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Invisible Collisions
Get PDFThis activity relates an elastic collision to the change in a satellite’s or spacecraft’s speed and direction resulting from a planetary fly-by, often called a “gravity assist” maneuver. Both hands-on and online interactive methods are used to explore these topics. Educational levels: High school
Solar System Lithograph Set for Space Science
No full textThis lithograph set contains images with information about: Our Solar System, the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Moon, Mars, Asteroids, Jupiter, Moons of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Charon, and Comets. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
Constellations: Wonders Within
No full textThis poster series highlights six astronomical images observed with NASA’s Great Observatories (Hubble, Chandra and Spitzer) and found within the "From Earth to the Universe" (FETTU) exhibition. Each poster contains additional information on the historical context of the astronomical objects (constellation, view with the unaided eye), as well as basic facts about the specific object, the category of object, the NASA missions used, and the contributions to advancing knowledge of the universe enabled by the NASA observations. The materials expand on the theme of demonstrating how far understanding and knowledge have come since Galileo’s telescope 400 years ago with illustrations of specific NASA contributions, and provide background information on which informal educators can draw for NASA-related activities in their programming. Educational levels: Informal education
Space Place: Solve this Online Crossword about the Big Keck Telescopes
No full textThis interactive crossword puzzle uses words related to astronomy and the Keck Telescopes. It also describes the telescopes and how their images are combined using interferometry to make an even better image, and explains how the telescopes are used to look for planets around other stars. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, Informal education, General public
Vegetable Light Curves
No full textIn this activity, students will observe the surface of rotating potatoes to help them understand how astronomers can sometimes determine the shape of asteroids from variations in reflective brightness. When astronomers graph data relating to reflective brightness as a function of time, the resulting graph is called a "light curve." Educational levels: Middle school, High school, General public
NASA Images
No full textNASA Images was created through a partnership between NASA and the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library based in San Francisco, to bring public access to NASA's image, video, and audio collections in a single, searchable resource. The site contains everything from classic photos to educational programming and HD video, and is growing all the time as its creators continue to gain both new and archived media from all of NASA's centers. This effort aimes to promote education and facilitate scholarship in math and the sciences at all levels, and to build general interest and excitement around space exploration, aeronautics, and astronomy. Educational levels: Primary elementary, Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division, Graduate or professional
Interacting Galaxies Arp 147 lithograph with in Search of...Peculiar Galaxies
No full textThis lithograph contains a Hubble Space Telescope image of galaxies that appear to form the number 10. The text describes the image and provides a brief explanation of why astronomer Halton Arp compiled his catalogue of odd-looking galaxies in the 1960s. The accompanying classroom activity In Search of … Peculiar Galaxies is a curriculum support tool designed for use as an introductory inquiry activity. During the classroom activity, students use the images and text on this lithograph to generate questions about galaxy interactions. They will conduct research to answer their questions, and determine how Arp’s collection of peculiar galaxies compiled in the 1960’s contributed to today’s understanding of galaxy interactions. Students will create a presentation to demonstrate their understanding of the material, providing supporting evidence from their research. Educational levels: High school, Informal education, General public
MY NASA DATA: A Comparison of Land and Water Temperature
No full textThis activity allows students to examine NASA satellite observations of surface temperature and to investigate the seasonal changes of land and water temperature. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
S'COOL Lesson Plan 57: Vocabulary Art Using Art as a Vocabulary Strategy
No full textThrough this lesson plan students focus on a predetermined vocabulary list, then use the words, definitions, or familiar context to draw (either by hand or on the computer) a picture that depicts that word. Detailed Procedure and Materials, Vocabulary linked to an on-line glossary, and Teacher Notes are provided. This activity is related to the Students' Cloud Observations Online (S’COOL) project. Educational levels: Primary elementary
Comment on Minerals in Our Environment
No full textThis site was simply amazing. Fully equipped with an extensive amount of flash features, this site let me discover which minerals are found in items they probably encounter every day. Rolling the cursor over items in an illustrated room accesses pop-ups that describe what mineral products may be found in them. This would be a great interactive supplement for any unit on minerals.