The Space Place is an educational NASA site for children and adults with fun activities and amazing facts related to the exploration of space?past, current, and future. Some activities are computer-interactive and many are real-world-interactive. The particular module submitted for review here see how a 'skyscraper's worth' of information can be shrunk to a tiny handful without losing the important ... Full description.

If you ever longed to impart to your students your fascination with gyroscopes using only a bicycle wheel and no math, here is your chance. This activity describes some simple, yet impressive gyroscopic demonstrations using only a bike wheel with a quick-release hub. Then, it explains both the angular momentum principle that tends to keep the wheel in a rigid plane and the effects of the external ... Full description.

Star Witness news story: Hubble's Picture Book of the Universe celebrates the 15th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. Information about the top ten discoveries made by Hubble is included. This selection was written in conjunction with the HubbleSite press release: Hubble Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Spectacular New Images. Full description.

The Space Place is an educational NASA site for children and adults with fun activities and amazing facts related to the exploration of space?past, current, and future. Some activities are computer-interactive and many are real-world-interactive. The particular module submitted for review here is a classroom activity article originally published by the International Technology Education Association ... Full description.

Star Witness news story: The Hubble Space Telescope: Time Machine to the Galaxies details the deepest visible light observations of the early universe. This information can be used to introduce the idea that galaxies change over time and to help students realize the vastness of space. This selection is an adaptation of the HubbleSite press release: Hubble's Deepest View Ever of the Universe Unveils ... Full description.

Star Witness news story: Hubble: A Lunar Prospecting Machine explains how the Hubble Space Telescope was used to assist scientists in finding natural resources on the Moon. This information can be used to introduce the idea of using reflected light to identify different materials on the Moon's surface. This selection is an adaptation of the HubbleSite press release: NASA's Hubble Looks for Possible ... Full description.

The Sun & Space Weather contains multimedia educational presentations on the Sun and its effects on the Earth. The central part of the CD is a presentation on the Sun designed to give in the classroom (though students could also go through it at a workstation). There are three versions of the presentation: a high school, middle school, and upper elementary school. Each contain between 30-60 slides, ... Full description.

The Space Place is an educational NASA site for children and adults with fun activities and amazing facts related to the exploration of space?past, current, and future. Some activities are computer-interactive and many are real-world-interactive. The particular module submitted for review here is an interactive web-based viewer that lets student select a celestial object (planet, galaxy, etc.), then ... Full description.

The Space Place is an educational NASA site for children and adults with fun activities and amazing facts related to the exploration of space?past, current, and future. Some activities are computer-interactive and many are real-world-interactive. The particular module submitted for review here shows how to make a Super Sound Cone from paper. Hear small sounds you cannot pick out with your "naked ears." ... Full description.

The Space Place is an educational NASA site for children and adults with fun activities and amazing facts related to the exploration of space?past, current, and future. Some activities are computer-interactive and many are real-world-interactive. The particular module submitted for review here touches on gravity and the LISA Space Mission. Like a sixth sense, detecting gravity waves will give us a ... Full description.