This one-page lithograph describes the science of NASA?s GLAST mission and includes a student activity on the back. It is also available for download in PDF format. Note: In 2008, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) was renamed Fermi, for the physicist Enrico Fermi. 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.

This poster was developed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Voyager 1 and 2 launch. The learning objectives of the activity Voyager 1 and 2: Where Are You is to help students appreciate the great distances between the planets and their comparable sizes, view the solar system in three dimensions in a useful scale, and visualize the paths of the Voyager spacecraft and their distances and positions. ... Full description.

This comic book explains the science of the upper atmosphere, and how the layer known as the ionosphere affects communication and navigation here on Earth. The story features Cindi, an android space-girl and her pet robot dogs, TEKS and TAKS. Her teenage research assistant Roberto receives her data here on Earth. Imaginary space dogs begin the tale of atoms in the upper atmosphere, both ions and neutrals, ... Full description.

This kinesthetic science activity reintroduces participants to three states of matter (solid, liquid, gas), and introduces them to a fourth state of matter, plasma, and its connection to the Sun. It also demonstrates how the addition of energy can transform matter from one state to another. The activity reviews common examples of matter in each state, like liquid water and water ice, oxygen and carbon ... Full description.

This toolkit includes Power Points, scripts, videos and accompanying activities and handouts. Toolkit includes: SUPERNOVA in the Lives of Stars PowerPoint and Script (explores these and other questions about the powerful stellar explosion: the supernova), Let's Make a Supernova (participants imagine themselves inside a large star at the end of its life, just as it is about to go supernova), Nuclear ... Full description.

In this Engineering Design Challenge activity, participants use balloons to investigate how a two-stage rocket, like that used in the IBEX mission, can propel a satellite to a specific orbit. Participants will construct a two-stage balloon that will be required to reach a particular location on the balloon track, simulating the proper orbit to be reached by the IBEX satellite. This activity is adapted ... Full description.

This module is organized around a learning cycle on ion propulsion and engages students in a number of experiences in order for the teacher to activate students? prior knowledge and assess student conceptual understanding in order to inform instruction. It is intended for high school students in physical science, chemistry, or physics but may also be of interest to students conducting research in ... Full description.

This DVD combines the latest scientific and educational research to help teachers in grades 8-12 deepen their own and their students? understanding of our universe and of the nature of science. Produced by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in association with NASA, Beyond the Solar System is filled with video, print, and online resources. It is designed for Earth and space science educators, ... Full description.

This board game lets players build a spaceship and fly to a black hole. The game provides many opportunities for understanding phenomena based on current black hole research. During the game, the player will experience the dangers and excitement of a real space mission, and learn about the nature of black holes by launching scientific probes. The game can be played competitively or as a team. Game ... Full description.