NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

What's an "Extra"? Every month NASA compiles a list of educational resources related to an educational topic. Visit each month to find educational materials, classroom activities, games, pictures, NASA TV broadcasts and Web sites. You may also access the NASA Educational Television Schedule, which details programming that supports each month's educational topic.

How does an air hockey game relate to stars traveling through space? Discover the connection and more about stars during the week of January 14-20, 2007. Explore this month's theme with the resources listed below.


Stars Online Resources
Browse NASA Web pages for information that educators might find useful for instructional purposes. Educational content may include scientific information, interactive features, games, classroom challenges, competitions, virtual tours and images.
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Stars Teaching Materials
Materials in this section include NASA Education products that support the stars theme. NASA educator guides, lithographs, wallsheets, classroom activities, models and other products may be downloaded and printed for use in the classroom. The products are sorted by grade level, type of material and categories.

Grade Level
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Monthly Topics on NASA Educational Television
The NASA Television Education File segment broadcasts NASA-produced programs specifically designed for students and teachers. From the wonders of space to the amazing planet Earth -- inspiration and learning is the mission of the Education File.

Television shows related to this month's topic are scheduled during the week of January 14-20. Titles and audience levels are listed on the January Educational TV Schedule. Descriptions of the shows are available by clicking on the show titles.

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NASA Educational Multimedia Materials
The Central Operation of Resources for Educators, or CORE, is the worldwide distribution center for NASA-produced multimedia materials. Videos related to each month’s topic listed on the NASA Educational TV schedule are available for purchase.

Image to right: NASA develops multimedia resources for educators.

CORE offers Education Modules that are bundled by topic and may include DVDs, CD-ROMs, videotapes, educator guides, posters, lithographs, books, lesson plans, bookmarks, fact sheets, slide sets and activity kits.

Search words for CORE materials: stars

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