Reveal the beauty and wonder of the cosmos to your students with this comprehensive listing of all of our interactive activities, graphic organizers, science content reading selections, and more. A description, suggestions for using the resource in the classroom, and related materials accompany each tool.

Astronomy Picture of the Day Searchable Archive (NASA) - This search tool will hunt throught the massive archive of pictures to find the one's you need or want. The archive goes back to mid-1995. Not sure how to use the photos once you find them? Check out Atronomy Picture of the Day in the Classroom for simple suggestions.

Center for Educational Resources (CERES) Project - With classroom-ready online activities, NASA data search engines, and distance learning courses for K-12 teachers, CERES is a must-see for K-12 science teachers. Learning activities include inquiries and collaborative "spacequests" and are categorized by NASA themes, grade level, and duration.

Cool Cosmos (California Institute of Technology) - The Cool Cosmos portal involves students in science with multi-disciplinary educational materials. Communicating the world of infrared astronomy to the public is the main topic of the Cool Cosmos portal but certainly not its only goal. In the past few years the Cool Cosmos team has created a wide variety of educational products that explain the infrared as well as the multi-wavelength universe. These include: websites that explain Infrared Astronomy, its timeline, as well as the many benefits and uses of Infrared.

World BuildersThis site supports a course about designing planets from a solar system through plants and animals. It includes lessons, many links to web pages, teacher resources, science notes, and planets created by teams of teachers who participated in the course. It is being tried out in a high school and bits of it have been used in the elementary grades. The website is in a state of ongoing construction, but over a hundred and fifty professor-authored pages are already in place.

NASA Sun Earth Media Viewer: Live Solar ImagesThe Media Viewer is an experimental Flash application built to support Education and Public Outreach activities of NASA's Sun-Earch Connection Education Forum. The viewer allows users to view real-time NASA satellite images of the Sun and the Earth. A thumbnail viewer allows visitors to explore and compare a variety of solar and terrestrial data from a variety of NASA missions and ground-based observatories. In addition, the viewer contains video interviews with scientists and other experts. Computer-generated visualizations and additional NASA footage are also available. Text transcripts and text descriptions are provided along with each image and video. Requires Flash.

Become an Educator Astronaut! See Learning in a Whole New Light - For the first time, NASA is recruiting individuals with specific experience and expertise in K-12 education to help lead the Agency in the development of new ways to connect space exploration with the classroom, and to inspire the next generation of explorers. An Educator Astronaut is a fully qualified member of NASA's Astronaut Corps who has an expertise in K-12 education. Find out more at the Educator Astronaut website. Do you know why astronauts eat tortillas in space? Don't miss this and other interesting facts and videos in Living in Space.

SpaceKids is an interactive cartoon designed as a series of short stories with colorful characters, strong villains, unexpected plot twists and exciting climaxes. The story changes depending on your actions and decisions. No matter which storyline you follow, there is always a complete story and a happy ending. A children's computer game.

News, pictures, information, and resources from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.

The Learning Center provides information about high-energy astronomy for middle and highschool students and teachers. Includes teacher resources, and lesson plans for Physics, Mathematics, Astronomy, and Chemistry.

Design resources and specialized exhibits for science museums, planetariums, and other informal science education settings. Links to funding opportunities for informal educators.

Information and pictures about the Mars mission are available from this site. Be sure to also see the Mars related educational modules and resources at Live from Earth and Mars, by the University of Washington.

This site includes over fifty lesson plans for learning activities and longer term projects on remote sensing, imaging science, oceanography, meteorology and ecology. Links to required satellite images are included.

Links to things to see, do and learn from the Space Telescope Science Institute and the Hubble Space Telescope.

At this site, students can use web-based activities to learn about the Solar System, train to be a scientist, follow a star's life cycle, and more.

This is a collection of many of the best images from NASA's planetary exploration program. The collection has been extracted from the interactive program "Welcome to the Planets" which was distributed on the Planetary Data System Educational CD-ROM Version 1.5 in December 1995. It has also been updated with the addition of more recent images.

