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Space Educators' Handbook Home Page

This material is part of the NASA JSC document called:

MULTIMEDIA SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK

NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058

The official designation of the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK is OMB / NASA Report Number S677.

Space Educators' Handbook Annual Report

FREE CD-R Version for Macintosh and PC Windows Computers

SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK FILES

REFERENCE, SEARCH, FIND AND HELPS RESOURCES

Click here for an alphabetical index of content with corresponding grade level applicability.
... and click here for the new additional/more recent alphabetical index of content with corresponding grade level applicability.

For an AEROSPACE DICTIONARY, click here.

Click here for instructions on using the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK in the classroom.

Searching the entire contents of the Handbook CDROM

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SPACE CALENDAR

SPACE CALENDAR, A picture icon which appears as a display worn, like a watch, on the forearm of an astronaut's spacesuit

This file called: SPACE CALENDAR is a graphical / interactive aerospace calendar.

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SPACE ASTRONOMY

Icon picture of a space suited astronaut embracing a miniature version of the planets of the solar system within his arms

This file called: ASTRONOMY INFORMATION has pictures and narrative descriptions of the planets, satellites and items concerning astronomy.

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PAGE OF THE WEEK

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The SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK site features more than 5,000 files.

In order to broaden exposure to unique but hidden content, site pages were featured.

Past Page of the Week Listings

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SPACE ROBOTICS

make believe picture of robonaut and astronaut playing board hockey in the shuttle cargo bay.

This file called: SPACE ROBOTICS provides space robotics teaching-techology resources.

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SPACE MUSEUM

SPACE MUSEUM icon picture of a model of the lunar lander. The model has five legs.

This file called: SPACE MUSEUM ARCHIVE provides space teaching resources using space memorabilia.

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KIDS' SPACE

Icon cartoon picture of a suited astronaut holding a robot dog

This file called: Kids' Space features educational resources for students from age 5 to 11.

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COLUMBUS AND SPACESHIP AMERICA

Click here to go to Columbus Home Page

This file called: Comparative Analysis : A Tool for Learning (Comparison of Columbus's New World Voyage with the Voyage of Spaceship America to the Moon)

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NASA SCIENCE FICTION

Icon picture of an astronaut releasing a small model rocket resembling those often displayed on science fiction book covers, i.e., a single state booster with two outboard engine pods adjacent to the main engine nozzle.

This file called: SCIENCE FICTION / SPACE TECHNOLOGY: TOOLS FOR LEARNING, teaches space technology.

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SPACE MOVIES CINEMA

Icon cartoon picture of a suited astronaut recording a video with a hand-held camcorder

Here are 34 NASA digital movies called: SPACE MOVIES CINEMA.

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SPACE COMICS

Astronaut's gloved hand holding a Classic comic book of Jules Verne's novel FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON

Here is a file of four aerospace comics called: SPACE COMICS.

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SPACE SPINOFFS

Icon picture of the red cover of SPINOFF 1995 magazine

NASA's SPINOFF MAGAZINE is an annual publication featuring technology spawned by space exploration. Here you will find an html version of the BEST OF NASA SPINOFFS and the 1995 issue as well as .pdf versions of the 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 issues
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Click here for a colorful NASA Spinoff poster.

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SPACE MATHEMATICS

Icon cartoon picture of a space suited astronaut holding a slide rule between his outstretched hands

This file called: SPACE MATHEMATICS has example problems (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, etc.) required to explore space.

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SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK PDF LIBRARY

This page features more than 100 popular printed NASA educational publications in the popular ".pdf" format. Logo picture for Adobe Acrobat .pdf filesEach may be displayed or printed on a local printer.

Click animated icon picture of a book with pages turning here.

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SPACE COOL STUFF

COOL HIDDEN STUFF

Icon cartoon picture of scene on the Moon including a lunar rover behind a suited astronaut on the left and a robot resembling R2-D2 of <i>Starwars</i> fame on the right


This home page features items which are hidden links from top level pages of the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK.

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APOLLO 13

APOLLO 13 RESOURCES

Here are educational resources about Apollo 13:

Picture of the cover of the book <i>Apollo 13</i>. The cover shows actor Tom Hanks in an astronaut's helmet as Commander Jim Lovell who Tom Hanks plays in the movie APOLLO 13

Click here for the excellent NASA 1970 Publication EP-76 Apollo 13 - "Houston, we've got a problem." [No longer in print but available here in html format]. For the .pdf version click here.

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FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON INTERACTIVE

...and the Jules Verne sequel...

ROUND THE MOON INTERACTIVE

Icon picture of a Jules Verne fanciful train of space modules in route to the Moon with the moon in the upper left of the picture as the spacecraft train of capsules approaches.

The original English text of Jules Verne's science fiction classics blended interactively with the Space Educators' Handbook resources.

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OTHER FILES:

SPACE COLORING BOOK, BEST OF NASA'S SPINOFFS, SPACE QUOTES
SPACE SOCIAL SCIENCE

SPACE KNOWLEDGE, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY/SPACE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, SPACE ART

SPACE STAMPS HOME PAGE

SPACE EDUCATORS' 3-D WORLDS

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RECOGNITION AWARDED SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK

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CREDITS

The NASA Johnson Space Center Integrated Graphics Operations and Analysis Laboratory (IGOAL) provided computing and software resources for development of the Internet version of the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK. The IGOAL staff authored modeling and animation software which proved invaluable in the creation of the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK WWW site.


IGOAL LAB

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Notices: What You Need to Know About NASA JSC Web Policies

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DISCLAIMER

Jerry Woodfill of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas developed this program known as the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK for educational use. Approval to use copyrighted materials which are not public domain has been obtained except for items which are deemed "Fair Use" by the copyright act of 1976. Opinions and materials included in this program do not necessarily reflect NASA policy, research, or endorsement. Please contact the author if errors in data, spelling, or program operation are found.

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The content of this page complies with Section 508, handicapped accessibility requirements, for information technology.

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Last modified: Wednesday, 15-Dec-2006 02:00:00 PM CST

Author: Jerry Woodfill / NASA, Mail Code ER7, jared.woodfill1@jsc.nasa.gov

Curator: Cecilia Breigh, NASA JSC ER7

Responsible Official: Andre Sylvester, NASA JSC ER7

Automation, Robotics and Simulation Division, Walter W. Guy, Chief.

Picture of the logo of NASA Johnson Space Center's Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division. The logo depicts a robot extended arm and hand. The robotic hand holds Mars in its grasp.

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