Hands-on Activity

Eye on the Sky

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Project FIRST
Center for Science Education@Space Sciences Laboratory
UC Berkeley
www.eyeonthesky.org

Units of lesson plans:
Our Star the Sun
Changing Weather

School-to-School - connect with other classrooms using this moderated and sage web-based communication tool for young students  read more »

Edible Rocks

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Whip Up a Mouth-Watering Meteorite Activity
A recent meteorite discovery on Mars and an edible classroom activity provide a scrumptious  read more »

On the Moon Educator Guide

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On the Moon Educator Guide
Audience: Educators
Grades: 3-12 and Informal
Product Number: EG-2009-02-05-MSFC  read more »

Project SPECTRA!

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http://lasp.colorado.edu/education/spectra/index.htm
University of Colorado Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics

Project SPECTRA! is a science and engineering program for 6th - 12th grade students, focusing on how light is used to explore the Solar System. Project SPECTRA!  read more »

GAVRT (the Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope Project)

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NASA, JPL, and the Lewis Center for Educational Research
http://www.lewiscenter.org/gavrt/
http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/gavrt/index.html

The Goldstone Apple Valley Radio Telescope (GAVRT) project is an exciting venture that is bringing hands-on scientific discovery to America's classrooms.  read more »

The Stardust Educator's Guide: Think SMALL in a BIG Way

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pdfs available at: http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/index.html

* Introduction (PDF File - 729KB - 10 Pages)
o Acknowledgements
o About This Guide  read more »

Chandra & the X-Ray Universe Classroom Activities

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NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory
http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/formal/index.html

Chandra offers investigations, activities, teacher's guides and answer keys, performance tasks, and demonstrations on the topics of: the Chandra X-Ray Observatory, stellar evolution, and the EM spectr  read more »

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