EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to venture beyond Earth's atmosphere. Since his journey, about 450 people…
WORKSHEETS
Enrich your science, history, or English curriculum with the resources in this teacher's guide for Team Moon, the story…
Students label the parts of a modern rocket.
Discover what it is like to live in space, from what astronauts eat to how they live in the weightless environment.…
Dr. Mae Jemison was the first African-American woman in space. Read about this famous astronaut and color in the…
REFERENCE
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Yuri Alekseivich Gagarin, the first human ever to fly in space.
Encourage students to learn more about Sally Ride and Christa McAuliffe, two astronaut pioneers.
How do astronauts live in space? Find out by reading the facts in this printable. Learn about spacesuits, space…
Distribute an article that examines the Challenger space shuttle tragedy of 1986.
Astronauts need special clothing to live and work in space. Use this worksheet to review the parts of an astronaut suit,…
BOOK GUIDES
This Common Core-aligned curriculum guide is designed to accompany Katherine Johnson's autobiography Reaching for the…
Launch into a unit on space travel by learning key facts about space rockets, rover vehicles, and space shuttles. NASA's…
Learn about the space shuttle—the first reusable space craft. NASA's space shuttle fleet retired in 2011. In this…
Try a printable science activity that focuses on designing one's own space suit.
ACTIVITIES
Encourage your students to catch a glimpse of the space station in the night sky.
Connect math, science, and language arts as students act out the movement and rotation of the planets and create their…
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Sally Ride, the first woman on the space shuttle.
Interesting facts and fun activities related to Kudryavka, the first dog in outer space.
Students learn about jetpacks, and use the new information to solve jetpack-related problems.
Students learn about the incredible attributes of ceramics, and how the space program takes advantage of them.
Enrich your study of space science with this worksheet about space shuttles. In this printable, students will use…
Study how rockets propel spacecraft in this science printable. Students will define terms about rockets and spacecraft…
Read about the first space shuttles, and then explore the suggested activities as an extension.
Share these poems with your students as a tribute to the women of Mercury 13, a secret NASA program to test women pilots…
