PROJECTS
OVERVIEW: This project-based learning lesson is designed to support and reinforce the concepts taught as part of a…
WORKSHEETS
Teach your students about the first space missions that the United States undertook in the 1970s.
REFERENCE
This is a spectacular and informative guide to the mysteries beyond Earth and the history of space exploration,…
Complete statements about space exploration and sequence events in this astronomy printable. Use this worksheet to…
LESSON
In this activity, students are asked to examine how thrust and launch angle affect a rocket's course. Students are asked…
Key events in U.S. space exploration are covered in this mini-book.
Review key events in the history of space exploration from 928 to 2006. Students will fill in the missing dates and…
Read about the first space shuttles, and then explore the suggested activities as an extension.
TEACHING RESOURCE
Assessment checklist for use with the "Exploring Explorers" lesson.
EDITOR'S COLLECTIONS
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to venture beyond Earth's atmosphere. Since his journey, about 450 people…
Children will enjoy working their way through this space maze.
Launch into a unit on space travel by learning key facts about space rockets, rover vehicles, and space shuttles. NASA's…