Below is a list of Internet sites provided by NASA. Use this worksheet as you review the sites.
The NASA SCIence Files
http://whyfiles.larc.nasa.gov/treehouse.html
This site is designed to help teach math,
science, and technology to students in grades 3-5. It uses a video series
along with online resouces. Each of the segments use problem-based learning
and science inquiry.
Welcome to Astro-Adventure!
http://www.quest.arc.nasa.gov/projects/astrobiology/astroventure/avhome.html
Astro-Adventure is one of the links off
of NASA Quest. The site is an interactive multimedia site for students
in 5-8 to learn more about Astronomy. The students role play and participate
in scientific inquiry during their search for a habitable planet.
IMAGERS - NASA Science Education
for Elementary Children
http://imagers.gsfc.nasa.gov/
This site provides an interactive multimedia
setting for elementary children using remote sensing and satellite images.
The site also includes teacher resources.
NASA Explorers
http://NASAexplores.com/cgi-bin/index.pl
This site has a Topic of the Day broken
down by grade level. There is a link to past topics and other resources.
NASA Glenn Learning Technologies
Project
http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/
This site has information on aeronautics,
math and science links, virtual visits, and teacher resources. There are
also lesson plans and computer simulations.
NASA Kids
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/
This site is developed by the Marshall Space
Flight Center. It provides children 5-14 fun interactive ways to learn
about NASA and science.
The Space Place
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/
The Space Place has activities that students
can do. There is also a link that talks about some amazing facts. There
is also a link to a Spanish version of the site.
Imagine The Universe
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/
This is recommended for anyone 14 and over
wanting more information on Astronomy and our universe.
StarChild: A Learning Center
for Young Astronomers
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/StarChild.html
This site is recommended for elementary
age children wanting more information about Astronomy and the universe.
There are two levels of information for these pages. There is also a variety
of activities.
JSC Education and K-12 Student
Programs
http://education.jsc.nasa.gov/K12/K12.htm
This Johnson Space Center link shows the
K-12 student programs they have available.
NASA' s Space Link
http://spacelink.nasa.gov/.index.html
This site has space topics listed alphabetically,
hot topics, cool picks of NASA sites, and educator resources.
NASA's Visible Earth
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/
This site has a searchable directory of
images, visualizations, and animations of the Earth.
NASA Quest
http://quest.nasa.gov/
NASA Quest is on of the many educational
sites of NASA. It provides space and science information to the classroom.
There is also a section that lets you meet people from NASA through the
Bio of the Week and the Women of NASA.
NASA Space Science
http://spacescience.nasa.gov/education/educators/links/
This site has links to other Space Science
education sites recommended by NASA.
Stennis Space Center Office
of Education
http://education.ssc.nasa.gov/
The Stennis Space Center site has a wealth
of resources for education.
NASA Educational Programs
http://education.nasa.gov/
This site is an overview site from NASA
of all its educational programs.