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Why Return to the Moon Before Going to Mars? →
11.18.08 - Returning to the moon will prepare NASA for long-term stays on other worlds. This mini unit includes a video, a lesson that simulates mining ilmenite to obtain oxygen on the moon, and a quiz.
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NASA Education Spacesuits and Spacewalks Web Site
Learn about spacesuits and how they have evolved. Meet people who design, build and work with them.
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Thermal Protection Systems Educator Guide
11.10.09 - The space shuttle and its replacement, the Ares rocket, must be insulated from extreme temperatures. Students design, build and test a system that will protect their simulated rocket from heat.
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NEW! ECLSS Water Filtration Guide
11.04.08 - Students use science, math and critical thinking skills to design, build and test a water filtration system.
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Envisioning Science
10.28.08 - A NASA team has developed software to help students who are visually impaired "see" Earth.
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Space Math I and II
10.21.08 - These educator guides contain collections of mathematics and reading activities that explore the sun-Earth system.
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Lunar Nautics Educator Guide
10.15.08 - Students will design, test, analyze and manage a space mission from initial concept to project funding while using this set of hands-on activities.
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Field Trip to the Moon Educator Guide
03.10.09 - Students use inquiry-based learning to understand complex systems as they work in teams to design a self-sufficient lunar station. Each team will have two tasks with specific objectives to complete.
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Students' Cloud Observations On-Line →
10.07.08 - Through the S'COOL project, students report basic weather observations to NASA by recording the type and features of clouds in the sky at the time that a satellite passes over their location.
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Earth Science Posters →
10.07.08 - Each poster from the Earth Observing System project explains what NASA scientists are doing to understand a specific topic -- air, water, land and ice. Download or order the posters.