Created at the Jet Propulsion Labs, this website offers online resources as well as offline activities for middle school and high school students. Highlighting the technology of interferometry (a method employing the interference of electromagnetic radiation to make highly precise measurements of the angle between the two rays of light), students can begin to understand how this technology can change our knowledge of the universe and the search for life on other planets. Virtual tours, 3D models and animations have been created to more clearly show students the work being done by JPL.

NASA Quest includes a full suite of online resources such as profiles of NASA experts; stories about their work days; live interactions with NASA experts; streamed programs; Lesson plans and student activities; collaborative activities; photo sections; a place where teachers can meet; searchable QNA area with over 3,000 previously asked questions; and an e-mail service in which individual questions get answered. Find lessons using the topical menu: Aerospace technology and design, Solar System, Deep Space Science (beyond the planets), or Human Space Exploration.

This website is an overview of the history, mythology, and current scientific knowledge of the planets, moons and other objects in our solar system. Each page has my text and NASA's images, some have sounds and movies, most provide references to additional related information.

This is NASA's main website for the unmanned exploration of the solar system. The site offers people-friendly information on the planets and bodies in our solar system and the robotic missions sent out to explore these worlds. Their goal is to be an encyclopedic, engaging and up-to-date resource on solar system exploration. If you get lost or want to determine the scope of this massive site, try the site map (http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/sitemap/index.cfm). Also in Spanish.

View the International Space Station and much more from this comprehensive Spaceflight site developed by NASA. Included are real-time trackings of the station, status reports and news releases, a video and image scrapbook, and mission recaps. Also, see how your school can participate in NASA's Educational Outreach Programs.

This Website from NASA demonstrates and explains science concepts in a simple easy manner. Learn about the stars, the Earth, ions, etc., by baking cookies, navigating a maze, or solving a riddle! (spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/index.shtml)

Topics for these lesson plans and activities include Doing Astrophysics Research with an Artificial Earth Orbiting Satellite, Sine Waves, The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Images of the Universe in Different Wavelengths, Satellite Communications, Satellite Dishes, Constellations and the Zodiac, Solar System Objects, Earthquakes. Formerly known as Teacher-Developed Earth and Space Science Lessons and Classroom Activities.

The underlying goal of the handbook is to make space science entertaining and informative. Featured are digital aerospace comics as well as an innovative space movie archive. Sci-fi pulp and comic book covers teach space technology by comparing and contrasting SF artists' concepts of space hardware with NASA spacecraft. Many other files are present including a space calendar, space quotes, coloring books, math problems, and more.

This stunning NASA-funded site explores Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience. The site includes a rich array of images, movies, animations, and data sets. Teacher Resources include classroom activities and educational links.

NASA's Learning Technologies Project and Cislunar Aerospace have taken a potentially dry subject, The Principals of Aeronautics, and created this outstanding educational web site. The illustrated textbook includes sections on history, mythology, fundamentals and more. Before "opening" a chapter, visitors select a reading level, from beginner to instructor. The text is also available in Spanish. Other highlights of the site include curriculum bridges, lesson plans, activities, and an Internet guide.

This page is the gateway to a wonderful collection of astronomical photographs, mostly made with the telescopes of the Anglo-Australian Observatory. All ages of learners can easily find quality images. Under the link WWW Image Use, there is a clear use policy for users who download images off the server, including e-mail contact information for obtaining permission and policy for clearly giving credit for the photograph and linking to the observatory site.

- Learn about these accomplished early astronomers. This site is concise, clearly written, and easy to navigate. It's a great starting point for exploration into the fascinating culture of the Maya.

Kid-friendly site for basic, easy to understand information about our solar system from Astronomy Magazine. (www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=1091)

The Astronomical Society of the Pacific was founded in 1889 by a group of Northern California professional and amateur astronomers. Excuse the big ad for the Astro Shop, scroll down and see the content available on the site. Divided into several sections; Programs, Activities, Resources, Staff, and Forums. Activities include: Hands-On Astronomy, Surfing the Solar System puzzle, and links to other activities on the web. With the support of the National Science Foundation and NASA, the ASP sponsors a few programs including Project ASTRO, which pairs amateur and professional astronomers with teachers and classes (http://www.astrosociety.org/education/astro/project_astro).

