 Elementary Age Material and Web Sites
Material:
- Space Shuttle Glider Paper Model – Make a scale model of the U.S. Space Shuttle orbiter from this pattern and learn facts about the Space Shuttle.
- Make a Star Finder – Use this to learn your way around the night sky. It’s easy to make and this will teach you about constellations too!
- The Growing Universe – Learn how our universe is expanding by this simple experiment!
- The Moon Illusion – Do you want to know why the moon looks closer and bigger sometimes? Find out why and how to test it!
Cool Space Sites:
- Earth from Space - Check out NASA astronauts’ videos, photos, blogs and more from their experience in space.
- Space-Age living – Find out what it took to build the International Space Station and discover and experience the best things about living in space.
- Sea and Sky – Join the Starship Sagan for an exciting voyage through the universe - from the planets of the solar system to the bizarre objects of deep space!
- Space Camp - Space camp is for people of all ages! Visit Space Camp and learn how to think like an astronaut and participate in space simulator training, space shuttle missions and beyond.
- NASA Spin Off Products - Expand your mind and learn about the newest technology that NASA is sharing with the public!
- Mars Exploration – This site is just about everything you ever wanted to know about Mars.
- Astronomy Picture of Day – Discover the Cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured along with a brief explanation!
- NASA Kids Network – Find out why kids love this site for explaining everyday phenomenon in our world. Plus it features 60 second video newsbreaks with children answering questions such as “Why is the sky blue?”.
- Do your own spacewalk! – Take an interactive spacewalk, meet astronauts and find out what happens to your body in space and much more!
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