ASTRO-Tucson Resources
NASA Resource List
NASA Educational Resources and Contacts, covering unmanned space exploration, galaxies, planets, stars and black holes.
Educator/Activity Guides, Activities & Tutorials
- Lunar Prospector Interactive Game with teacher’s guide—see General Ordering Information Section
- Solar Storms and U Math/Science/Social Studies Workbook (middle to jr. high)—available at http://image. gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/workbook/workbook.html or contact Sten Odenwald, odenwald@bolero.gsfc.nasa.gov
- “Exploring the Moon” teacher’s guide with activities (NASA EG 1997-10-116-HQ)—available after training from NASA resource centers, Spacelink or JSC ESSSED—see General Ordering Information Section
- Mars K-12 Curriculum Guide— available at http://esther.la.asu.edu/ asu_tes/TES_Editor/CURRIC_GUIDES/curric_guideMENU.html
- Mars Exploration Curriculum Guides—available through ECONOPRINT via http://marsnt3.jpl.nasa.gov/education/cdrom_info.html
- “Destination Mars”—available in hardcopy when ordering video from NASA CORE, or download from http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/sn/outreach/planetaryscience.htm
- New Galileo Activity Guide—available at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/activities.html
- Cassini Teacher Guide—see General Ordering Information Section
- “Exploring Meteorite Mysteries” teacher’s guide with activities (NASA EG-1997-08-104-HQ)—available after training from NASA resource centers, or download from Spacelink or JSC ESSSED—see General Ordering Information Section
- Pluto: Ninth Planet or Not!—available at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ice_fire/outreach/PlutoN.htm
- Space Environments & Effects (SEE) Meteorites and Orbital Debris lesson plan (basic algebra-9th grade level)—available at http://see.msfc.nasa.gov/see/sparkman/Section_Docs/sparkman.htm
- Stardust Teacher’s Activity Guide—available at http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/education
- Telescopes in Education Workbook—available at http://tie.jpl.nasa.gov/tie/workbook/project_8.html
- Origins activities—available at http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/light/index.html
- Infrared Astronomy Tutorial—available at http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/Outreach/Edu/outreach.html
- Sun-Earth Activities—available at http://sunearth.ssl.berkeley.edu/educators/class.html
Fact Sheets
- Lunar Prospector—“Rediscovering the Moon (9/99)”—see General Ordering Information Section
- Mars Mission fact sheets—see General Ordering Information; can be viewed at http://marsnt3/education/program-materials.html
- The Galileo fact sheet—available to you at http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/fact_sheet
- Cassini fact sheets describing the mission & the spacecraft—see General Ordering Information Section
- Available from Astromaterials Outreach—see General Ordering Information Section
- Top 10 Scientific Discoveries from the Apollo Exploration of the Moon
- Exploring the Solar System with Meteorites from Antarctic; and Meteorites from Mars
- Top 10 Scientific Discoveries from the Studies of Meteorites
- Small Bodies with Big Impact, asteroids, comets meteorites and impacts
Lithographs
- Lunar Prospector (Mission)—see General Ordering Information Section
- Lunar Prospector (Science)—see General Ordering Information Section
- Mars Mission lithographs—can be viewed at http://marsnt3/education/program- materials.html—see General Ordering Information Section
- “The Cassini Mission to Saturn and its Moon Titan” (P-45893AC) SPL 400-556 11/95—see General Ordering Information Section
Education Posters and Post Cards
- Geology of the Solar System #NW1997-02-149-HQ—available at local ERC or at Spacelink—see General Ordering Information Section
- Storms from the Sun—order from http://www.istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/istp/outreach/learn.html or NASA CORE—see General Ordering Information Section
- Imagine the Universe! Black Holes (high school) (related to the lesson plan “Get the Picture!”—Teacher’s Corner of both the Imagine the Universe! Web site and CD-ROM—order email to ideas@heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov or by regular mail to Imagine the Universe!, Code 662, NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- StarChild Black Holes (K-8)—order email to ideas@heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov or by regular mail to Imagine the
- Mars posters Section— can be viewed at http://marsnt3/education/program-materials.html—see General Ordering Information
- Europa: Jupiter’s Icy Ocean Moon—available through the NASA & JPL Educator Resource Center
Videos/CDs
- Lunar Prospector CD—see General Ordering Information Section
- “Mars Navigator” CD—available-ECONOPRINT via http://marsnt3.jpl.nasa.gov/education/cdrom_info.html
- “Destination Mars”—33 minutes video, depicts first human mission to Mars in 2018 as astronaut journals—available from NASA CORE .)—see General Ordering Information Section
- “Another Water World?” (Galileo), JPL AVC 98-121—see General Ordering Information Section (D G Systems)
- “The Experts Speak Out” (Galileo), JPL AVC 98-167—see General Ordering Information Section (D G Systems)
- “Cassini-Huygens: Mission to Saturn and Titan”—a 7:02 minute video (catalog number AVC-96-160)—see General Ordering Information Section (DG Systems/Mediatech, Inc.)
