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The information students can explore here includes facts about astronaut training, astronaut
assignments, a space wardrobe, the universe, space missions, and more. There
are even games and activities for visitors to enjoy.
Here you will find a page with links to various space-related topics available on the World Wide Web.
The Space Educators' Handbook site features more than 2,000 files. Site pages are featured. Examples of some of the featured selections include: historic U.S. space stamps, plans to build Neil Armstrong's Eagle, a movie clip of the first golf shot on the moon, a NASA space coloring book, and much more. Enjoy!
Each day a different image or photo of our universe is featured. In addition, viewers will find a brief explanation by an astronomer.
Fill in your weight in the space indicated and your weight will be calculated as it would
be on the nine planets. Java Script is necessary on the browser.
Users fill in the diameter of the Sun they want their model to be scaled by. Distances and sizes of the planets will
then fill in. After this the student can build a scale model of a solar system.
Java Script is needed on the browser.
Visitors click on pictures and see explanations or videos about a servicing mission. They can also view record notes on an Astronaut Log page and then use the
log notes to place the events in logical order. A glossary of space shuttle related words is available.
Answers from the final challenge are submitted and checked. If all the
answers are correct, the student receives a certificate of completion.
View hundreds of space related photos. Sections are included on astronomy, earth, flight
vehicles, robotics, the solar system, and more.
Visitors ask questions of astonomer Dr. Sten Odenwald. Questions and answers are posted to the archives.
Interesting answers are given to questions about the earth, the moon,
the solar system, the cosmos, and much more.
This is a site created for students. They make up challenging questions that they think
it will be difficult to answer. Responses are emailed directly to the author of the question.
Activities and resources related to space are available for copying at this site. Good ideas
for classroom activities.
A challenging crossword puzzle about the Hubble Spacecraft. When the visitor is finished with
that, he/she can click on the Space Shuttle Puzzle Page for more fun.
Here students can read about how planets, satellites, asteroids, and comets receive their names.
View an image of the sun, see what the general level of space weather disturbance is near Earth, get an image of Earth's aurora as seen with the Visible Imaging System from the Polar spacecraft. In addition, you can get the official weather outlook for space and read basic facts about space weather.
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