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Questions and Answers About the IBEX Mission →
10.28.08 - Launched on Oct. 19, 2008, the IBEX satellite will explore the boundaries of Earth's solar system. Learn more about the mission through questions and answers.
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Adventures in Rocket Science Educator Guide
10.28.08 - Explore physical science concepts and the laws of motion with students as they design, build and launch a variety of rockets.