- Imagine the Universe! Vol. 3 Education CD-ROM—A complete capture of 4 education web sites (Imagine the Universe!, StarChild, AstroCapella, and Astronomy Picture of the Day). Middle school to high school-using astronomy concepts—order email to ideas@heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov or by regular mail to Imagine the Universe!, Code 662, NASA-GSFC, Greenbelt, MD 20771
- Dynamic Sun CD (middle & high school science/math activities)—order from NASA CORE—see General Ordering Information Section, or from http://sohoww.nascom.nasa.gov/explore/
Slide Sets
Most mission slide sets are available through Finley-Holiday Films—see General Ordering Information Section; here’s a few of the more recent releases:
- Hubble press release slides on the geology of the Solar System, Moon, Mars, Venus, and Earth impact craters, all with excellent captions
- JPL-32: “Galileo Educator’s Slide Set Volume 3”
- JPL-19: “The Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn & Titan”
- JPL-25: “Cassini/Huygens the Mission—The Spacecraft—The Probe”
- Mars Mission slides sets—See General Ordering (NASA CORE)—or download from JSC ESSSED
- Geologic History of the Moon, 36 slides with narrative, to accompany teacher’s guide
- Exploring Meteorite Mysteries, 48 slides with narrative, to accompany teachers’ guide
Miscellaneous Products
- Solar System Litho Set, #EP1997-11-371HQ5—available at local ERC or at Spacelink— see General Ordering Information Section
- Deep Space Network Litho—Communications—available at local ERC—see General Ordering Information Section
- Lunar samples and meteorites embedded in lucite disks are available for loan to teachers through most NASA center education offices after training in their use and security. The education packets contain a teachers guide and slide set
- Lunar Prospector Hands on Activities (set of 25)—see General Ordering Information section
- Mars Exploration Curriculum Guides—available at http://marsnt3.jpl.nasa.gov/education/cdrom_info.html
- Cassini Program Pocket Reference Guide describing the Cassini and Huygens spacecraft, the mission, operations, and Saturn—see General Ordering Information section
- A poster-size transparent hologram of the Cassini spacecraft designed for backlighting is available from Holographics North—see General Ordering Information Section
- Cassini curriculum supplements—see General Ordering Information Section
- Most build-your-own-model-spacecraft kits are available free on the Internet:
- Lunar Prospector paper model
- http://lunar.arc.nasa.gov
- Lunar Prospector Model Kit
- See General Ordering Information Section
- Galileo spacecraft (mission at Jupiter):
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo/model
- Cassini spacecraft (mission to Saturn):
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini/products
- Mars Pathfinder
- http://marsnt3.jpl.nasa.gov/education/program-materials.html
- Mars Global Surveyor
- http://marsnt3.jpl.nasa.gov/education/program-materials.html
- Mars Climate Orbiter
- http://marsnt3.jpl.nasa.gov/education/program-materials.html
Educational Programs Information
- JPL Education Page
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/education
- JSC ESSSED Education
- http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/sn/outreach/outreach.htm
- Office of Space Science Education Page
- http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/oss/education/index.htm
- Planetary Photojournal—planetary images
- http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov
- Pumas—Practical Uses of Math And Science
- http://pumas.jpl.nasa.gov
- Regional Educator Resource Centers (RERCS)
- http://spacelink.nasa.gov
- Solar System Ambassador Program
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador
- Solar System Exploration E/PO Forum
- http://sseforum.jpl.nasa.gov/
- Origins E/PO Forum
- http://origins.stsci.edu/
- Structure & Evolution of the Universe E/PO
- http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/seuforum/
- Sun-Earth Connection E/PO Forum
- http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- Telescopes in Education (TIE)
- http://tie.jpl.nasa.gov/tie/index.html
- Spaceplace
- http:/spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov
- Quest
- http://quest.arc.nasa.gov
- Imagine the Universe!
