This resource ties together physical and biological aspects of ocean color for high school students. Specific sections discuss life in the oceans, the appearance of the ocean from space, phytoplankton (the little link in a big food chain), carbon (where does it go?), and the Earth as a giant greenhouse. There are also activities that accompany these lessons. Full description.

This activity introduces the importance of meteorites to the understanding of the origin of the Solar System. Finding meteorites can be difficult because most meteorites look like Earth rocks to the casual or untrained eye. Even to the trained eye, recognizing meteorites can be difficult. Since scientists believe that some meteorites are pieces of the asteroid Vesta, they may be very old remnants ... Full description.

This hands-on activity introduces students to the biological and chemical limitations of photosynthesis. Full description.

This hands-on activity introduces students to searching for asteroids. Full description.

This hands-on activity explores the nature of thermal inertia. Full description.

This hands-on activity is designed to introduce students to the complexities of using solar panels in space exploration. Full description.

This activity is designed to introduce the engineering aspects of precision pointing of spacecraft. Full description.

This guide has been developed to assist people who would like to run the Big Explosions and Strong Gravity event with their local Girl Scout Council. The event is a one-day event in which a group of Girl Scouts spends their time doing a series of hands-on activities on spectroscopy, cosmic abundances, supernovae, and black holes. Professional scientists, engineers, and graduate students assist with ... 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.

Astro-Venture is an educational, interactive, multimedia Web environment highlighting NASA careers and astrobiology research. This guide ? one of four - covers astronomy. Students in grades 5-8 role play NASA occupations and use scientific inquiry, as they search for and design a planet with the necessary characteristics for human habitation. Full description.