In this video lecture, Helen Sharman, the first British astronaut, gives an account of her personal experiences on the space station Mir. Using models and film to illustrate key scientific concepts, she discusses the way the Third Law of Newton and convection apply to rockets, space flight, weightlessness and survival. Sharman explains how breathing, eating, using the toilet, and recycling were accomplished ... Full description.

This section of the Windows to the Universe web site provides information and images about space missions including detailed information about manned and unmanned spacecraft, satellites, history of missions, and tables listing missions. Windows to the Universe is a user-friendly learning system pertaining to the Earth and Space sciences. The objective of this project is to develop an innovative and ... Full description.

In this activity, students build an instrument capable of detecting a magnetic field and magnetic polarity. They will be able to describe the concept of polarity, demonstrate how magnetism can be induced in certain materials, and build an instrument that can detect the direction of a magnetic field. Links are also provided to related activities, references, background information, and the national ... Full description.

This resource introduces El Nino, bridging from simple artist diagrams to satellite imagery. An activity has students recreate El Nino conditions in edible, tasty pudding. Full description.

This interactive timeline provides information on every mission that has gone to the moon, including both manned and unmanned missions originating from different countries. The student can move a pointer to any relevant date or mission name and receive statistical information about each flight as well as a complete description of methods and accomplishments. Full description.

"Pieces of Science" is an online gallery of sixteen educational resources related to a collection of historical science objects. This section deals with the Apollo 8 mission to the Moon. Facts about the crew and mission accomplishments, as well as the new spacesuit designed for the mission are covered. There is an activity guide for teachers, an image gallery, and on-line activities for students. ... Full description.

The Earthrise site is divided into five mini-sites: The Solar System, which introduces the nine planets of the solar system; The Tour, which is hosted by a planet character named Apollo, and includes brief introductions to each planet; Space Missions, with introductions to the major space missions which have greatly affected the study of astronomy; Discovery, containing a video of Earth from space ... Full description.

In this lesson students investigate bathymetric mapping of deep-sea habitats to see how deep-sea areas of the northwestern Hawaiian Islands can be mapped to facilitate their exploration with a manned submersible. Students will create a two-dimensional topographic map from bathymetric survey data, a three-dimensional model of landforms from a two-dimensional topographic map, and will interpret two- ... Full description.

This is the home page of National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Educator Astronaut Program. It contains sections entitled Earth Crew, Astronaut School, Meet the Astronauts, Living in Space, and Careers at NASA. Each section presents an interactive page with more activities and information. Students can join the Earth Crew to become part of the NASA team, attend Astronaut School and ... Full description.

This downloadable educator's guide provides lessons about space suitable for younger students which are designed to stimulate an active curiousity about the Sun-Earth connection. The thirteen lessons are divided into three groups. The first group of lessons illustrates how scientists work with technology to gather data and extend their senses. The second group helps to explain how scientists investigate ... Full description.