Space: Everything You Need

Online Learning Activities NASA: Challenging the Space Frontier Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Once students accept their mission, they can blast off through time to study famous astronauts, the history of space exploration, and more through... Read more >	60 Days in Space Grades: 3–5, 6–8 The secret to living in space is good housekeeping and a sleeping bag that keeps you from floating away, says Astronaut Tim Kopra, of Austin,... Read more >
Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities, Lesson Plans Celebrating 100 Years of Flight for Grades 3-5 Grades: 3–5 Students identifiy the characteristics shared by pioneering pilots like the Wright Brothers and Amelia Earhart, and the space shuttle astronauts. Read more >	Online Learning Activities, Writing Activities, Lesson Plans Celebrating 100 Years of Flight for Grades 6-8 Grades: 6–8 Presents a lesson on the influence of the Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, and the space shuttle astronauts on history and culture. Read more >
Writing Activities, Book Resources, Lesson Plans, Extension Activities Reading and Writing About the Solar System Grades: 1–2 Immerse your students in books and poetry to teach about the solar system with some of these creative ideas. Read more >	Articles Luna (spacecraft) Grades: 6–8, 9–12 Tells how one of the Luna Soviet space probes was the first to photograph the Earth's natural satellite. Read more >
Lesson Plans, Extension Activities Making Models of the Solar System Grades: 1–2, 3–5 Students learn the positions of the planets in the solar system as well as relative distances and sizes through modeling. Read more >	Activities and Games, Lesson Plans The Magic School Bus Lost in Space Grades: 3–5 In this activity, your child learns the planets by making two models of the Solar System. The first shows the order of the planets, and the second... Read more >
Astronaut Q&A Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Astronaut Brian Duffy talks about filming 3-D Movies in space. Read more >	50 Years in Space Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Fifty years ago on April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin, a 27-year-old Russian pilot, became the first human to go into outer space. Read more >
Astronaut Ellen Ochoa Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Dr. Ellen Ochoa is the first Hispanic woman to ever go into space, an inventor, and a mother. She is also a mentor, helping young girls pursue... Read more >	A Final Trip to Hubble Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Astronauts aboard the shuttle Atlantis blasted into outer space on a dangerous and challenging mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Read more >
Articles Our Future in Space Grades: 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 This is the home page for the special report on our future in space. It discusses the latest news and technology related to space travel. Take the... Read more >	Online Learning Activities NASA Web Hunt Grades: 3–5, 6–8 Retrace the remarkable steps that NASA has taken to explore space, and evaluate the discoveries that participants have made on each mission. Read more >
Articles Science And Theories Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 How long is a light-year? Which direction would a compass point in outer space? Astronomer Cathy Imhoff answers students'questions about science. Read more >	Articles Top 20 Space Firsts Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 Learn about some of the very earliest achievements in space, from the first satellite to orbit the earth in 1957, to the first person to walk in... Read more >
Articles Top 20 Space Firsts Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5, 6–8 From the first deaths in space to the first landing on Mars, find out about the many landmark events and outstanding achievements in space between... Read more >	Articles Astronauts Grades: 1–2, 3–5 What does it take to be an astronaut? Scientists answer students'questions. Read more >
Articles Black Holes Grades: 6–8, 9–12 What is at the end of a black hole? Scientists answer students'questions. Read more >	Black Holes Grades: 3–5, 6–8, 9–12 Black Holes: the life cycle of a star. Read more >