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AERONAUTICS EDUCATORS GUIDE
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Aeronautics Educator Guide pdf 15-Sep-1999 (3M)
Aeronautics:
The activities in this educator guide are divided into three
chapters: Air, Flight, and We Can Fly, You and I. They are
designed to be uncomplicated and fun and have been tested
in countless classrooms and workshops.
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AMATEUR RADIO IN SPACE
Amateur Radio in Space pdf 15-Sep-1999 (3M)
This educator's guide contains background information on
the Space Amateur Radio EXperiment (SAREX) designed to facilitate
communication between astronauts in orbit with students on the
ground. Hands-on activities in this guide explore concepts
related to amateur radio in the areas of science, mathematics,
and technology.
Click here for the SAREX Lithograph.
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THE BRAIN IN SPACE
The Brain in Space pdf 15-Sep-1999 (3M)
The study of the ways in which the body's brain, spinal cord,
and network of nerves control the activities of animals and humans
is called neuroscience. This guide targets a high school audience
and provides background material and activities related to NASA's
Neurolab research.
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EXPLORING METEORITE MYSTERIES
Exploring Meteorite Mysteries pdf 15-Sep-1999 (7M)
The study of meteorites provides a unifying theme
that links almost every aspect of Earth and planetary
science with mathematics, physics, chemistry and even
biology. This educator guide provides information and
acitivities related to meteorites and their origins,
whether it be Mars, asteroids, or the moon.
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EXPLORING THE MOON
Exploring the Moon pdf 15-Sep-1999 (8M)
This teacher's guide has been designed for use in upper
elementary through high school. Provided in the guide is
background information about the moon. The activities are
divided into three units: Pre-Apollo, Learning from Apollo,
and the Future.
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MICROGRAVITY FALL INTO MATHEMATICS
Microgravity Fall Into Mathematics pdf 15-Sep-1999 (214K)
The great minds of microgravity, Galileo,
Newton, and Einstein, are the subjects of this NASA
Educational Brief. Challenge your students with three
"Try This" problems. The brief concludes with descriptions
of four types of microgravity platforms.
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MATHEMATICS OF MICROGRAVITY
Mathematics of Microgravity pdf 15-Sep-1999 (1M)
This publication identifies the underlying
mathematics and physics principles that apply to
microgravity.
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MICROGRAVITY
Microgravity Teachers Guide pdf 15-Sep-1999 (5M)
The study of the states of matter and their interactions
in microgravity is an exciting opportunity to expand the
frontiers of science. This guide contains excellent
background information accompanied by classroom activities
that enable students to experiment with the forces
and processes microgravity scientists are investigating today.
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MICROGRAVITY DEMONSTRATOR
Microgravity Demonstrator pdf 15-Sep-1999 (936K)
The Microgravity Demonstrator is a tool designed
by NASA engineers to demonstrate and teach principles
of microgravity science and relationships to science
and math. The manual provides instructions for building
a microgravity demonstrator and includes classroom
activities.
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OUR MISSION TO PLANET EARTH
Our Mission to Planet Earth pdf 15-Sep-1999 (1M)
This teacher's guide for grades K-4 includes
activities such as setting up a terrarium as an Earth
System model to demonstrate the water cycle, the greenhouse
effect, and the difference between global warming and cooling.
Students can also create their own models of instruments and
satellites and learn about careers in Earth System Science.
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PLANETARY GEOLOGY
Planetary Geology pdf 15-Sep-1999 (7M)
This educator's guide features exercises grouped
into five units: 1) introduction to geologic processes,
2) impact cratering activities, 3) planetary atmosphere,
4) planetary surfaces, and 5) geologic mapping.]
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ROCKETS
In this area you will find a Teacher's Guide
for Rocketry. Learn all about the history, scientific
principles and mathematics of Rockets through exciting
problem-solving and cooperative learning activities.
00 Rocket Cover pdf 17-Sep-1999 (73K)
01 Table Of Contents pdf 15-Sep-1999 (30K)
02 How to Use Guide pdf 15-Sep-1999 (266K)
03 Rocket History pdf 15-Sep-1999 (352K)
04 Rocket Principles pdf 15-Sep-1999 (91K)
05 Practical Rocketry pdf 15-Sep-1999 (183K)
06 Activities Table of Contents pdf 15-Sep-1999 (95K)
3-2-1 Pop! pdf 15-Sep-1999 (249K)
Altitude Tracking pdf 15-Sep-1999 (98K)
Antacid Tablet Race pdf 15-Sep-1999 (77K)
Balloon Staging pdf 15-Sep-1999 (64K)
Bottle Rocket Launcher pdf 15-Sep-1999 (87K)
Bottle Rocket pdf 15-Sep-1999 (78K)
Newton Car pdf 15-Sep-1999 (170K)
Paper Rockets pdf 15-Sep-1999 (315K)
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Pop Can Hero Engine pdf 15-Sep-1999 (164K)
Project X-35 pdf 15-Sep-1999 (620K)
Rocket Car pdf 15-Sep-1999 (177K)
Rocket Transportation pdf 15-Sep-1999 (81K)
Resource Glossary pdf 15-Sep-1999 (81K)
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SPACE BASED ASTRONOMY
Learn more information about Astronomy. Here you'll find
a Space Astronomy Teacher's Guide specifically for teaching
students in grades 5-8.
