This six-unit curriculum consists of an educator?s guide accompanied by videos, one for each unit. It uses gamma-ray burst science to teach various standards-aligned topics in science and mathematics that illustrate the scientific process. Lesson plans, handouts for both teachers and students, and standards-alignment information are provided for each unit. This curriculum was developed by the Educational ... Full description.

This special edition of the Star Witness, a science content reading selection, announced NASA?s plans for the final servicing mission (SM-4) to the Hubble Space Telescope. The story identified the hardware and instruments added to the telescope during the astronauts? visit. Discussion questions with answers, defined vocabulary terms and reading standards are included on a supplementary sheet for educators. ... Full description.

This set of five activities and supporting teacher material allows students to explore the beauty, science and mythology of the aurora through art and writing. This standards-based, flexible ?plug and play? program is based on research in bringing science into the literacy and art classroom. It can be used as a complete sequence of lessons of can be used as guidelines for teachers to develop their ... Full description.

This story celebrates the 17th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. The anniversary image of the Carina Nebula is described and Hubble?s most significant scientific discoveries are identified. The article is from the Amazing Space science newspaper, The Star Witness, which can be used as a science content reading. Full description.

This story highlights Albert Einstein?s miracle year when he wrote five scientific papers. Connections are made between Einstein?s work and that of the Hubble Space Telescope. The article is from the Amazing Space science newspaper, The Star Witness, which can be used as a science content reading. Full description.

This story explains how the Hubble Space Telescope was used to assist scientists in finding natural resources on the Moon. This information can be used to introduce the idea of using reflected light to identify different materials on the Moon's surface. This selection is an adaptation of the HubbleSite press release: NASA's Hubble Looks for Possible Moon Resources. The article is from the Amazing ... Full description.

This article tells the story of the Deep Impact spacecraft's encounter with comet 9P/Tempel 1. A portion of the spacecraft, the impactor, crashed into the comet and released a storm of material. Scientific words and phrases that might be new to the student are identified and defined. Discussion questions with answers are also available to help focus the student?s attention on important information ... Full description.

This news story celebrates the 15th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. Information about the top ten discoveries made by Hubble is included. This selection was written in conjunction with the HubbleSite press release: Hubble Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Spectacular New Images. The article is from the Amazing Space science newspaper, The Star Witness, which can be used as ... Full description.

This news story details the deepest visible light observations of the early universe. This information can be used to introduce the idea that galaxies change over time and to help students realize the vastness of space. This selection is an adaptation of the HubbleSite press release: Hubble's Deepest View Ever of the Universe Unveils Earliest Galaxies. The article is from the Amazing Space science ... Full description.

This poster provides a brief mission profile, bios of the people behind the mission and an activity built around the Maunder Minimum Mystery. Completion of the activity will allow students to see how a theory develops from inception through various studies where supporting evidence is found and how current technology might be used in supporting the theory. Full description.