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"We believe that design challenges represent the next step in the evolution of hands-on teaching and learning: they bring knowledge and understanding together with physical objects and real-world problems and situations." --Source.
"An expanding Internet resource for space history, education, employment, news, and current debate."--Source.
"If you have a question that is not found in these FAQs, you may send it to Dr. Odenwald at odenwald@bolero.gsfc.nasa.gov. Questions already appearing in the Ask the Astronomer or Ask the Space Scientist FAQs will not be answered."--Source.
Circles of Light: The Mathematics of Rainbows.
"How are rainbows formed? Why do they only occur when the sun is behind the observer? ... This lab helps to answer these and other questions by examining a mathematical model of light passing through a water droplet."--Source.
"Where you can monitor regional and global changes on our planet almost as they happen. Here you can explore with NASA scientists the causes and effects of climatic and environmental change through the use of real satellite data."--Source.
"If you ask how something works, using the button below, I'll try to provide an explanation...I'm trying to encourage everyone to learn about the physics and science of the world around them."--Source.
Hubble Space Telescope Public Pictures.
Contains some of the most stunning pictures ever taken from space. This site offers even explanations for every picture that you see.
"Why is the sky blue? Why is yawning contagious? In the archives below you can find the answers to these and other questions about science in everyday life. There are plenty of questions without answers and we need your help to fill in the gaps."--Source.
Lot's of information and pictures from Mars.
Are there really flying saucers? What killed the dinosaurs? Is there something ancient and alive in Loch Ness? The Museum takes a scientific look at these, and other, questions.
Learn about Space, Space exploration, our planet Earth, and aeronautics.
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Goddard Space Flight Center.
Comprehensive site that deals with space and space exploration. Has lots of pictures and QuickTime movies. Excellent lesson plans for K-12.
National Space Science Data Center.
"Provides access to a wide variety of astrophysics, space physics, solar physics, lunar and planetary data from NASA space flight missions, in addition to selected other data and some models and software."--Source.
Experiments (Chemistry, Life Science, Biology, Physics,...) especially designed for high school students.
Explore your solar system through virtual reality.
Projects and facts based on space science.
Includes images of and data on the Sun and the planets of our solar system.
Contains real-time volcano information, an area where students can post questions to a volcanologist, and many interactive lesson plans and experiments including building different types of volcanoes.
"Ever wonder what you might weigh on Mars or The Moon? Here's your chance to find out."--Source.