This lithograph shows a Landsat 7 image of New York City and includes an activity for children ages 5-9. The imagery highlights vegetation, emphasizing location, with additional information, classroom activities or discus-shape and sizes of parks. The activity engages children in following Amelia the Pigeon's adventure around the parks in New York City. The lithograph is a companion piece to the Amelia ... Full description.

In this activity, the GLOBE Kids are excited to perform a play for the rest of the school, demonstrating what they have learned about the Earth and all of its parts. They hit a glitch when they cannot decide which Earth component is the most important, but end up learning a lot about the Earth, Sun, water, air, soil, and living things, and the way these components are interconnected. In Activity 1: ... Full description.

In this activity, the GLOBE Kids, on their second visit to Willow Creek, discover why the creek looks different. They learn about making observations, measuring water temperature and speed, and looking for critters in the water. In Activity 1, 'Magnify That', students will be able to identify a magnifying lens and its purpose. They will be able to explain how the same object looks different when using ... Full description.

In this activity, the GLOBE Kids wonder why the hummingbirds have stopped visiting their school garden. They conduct an investigation, learning more about hummingbird needs, seasonal changes at their school, and what it's like in Costa Rica where the birds spend the winter. In Activity 1, 'All Year Long', students will learn about seasonal changes in a local habitat. They will learn how to make detailed ... Full description.

This storybook for children tells the story of the Sun, its relationship to Earth and to stars. The easy-to-understand text and graphics make it a useful classroom tool for younger students. Full description.

This educators guide blends space exploration with reading and writing. The materials are divided into two units. One unit is designed for students in grades 1 and 2 while the other unit focuses on students in grades 3 and 4. Each includes a series of lessons that take students on a path of exploration of Saturn using reading and writing prompts. Full description.

This 24-page coloring and activity book includes general information on x-ray astronomy, NASA's Chandra mission and the STS-93 mission. It is intended for parents to use with their children. The Chandra mission investigates black holes, supernovae, and galaxy clusters. Activities include a maze, word search, connect-the-dots and word jumble. Full description.

This CD uses song and drama to tell the story of Spirit and Opportunity, NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers, and their mission to search for signs of ancient water. It includes an inquiry-based lesson. Full description.

This module includes several lessons aimed at introducing ice science to students. In the first activity, students share personal ice experience stories through drawing, telling, and writing. This enables the teacher to diagnose personal conceptions about ice. Then students explore a big block of ice. They ask and record their questions and start an ice science notebook. Depending on the nature of ... Full description.

This poster uses reading and writing activities to promote science learning. Students start with the lesson Meet Our Solar System and ponder the edge of our understandings in Solar System Mysteries. Teacher tips and resources and student activities are included. It is intended to arouse children-s curiosity about objects in the sky and space exploration and encourage basic awareness of and interest ... Full description.