In this activity, students get a feel for how astronomers measure the altitude, or height above the horizon, of a star or any object by building a simple sextant. Students can also build a sundial (using a project developed by Marshall's Space Academy). Full description.

This user?s guide contains background science and technology information for the magnetometer program across the country known as the Geomagnetic Event Observatory Network by Students (GEONS). It describes the role that terrestrial magnetism plays in shaping a number of important Earth systems. It also explains the basic operating principles behind magnetometers ? particularly the system used in the ... Full description.

This resource includes over 88 paper plate activities, where scientists put their research into laymen?s terms and develop paper plate activities that illustrate their respective pursuits. Paper Plate Education asserts that anything worth teaching ought be reducible to a paper plate. This is also known as Paper Plate Reduction. There are lessons in space science, music theory, archeology, celestial ... Full description.

This model aims to help illustrate the purpose and methodology of NASA's Kepler mission. It includes (1) a hand-cranked or motorized orrery (moving model of a planet system) made of LEGO parts, (2) a light sensor representing the Kepler photometer, (3) computer software for graphing light curves, representing Kepler Science Office - data analysis. A light bulb at the center of the orrery represents ... Full description.

This product provides basic information about topics pertaining to the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. The site offers information and links for those who wish to investigate further. Full description.

This collection features images taken by the Chandra X-ray Observatory, including image descriptions and comparison with optical images. Includes Cycle 1 Science Images, Chandra's First Images, Images by category, Chronological Listing, and a sky map. Printable handouts of images with captions. Full description.

This is a collection of questions relevant to the science and mission of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, submitted by students and the general public, posted with answers by experts in the field. Questions are organized in categories such as cosmology, black holes, normal stars, dark matter, etc. Full description.

This Hubble Space Telescope image shows the tip of a huge pillar of star birth in a turbulent stellar nursery called the Carina Nebula. Nestled inside this dense structure are fledgling stars. They cannot be seen in this image because they are hidden by a wall of gas and dust. The accompanying classroom activity In Search of?Star Birth is designed for use as an introductory inquiry classroom activity. ... Full description.

This article features the Early Release Observations following SM4. The Star Witness News articles are science content readings for upper elementary to middle school students. Current Hubble science content is presented at a grade-appropriate level and includes definitions of unfamiliar terms and a set of discussion questions with answers. The articles are based on Hubble press releases, which are ... Full description.

This article highlights the schools? and student work selected as the best collages in an interdisciplinary Classroom Collage Activity sponsored by the Office of Public Outreach at the Space Telescope Science Institute. An image showing the SM4 astronauts with the winning collages is included. The Star Witness News articles are science content readings for upper elementary to middle school students. ... Full description.