In this curriculum, students can participate in a student-directed, authentic research project that will allow them to investigate Mars using an image they target using the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) camera onboard the Mars Odyssey spacecraft. Full description.

These inquiry-driven interactive Web explorations involve five mysteries that take advantage of students? curiosity to build critical thinking and analytical skills. The mysteries are: Solar Supernova, Alien Bandstand, Live! From 2-Alpha, Star Market and Galactic Doom. Each mystery has been constructed to teach at least one physical science standards -e.g. conservation of energy, motion, or forces-, ... Full description.

This educators guide includes hands-on activities to explain the importance of observing celestial objects from outer space and how to study the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Full description.

This is a mobile for students to assemble, aimed at enhancing their knowledge of NASA spacecraft and scientific facts Each element of the mobile contains an image and one fact or scientific concept. The cover contains background information about NASA-s TIMED mission, and two language arts exercises to reinforce space science vocabulary. Full description.

This module details a classroom investigation highlighting the work of those who develop, test, and launch robotic spacecraft. The Discovery Program video, "Unlocking Mysteries of the Solar System," which can be accessed through the website link, serves as the springboard for this classroom investigation. Ten segments depict each mission?s science objectives, timeline, and unique aspects with real ... Full description.

This guide accompanies an educational wallsheet that uses Gamma-ray Bursts as an engagement to teach selected topics in physical science and mathematics. It features four curriculum enhancement activities, background information, assessment information, student worksheets, extension and transfer activities, and detailed information about the physical science and mathematics content standards for grades ... Full description.

In this program, students learn about the importance of using scale models to represent the size and distance of objects in the Solar System and beyond. They are introduced to the astronomical unit (AU), the baseline distance from the Earth to the Sun, which astronomers use to determine the relative distances from Earth to other planets, stars, asteroids, and objects in space. They also discover facts ... Full description.

This teacher's guide contains four lessons that provide a way for teachers to introduce students to and elaborate on Earth's changing magnetic field. It covers learning to navigate using Earth's magnetic field and compass, Earth's magnetic pole and its motion across Earth's surface, magnetic reversals on Earth, and Earth's currently declining magnetic field. These lessons have been taught primarily ... Full description.

In this computer-based exercise, students analyze realistically simulated X-ray spectra of a supernova remnant and determine the abundances of various elements in them. In the end, they will find that the elements necessary for life on Earth -- the iron in their blood, the calcium in their bones -- are created in these distant explosions. The product consists of both downloadable software (PC only) ... Full description.

This hands-on activity aims to help students understand that elements are the basic building blocks of all things found on Earth and in space including water, the human body, and the Earth, the Sun, and the planets. By counting elements extracted from a simulated sample, students will learn how the extraction of atoms from the Genesis samples help scientists have a better understanding of the abundance ... Full description.