This informational brochure was specifically designed as a fun follow-up take-home activity for teen and adult audiences in informal education venues where they have experienced related space science programming. It allows them to encounter ideas of size and scale in the universe at their own pace. Full description.

In this episode of Space Place Live, we meet Linda Herrell, a space mission architect, and learn that not all architects design buildings. Viewers find out how a love of French and Spanish led her to a love of computers and space technology ?and what artsy hobby she picked to use her special design skills. Space Place Live introduces kids to the human, down-to-earth side of real scientists and engineers ... Full description.

This Web site offers three Science Bulletins ? Astro, Earth, and Bio ? which present ongoing research and recent discoveries in astrophysics, Earth science, and biodiversity. Each bulletin has three types of stories: features, data visualizations, and weekly news snapshots. The Astro Bulletins weekly update includes a sequence of current images of the Sun provided by Steele Hill at Goddard Space Fight ... Full description.

This curriculum includes ten missions and three exploration extensions that provide activities for up to a semester and focus largely on the space exploration theme. It is designed to engage students in hands-on inquiry based learning. It addresses science and technology standards, and specifically focuses on math content and process standards. Although other models will work, the curriculum is geared ... Full description.

This section resource features information about solar alignments with ancient structures that mark the equinoxes and/or solstices. One of the key goals is to show how human beings use technology (past, present, and future) to understand the Sun and the Universe beyond. The product features current and future NASA missions, providing a unique opportunity to involve Sun-Earth Connection scientists, ... Full description.

This three-paneled wall-sheet describes Einstein?s theory of space-time. The first section focuses on two key questions that Einstein posed about Newton?s theory of universal gravitation. The second section describes the basics of Einstein's theory. The third section describes the major tests attempted to verify it in the 20th century. The front sides are collages; the backs sides are reproducible ... Full description.

This educator?s guide includes activities in space science. Full description.

This product features a full range of activities for the grades 3-12 so that teachers may see how the single topic of magnetism can evolve in sophistication as the student matures. Teachers are invited to use the activities as-is, or to modify them as needed to suit their particular objectives. Full description.

This module from the Space Place Web site allows students to learn the secret code spacecraft use to send images back from space. It introduces the language of computers and spacecraft. Binary and hexadecimal notations are explained. The Space Place is an educational NASA site for children and adults with activities and facts related to the exploration of space ? past, current and future. Some activities ... Full description.

This full color tri-fold brochure answers questions about high energy particles in space and how they are produced, when and where they occur, and how they can affect us. It also includes lists of web and print resources for further study. Full description.