Space Astronomy Teacher Guide Part 1 pdf 16-Sep-1999 (339K)
Space Astronomy Teacher Guide Part 2 pdf 16-Sep-1999 (1M)
Space Astronomy Teacher Guide Part 3 pdf 16-Sep-1999 (181K)
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SPACE FOOD AND NUTRITION
Space Food and Nutrition pdf 16-Sep-1999 (1.72M)
From John Glenn's mission to orbit Earth to the International
Space Station program, space food research has met the challenge of
providing food that tastes good and travels well into space. This
NASA educator guide brings that research into the classroom with
activities that emphasize hands-on education.
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SUITED FOR SPACEWALKING
Suited for Spacewalking pdf 16-Sep-1999 (6M)
This guide begins with brief discussions
of the space environment, the history of spacewalking,
NASA's current spacesuit, and work that astronauts do
during spacewalks. These are followed by a design brief
that challenges students to design a spacesuit prototype
for a Mission to Mars and classroom activities.
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INVESTIGATING PLANTS IN SPACE
Investigating Plants in Space pdf 16-Sep-1999 (2M)
Students will grow AstroPlants through a life
cycle, and in the process will become well aquainted
with germination, orientation, growth, flowering,
pollination, fertilization, embryogenesis and seed
development.
Click here for more about
plants in space.
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757 GLIDER KIT
757 Glider Kit pdf 16-Sep-1999 (198K)
Each glider challenge calls for students to develop
abilities to identify and state a problem, design a
solution, implement a solution, and evaluate the solution.
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NASA GREAT OBSERVATORIES
NASA Great Observatories pdf 16-Sep-1999 (346K)
The Hubble Space Telescope, the Chandra
X-Ray Observatory, and the Compton Gamma Ray
Observatory are three of NASA's four great observatories.
Each model, which consists of several reproducible pages
of instructions, requires scissors, glue, tape, dowel
rods and other supplies for construction.
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SOLAR SYSTEM PUZZLE KIT
NASA Great Observatories pdf 15-Sep-1999 (1M)
By assembling the puzzle, hand-coloring
the bodies of the solar system, and viewing the
puzzle's 12 sides, students will reinforce their
knowledge of the many fascinating worlds that make
up our solar system.
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SPACE SHUTTLE GLIDER
Space Shuttle Glider pdf 15-Sep-1999 (156K)
Build a 1:300 centimeters scale model
of the U.S. Space Shuttle orbiter.
SPACE STATION PDF LIBRARY FILES
ISS FACT BOOK
ISS FACT BOOK pdf July 1999 (593K)
Recently updated information about the Internation Space Station
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ISS OVERVIEW
ISS OVERVIEW pdf June 1999 (384K)
The International Space Station:
An Overview (IS-1999-06-ISS022)
A general overview of all facets of the ISS. (June '99)
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A HISTORY OF U.S. SPACE STATIONS
U.S. SPACE STATION HISTORY pdf July 1999 (134K)
A History of U.S. Space Stations (IS-1997-06-ISS009JSC)
Historical information about the US work with space stations
from Skylab in the 1970s to the inception of the International Space Station.
(June '97)
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RUSSIAN SPACE STATIONS
RUSSIAN SPACE STATIONS pdf June 1997 (141K)
International Space Station: Russian Space Stations (IS-1997-06-004JSC)
Historical information about Russian space stations from Salyut I in 1971
through the Mir, Shuttle-Mir missions and International Space Station. (June '97)
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ISS ASSEMBLY
ISS ASSEMBLY pdf International Space Station:
A Construction Site in
Orbit (IS-1999-06-ISS013JSC)
A complete overview of the orbital assembly of the
International Space Station, describing an
unprecedented era of spacewalking construction
and a new generation of space robotics that will
be used to build the station. The details and
highlights of spacewalks planned during specific
station assembly flights are described in Appendix 1.
Spacewalk flight tests that have been conducted during
the past decade in preparation for assembly are described
in detail in Appendix 2. (June '99)
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ISS EARLY ASSEMBLY DESCRIPTION
EARLY ISS ASSEMBLY pdf International Space Station:
A Construction Site in
Orbit (IS-1999-06-ISS013JSC)
ISS: The First Steps to a New Home in Orbit (IS-1999-06-ISS023)
A six-page fact sheet that provides an overview of the
International Space Station, its potential and its
early assembly in orbit through the year 2000.
