- Amazing Space
Set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use.
amazing-space.stsci.edu
- Center for Science Education - UC Berkeley Space Sciences Laboratory
Provides earth and space science education resources for K-12 teachers, college instructors, and the general public.
cse.ssl.berkeley.edu
- comPADRE
Provides interactive learning environments and positively influences physics and astronomy students and their teachers in both individual and collaborative settings.
www.compadre.org
- Imagine Mars
National arts, sciences, and technology education initiative that led young people to work together with educators and civic leaders to design a Mars community for 100 people.
marslander.jpl.nasa.gov
- Universe Awareness for Young Children (UNAWE)
Learn about the international outreach program that uses the beauty and scale of the universe to inspire very young childrean in underprivileged environments.
www.unawe.org
- Astro-classroom
Leonids observing parties for high school students of the world; held in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. Also in Japanese.
www.astro-hs.net
- Educational Observatory
Nonprofit educational and scientific organization holding viewing nights at their observatory at McFarland Park and at members' homes.
www.amesastronomers.org
- NASA/MSU Center for Educational Resources (CERES)
K-12 astronomy activities that utilize NASA's Internet resources.
btc.montana.edu/ceres
- Science Education Gateway (SEGway)
Collaborative NASA project which brings together NASA scientists, science museums, and K-12 educators to produce NASA science-based Earth and space science materials.
cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/segway
- Astro-Venture
Allows grade school students to role-play NASA careers, as they search for and design a planet that would be habitable to humans. Highlights NASA careers and astrobiology research in: astronomy, geology, biology, and atmospheric sciences.
www.astroventure.arc.nasa.gov
- Mars Activities: Teacher Resources and Classroom Activities
(PDF)
JPL and Arizona State University education program for introducing K-12 students to the wonders of Mars.
mars.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/pdfs/MSIP-MarsActivities.pdf
- ROVer Ranch: K-12 Experiments in Robotic Software
Robotics workshop for assembling the hardware and instructions for a software robot to perform a mission in a virtual environment. From NASA.
prime.jsc.nasa.gov/ROV
- Exploring Planets in the Classroom
More than 25 hands-on science activities are provided in classroom-ready pages for both teachers and students for exploring Earth, the planets, geology, and space sciences.
www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/index.html
- Project Astro Utah
National program creating partnerships between teachers and students in grades 4-9 with amateur and professional astronomers.
www.clarkfoundation.org/astro-utah
- Is There Water on Mars
(PDF)
NASA Educator Guide explores the question of whether there is water on Mars.
www.nasa.gov/pdf/58223main_Is.There.Water.on.Mars.pdf
- Catch a Star
Learn about Catch a Star, the international competition for school students organised by ESO - the European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere - and the European Association for Astronomy Education.
www.eso.org/public/outreach/eduoff/cas/index.html
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