- http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- StarChild
- http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov
Mission Web Sites
- Communications (Bringing Images from Space to Earth)
- http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/tutor
- Mars Exploration Program
- http://marsnt3/education/index-education.html
- Mars Pathfinder
- http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/MPF/index1.html
- Mars Surveyor 2001
- http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/2001/index.html
- Small Bodies: Stardust
- http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov
- Jupiter (Galileo Mission, In orbit around Jupiter)
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galileo
- Saturn (Cassini Mission, in flight to Saturn)
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini
- Deep Space (technical mission to explore the Solar System)
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ds
General Ordering Information
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NASA-ERC (Educator Resource Center)—Ames Resource Center |
Mail Stop 253-2 Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 |
Phone: 650-604-3574, FAX: 650-604-3445 |
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NASA-ERC—Goddard Space Flight Center |
Mail Code 130.3 Greenbelt, MD 20771 |
Phone: 301-286-8570, FAX: 301-286-1781 pao.gsfc.nasa.gov/gsfc/educ/trl/welcome.html |
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NASA-ERC Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
Village at Indian Hill 1460 E. Holt Blvd., Suite 20 Pomona, CA 91767 |
Phone: 909-397-4420, FAX: 909-397-4470 |
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NASA-ERC—Johnson Space Center |
Space Center Houston 1601 NASA Road One Houston, TX 77058 |
Phone: 281-244-2129, FAX: 281-483-9638 |
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NASA-ERC—Kennedy Space Center |
Mail Code ERC J.F. Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899 |
Phone: 407-867-4090, FAX: 407-867-7242 |
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NASA-ERC—LaRC Virginia Air & Space Center |
600 Settlers Landing Road Hampton, VA 23669-4033 |
Phone: 757-727-0900 X757 FAX: 757-727-0898 |
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NASA-ERC -John H. Glenn Research Ctr. at Lewis Field |
21000 Brookpark Rd., MS 8-1 Cleveland, OH 44135 |
Phone: 216-433-2017, FAX: 216-433-3601 www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/PAO/html/edteachr.htm |
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NASA-ERC—Dryden Flight Research Center |
45108 N. Third Street East Lancaster, CA 93535 |
Phone: 661-948-7347, FAX: 661-948-7068 |
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All Planet Interactive |
535 Coastview Dr, Snta Cruz, CA 95062 |
Phone: 831-476-4242 |
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Cassini Outreach |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 264-441 Pasadena, CA 91109 |
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DG Systems/Mediatech, Inc. |
10545 Burbank Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601 |
Phone: 818-753-3067 Contact: Colleen Gallion/Kelly Malin |
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Finley-Holiday Films |
Box 619 Whittier, CA 90608 |
Phone: 800-345-6707 Internet: http://www.finley-holiday.com |
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Galileo Outreach |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 264-416 Pasadena, CA 91109 |
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Holographics North |
444 S. Union St., Burlington, V T 05401 |
Phone: 802-658-2275 |
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JSC ESSSED Outreach |
SN2 NASA JSC, Houston TX 77058 |
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Lunar Prospector Mission Office |
LP Mission Office NASA Ames Research Ctr., MS 244-19 Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 |
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Mars Outreach (Mars printed materials) |
Jet Propulsion Laboratory 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 264-380 Pasadena, CA 91109 |
Catherine.L.Davis@jpl.nasa.gov Fax: 818-393-2902 |
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NASA CORE |
Lorain County Joint vocational School 15181 Route 58 South Oberlin, OH 44074 |
Phone: 440-775-1400, Fax: 440-775-1460 Internet: http://spacelink.nasa.gov/CORE Email: Nasaco@leeca8.leeca.ohio.gov |
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RealSpace Models |
813 Watt Dr., Tallahassee, FL 32303 |
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Spacelink |