(June '99)
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ISS FAMILIARIZATION AND TRAINING MANUAL
ISS FAMILIARIZATION AND TRAINING MANUAL
(6000K)
International Space Station Familiarization Training Manual
A comprehensive online training manual produced for ISS astronauts. (July '98)
MISCELLANEOUS .PDF NASA FILES
THE JOHNSON SPACE CENTER ASTRONAUT FACT BOOK
Astronaut Fact Book (227K)
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TOYS IN SPACE EXPERIMENTS
Toys in Space Experiments(1170K)
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BASICS OF SPACEFLIGHT LEARNERS' WORKBOOK
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratories Publication
Basics of Spaceflight Learners' Workbook(1170K)
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CASSINI MISSION TO SATURN FACTS
Cassini Facts (176K)
More Cassini Information(81K)
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WATER IS A FORCE OF CHANGE FACT SHEET
Water is a Force of Change Facts(179K)
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WORLD CLOUD COVER PATTERN FACT SHEET
World Cloud Cover Pattern
(137K)
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FALLING WATER AND MICROGRAVITY
Falling Water and Gravity(34K)
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SURFACE TENSION AND MICROGRAVITY
Surface Tension and Microgravity(35K)
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DISTRUBING EXPERIMENTS AND MICROGRAVITY
Disturbing Experiments and Microgravity(41K)
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METEORITE SLIDES AND LESSONS
Meteorite Slides and Lessons(450K)
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DESTINATION MARS EDUCATIONAL MODULE
Destination Mars Educators' Acitivity(1080K)
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VOYAGE OF ENDEAVOUR : THEN AND NOW
Voyage of Endeavour : Then and Now(219K)
Comparison of the vessels and the voyages of the seagoing Endeavourand
the Space Shuttle Endeavour
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SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY
Facts About the Space Shuttle Discovery
(68K)
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SPINOFF 1998
The 1998 Spinoff Magazine(4777K)
The 1998 Version of Spinoff features NASA technology which found its way
into the private sector.
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TETHERED SATELLITES
Tethered Satellites(169K)
Describes the experience and technology of tethered satellites
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VIKING ORBITER MOSAIC OF MARS
Close-up mosaic image of Mars
from Viking Orbiter(100K)
The image may be enlarged using Adobe Acrobat Reader zooming for detailed examination of
surface characteristics.
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SPACE BASICS
Brief Basics of Spaceflight(250K)
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ASSIGNMENT SPACELAB
Spacelab Teacher Resources(199K)
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AIR FORCE INVESTIGATION OF ROSEWELL, NEW MEXICO UFO SIGHTINGS
Air Force Investigation into Rosewell UFO Sightings(1820K)
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CREW RETURN VEHICLE (X-38) EDUCATORS' BRIEF
Educational Brief on the X-38
Crew Return Vehicle(36K)
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A VIEW OF EARTH FROM APOLLO 17 (Last Moon Manned Mission)
Apollo 17 Photograph of Earth with discussion(118K)
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DOCKING WITH THE SPACE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION EDUCATORS' BRIEF
Docking with the International
Space Station Educational Brief(107K)
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FROM UNDERSEA TO OUTER SPACE
Educational Brief on STS-40
research of microgravity effects on jellyfish.(225K)
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GEOGRAPHY FROM SPACE
Video Resource Guide to Geography from
Space video(186K)
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GLOBAL BIOSPHERE
Picture and discussion of global
image from a biosphere perspective(126K)
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GLOBAL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
Picture and discussion of global
image of sea surface temperature(95K)
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CREW RETURN VEHICLE (X-38) EDUCATORS' BRIEF
Educational Brief on EVA video(204K)
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ALL SYSTEMS GO
Effects of microgravity on humans STS-40
Spacelab video guide(180K)
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FOOD FOR SPACEFLIGHT
NASA fact sheet on food for spaceflight(220K)
Space Food and Nutrition(1800K)
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BENEFITS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
Benefits from the Space Station (442K)
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (Color Picture)
International Space Station picture with assembly flights and line drawing of
configuration, also included are teacher exercises referring to
the ISS(257K)
International
Space Station Bookmark(132K)
International
Space Station Research (209K)
International Space Station
Solar Arrays
Lithograph of the completed
assembly of the International Space Station (114K)
Water purification for the
International Space Station
PLANETARY (SOLAR SYSTEM) PDF DOCUMENTS
Solar
System Lithograph Set (3800K)
Mar Pathfinder
Lithograph Set (518K)
Mars Pathfinder Poster(473K)
SUPERSTARS OF SPACE AND AERONAUTICS
Superstars of
Modern Aeronautics (703K)
Superstars of
Spaceflight(2170K)
VIDEO RESOURCE TEACHER GUIDES
Let's Talk Robotics (173K)
Living in Space (169K)
Mathematics of Space (208K)
Microgravity (270K)
Newton in Space (255K)
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