NASA and the Russian space agency have spent over forty years solving the problems of living in space. Can you match wits with their engineers and design a human habitat as good as the new International Space Station?

Que tal in the Current SkyQue tal is a monthly earth/space science newsletter providing information about celestial events such as visible planets, moon positions/phases, observing suggestions, locator charts for celestial events, and a few links to other relevant WWW sites.

Do you know what is being celebrated today? This calendar is not centered on the US, but on the nations of the world.E Find holidays by nation, or by date, or by religion. Also, keep up with the phases of the moon. Easy to use.

The award winning Earth & Sky radio program presents natural science in a fun and easy-to-understand way. The Web site includes the daily show (transcripts, real audio, and links), searchable archives of past shows, and more. There's even a contest for students who create a 90 second radio program!

Updated and expanded for the August, 1999 total solar eclipse, the Exploratorium's site focuses on the science and natural wonder of eclipse. A live webcast from Europe and Turkey is planned.

Developed by a high school teacher and Exploratorium staff, this well-designed site is an introduction to auroras and the processes that create these mysterious lights. Stunning aurora images are included.

To get an accurate sense of space in our solar system, try this online calculator. Just fill in the blank for the sun's size in your model, and the JavaScript calculator will automatically fill in scaled sizes and distances for all the planets.

This interactive, Flash-based website lets you explore the Mars Base Habitat and Rover and learn about the science and technology behind them. Sections include: base layout, lab, airlock, medical, bunks, personal hygience, greenhouse, design drawings, and more. Earlier interactive efforts can be found at http://www.exploremarsnow.org/FMARS. From exploreMarsnow.org

This site hosts a helpful list of current space science resources and ideas for how they could be used in learning activities. For example, students can explore the links, use the space story studio to post an original story, and look at other stories in the space story portfolio.

Working with map skills? Help your students build a sky map. This program lets you choose a nearby city, or enter your latitude and longitude, to find out what is in the sky presently. Using fairly easy-to-use controls, you can then manipulate the data to find a star map for the next night, or the next week.

A great site with terrific graphics for many fun and educational features: Space jokes and games, Mutate an Astronaut, See the Night Sky, Future Space Craft, Space Exploration, Astronomy Academy, Dictionary, and more! (www.kidsastronomy.com)

NASAexplores provides free weekly K-12 educational articles and lesson plans on current NASA projects. Printable and downloadable, these supplemental curriculum resources meet national education standards. NASAexplores seeks to generate awareness of and to build students' interest in space, science, mathematics, geography, and technology. Materials are adapted to three reading levels [K-4] [5-8] [9-12]. NASAexplores is managed and operated by the Marshall Space Flight Center Education Programs Department.

Adventures of the Agronauts is an online science curriculum for elementary-aged students with an overarching theme: how can we grow plants on the Moon? Children become "Agronauts in Training" and complete six different standards-based lessons towards the final goal of growing plants on the Moon. Teacher resources are included. Glossary contains some movies that demonstrate concepts. Some career information too.

Since its launch in 1997, the Space Day educational initiative, which takes place on the first Thursday of each May, has evolved into a massive grassroots effort dedicated to the extraordinary achievements, benefits and opportunities in the exploration and use of space. The ultimate goal is to promote math, science, technology and engineering education by nurturing young peoples' enthusiasm for the wonders of the universe and inspiring them to continue the stellar work of today's space explorers.

The Satellite Site from the Tech Museum of Innovation is a wonderful resource for teaching satellites and also walks students through the process of building a satellite, part by part. Text is written simply and is easy to read. These explanations and descriptions of satellites are supplemented with very clear graphics. Students can use this site as a resource or as guidelines for a project building a satellite.