This is the third of four curriculum guides focusing on astrobiology and careers. Students are confronted with the challenge of searching for and designing a planet that would be habitable to humans. Using an online, multimedia module, students make changes to the Earth-s interior and draw conclusions about which factors are necessary for human survival. Students then engage in classroom activities ... Full description.

This poster includes science background narratives and three classroom activities. Activity one is on the back of the poster; activities two and three are online. Full description.

This color brochure answers common questions about the aurora, including its cause and explanations of its colors, shapes, and location. It lists resources for further study. Full description.

This booklet describes the interstellar medium and the local bubble that is being studied by NASA-s CHIPS satellite. It contains review questions and problems for students, plus two activities to help to understand some of the concepts discussed. Full description.

This educator's guide was developed with the Cosmic Questions national traveling exhibit. It contains activities relating to the exhibit's theme, our place in space and time-and information about the exhibit. Although the guide complements a museum visit, activities can be used independently from the exhibit. Full description.

Lesson plans and activity composed of a three-part questionnaire that launches students on discussions about where objects in space are located, and when they were formed- an introduction to the concepts of structure and evolution of the universe. Full description.

This module focuses on the solar wind information obtained by NASA-s Genesis spacecraft. Genesis collects pristine solar wind material -ionic particles from the Sun- that will provide clues about the elemental composition of the original solar nebula. Full description.

An overview of the Deep Impact Mission is provided on this two-page fact sheet. The science objectives, implementation and description of the spacecraft are discussed. Full description.

This poster shows the role of the Deep Space Network in receiving data from robotic spacecraft exploring the solar system. The poster includes activities and career information. Full description.

Students plot the percentage of high energy, x-ray solar flares over several years to discover that the solar cycle of sunspot activity is also a cycle of solar flares. Full description.