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 collection of activities and resources for teaching astronomy and space science includes classroom-tested activities drawn from many sources,educator resource guides,articles on astronomy teaching and background information, and more. Full description.

As students tour this online Infrared Zoo, they gather new information about the animals they would not get from a visible light picture. Infrared light shows us the heat radiated by the world around us. By viewing animals with a thermal infrared camera, we can actually see the differences between warm and cold-blooded animals. Infrared also allows us to study how well feathers, fur and blubber insulate ... 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 educator?s guide includes activities in space science. Full description.

This CD uses song and drama to tell the story of Spirit and Opportunity, NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, and their mission to search for signs of ancient water. It includes an inquiry-based lesson. Full description.

This Web site features new essays and images related to the theme of how humans use technology (past, present, and future) to understand the Sun and the Universe beyond. Full description.

This guide accompanies an educational wallsheet that uses active galaxies as an engagement to teach selected topics in physical science and mathematics from the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope Web site. Active galaxies have super-massive black holes in their cores, some of which emit jets of particles and light. It features three curriculum enhancement activities, background information, assessment ... Full description.

This tactile experience aims to enhance or assess the students? knowledge of the characteristics of comets. After engaging in some opportunities to gather background knowledge about comets through readings and online interactives, students will reach into a series of boxes with their hands (without looking) and feel different types of materials. Then students will describe what characteristic of a ... Full description.

This collection of nine cards focuses on the three types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular. Each card displays a color image of a galaxy on one side and describes the galaxy's type, its location within a constellation, and interesting facts on the other side. The Hubble Space Telescope card includes interesting facts, as well as suggestions for using the cards. Full description.