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  • A page from the Buzz Lightyear Load the Shuttle Activity

    Buzz Lightyear Load the Shuttle Activity

    11.10.09 - Students use problem-solving skills to fit as many geometric shapes as possible into the cargo bay of the space shuttle.

  • Cosmonaut Oleg Kotov and astronaut Sunita Williams share a meal on the International Space Station

    Food Preparation for Space Activity

    11.03.09 - Help students simulate food preparation on the International Space Station by measuring and mixing ingredients of rehydratable food and drinks.

  • Ares Launch and Propulsion cover

    Ares Education

    10.26.09 - This page is the online source for Ares-related educational material and information.

  • NASA SciFiles logo

    Case of the Inhabitable Habitat  →

    10.20.09 - The Tree House Detectives accept the challenge of designing a habitat that can sustain life on Mars. Scroll to the 2001-2002 Season to find the guide and video segments related to the show.

  • Three cartoon characters dig in the dirt

    Natural Resources on Earth

    10.14.09 - Students learn about the natural resources that help plants grow.

  • Page from Buzz Lightyear Putting It All Together Activity

    Putting It Together

    10.02.09 - In this game, players build the entire space station using all of the real modules. When completed, players are congratulated with a scene of Buzz Lightyear floating on board the station.

  • A student looking through a telescope at the moon

    LCROSS Education  →

    09.29.09 - Lesson plans, images and Web sites help bring the moon into your classroom.

  • Cover of the On the Moon educator guide

    On the Moon Educator Guide

    09.22.09 - NASA and PBS's "Design Squad®" offer student teams six hands-on engineering challenges that can be used during class time or in after-school programs.

  • Mission controllers looking at a video screen during a space shuttle landing

    NASA -- Careers

    09.15.09 - NASA is more than astronauts.

  • Cover page of Using Scrapbooks in Science

    Using Scrapbooks in Science

    09.09.09 - The activities in this educator guide encourage students to see the science all around them and to realize its relevancy in their lives outside school.