The guide contains information about NASA's newest rockets, with both new activities and updated ones from the original Rockets Educator Guide published in 2003.
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Rockets Educator Guide
Exploration: Then and Now -- Survival! Lesson
Students answer the question: What are the most essential items for the survival of settlers and explorers in new worlds? The lesson includes a survival-on-the-moon activity.
Ares I Can Model
Featured Sites
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The Space Shuttle DLN →
Videoconference with NASA specialists to learn about the shuttle.
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Control a Telescope! →
Learn how your class can use the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope.
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Ares Launch Vehicles Videos
Learn about NASA's newest rockets.
Educator Resources
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What Is CORE? →
CORE serves as the worldwide distribution center for NASA-produced multimedia materials.
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Educator Resource Centers
Locate ERCs in your state or region for free educational materials and services.
Have You Seen...
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Spaceflight Meteorology →
Use the storm tracker to determine if the space shuttle should launch.
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Hubble in the WorldWide Telescope →
Bring the power of the Hubble to your computer.
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Latest Ares I-X News
Read info about the Ares test rocket.
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Current Opportunities
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ISS Student Experiment Competition
Students in grades 5-8 are challenged to devise experiments to be conducted aboard the space station.
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2010 Team America Rocketry Challenge →
Applications for this model rocket competition for U.S. students in grades 7-12 are due Nov. 30, 2009.
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Waste Limitation Management and Recycling Design Challenge →
Students in grades 5-8 are challenged to design and build a Sustainable Water Recycling System for the moon. Entries are due Feb. 1, 2010.
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