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The Stellar Cycle
No full textThis is an assessment tool to determine student understanding of stellar evolution. An answer key is included. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Supernova Educator's Guide
Get PDFThis educator’s guide features three curriculum enhancement activities and one scientific literacy activity, extensive background information, assessment rubrics, student worksheets, extension and transfer activities, and detailed information about the physical science and mathematics content standards. An electronic version of one of the activities is also available that uses a spreadsheet and image processing software. This guide was developed by the XMM-Newton and GLAST E/PO programs Note: In 2008, GLAST was renamed Fermi, for the physicist Enrico Fermi. Educational levels: Middle school, High school, Undergraduate lower division, Undergraduate upper division
Epo's Chronicles
No full textEpo's Chronicles is a weekly web comic which takes place in the distant future. The comic follows a fictional storyline incorporating both recent and classic scientific discoveries from NASA missions while educating the reader. The primary goal of Epo's Chronicles is to teach space science in an engaging format. Accompanying each episode are explanatory notes and glossary entries to help explain the science subjects discussed each week. Additional resources such as web links with lesson plans and multimedia clips are also frequently available. The comic is available in English, Spanish, Italian and French. Educational levels: Informal education
MY NASA DATA: Coral Bleaching in the Caribbean
No full textIn this lesson, students collect sea surface temperature (SST) data from the MY NASA DATA Live Access Server (LAS), create time-series line plots, and use the plots to study a major coral bleaching event. Corals feed on algae that thrive in the sunlit water surrounding a reef. However, when water temperatures get too warm, the algae food source dies and corals turn a whitish color. Through scientific observation, it has been determined that coral bleaching may occur when SST exceeds 30C or 86F for a week or longer. During late 2005, a major coral bleaching event, selected for study in this lesson, occurred as a result of these conditions in the Caribbean Sea. The lesson provides detailed procedure, related links, sample graphs, follow-up questions, extensions, and teacher notes. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope
No full textThis fact sheet describes the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) program. This educational program uses a 34-meter antenna for classroom radio astronomy observations via the Internet. It introduces students from elementary school through high school to the process of science with the goal of improving science literacy among American students. Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school
Comment on Making a Contour Map
No full textThis resource supports the following Texas Science standard for grades [K]: Chapter 112. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Science; Subchapter A. Elementary; §112.2 Knowledge and skills; (K.3) Scientific processes. The student knows that information and critical thinking are used in making decisions.; (C) Explain a problem in his/her own words and propose a solution ASNID[S10079A8]
MY NASA DATA: Investigating Seasonal Variability in NO2 Concentrations
No full textThis lesson plan examines data in several formats in order to determine the presence or absence of seasonal variability in tropospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations. Educational levels: Middle school, High school
Explorador de la Frontera Interestelar-Poster
Get PDFThis poster outlines the major mission highlights of the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, a Small Explorer Earth-orbiting spacecraft that is designed to map the distant boundary between the solar wind from our Sun and the interstellar medium. The poster aims to answer the following questions: • What is IBEX and what is it exploring? • How does IBEX explore the boundary of our Solar System? • How do scientists communicate with the spacecraft? • How do we launch IBEX? • What will we learn from IBEX, and how will it help us? This poster supports a full-length planetarium show about the IBEX mission and the boundary of the Solar System. Each short activity/product helps to build awareness and engagement in the science and engineering aspects of the mission that is reinforced as visitors choose to participate in more activities, including viewing the Show and the mission website. This is a Spanish-language translation of an English-language product (which passed review in 20008), titled: IBEX: Exploring the Edge of Our Solar System. Educational levels: Informal education
MY NASA DATA: Studying Snow and Ice Changes
No full textThis lesson plan examines how snow and ice cover have changed on the Earth from 1994 to 2004, and allows students to practice using some of the data analysis tools available at MY NASA DATA. Educational levels: High school
Space Math: Lunar Math
Get PDFThis booklet includes 17 problems relating to the Moon and its exploration. Images from NASA are analyzed to determine image scales and the physical sizes of various crates and features. The probability of meteor impacts near a lunar colony are calculated, and the horizon distance is determined using simple geometry. Also covered are: determining the mass of the Moon, a simple model for the lunar interior, heat flow rates, extracting oxygen from lunar rock, and lunar transits and eclipses. (8.5 x11, 28 pages, 11 color images, PDF file) Educational levels: Intermediate elementary, Middle school, High school