Space+Education

=Space Education=

Space Camps
Young Astronauts Space School Australia [|**http://www.yassa.com.au/**] (includes registration forms and state space camps)

**Lesson Plans**:
Earth and the Solar System - http://www.sasta.asn.au/qualityscience/middleyears/RoachLessons1.html (Mike Roach) Journey into Space - http://www.sasta.asn.au/qualityscience/middleyears/RoachLessons2.html (Mike Roach) Our Place in Space - http://www.sasta.asn.au/qualityscience/middleyears/RoachLessons3.html (Mike Roach) Rocketry http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/GravityRocketDoc.html

General Resources:
Exploring the Planets in the Classroom Resources - http://www.spacegrant.hawaii.edu/class_acts/

Webquests
Space Colony Webquest - http://www.coollessons.org/spacecolony.htm#INTERPLANETARY_SURVEYOR Criteria and Task Sheet for a Year 10 Science Class NASA - International Space Station Plant Research Webquest - http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/events/cotf/webquest/index.html#introduction

Games:
Space Doctor Game ([|http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/playspace/games/spacedoctor/)]

Education at NASA - get on the mailing list
Add yourself to their email list - http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/mailinglist/index.html

MP3 - Podcasts
[|May 2008 night sky guide and podcast] - http://www.sydneyobservatory.com.au/blog/?p=804 Includes podcast and pdf starchart for Night Sky in Sydney, Australia Nick Lomb Podcast - media type="file" key="night_sky_may08.mp3"

Interactive Applications
Java Application - can set location and time worldwide and use as a projection or save as a pdf http://skychart.skytonight.com/observing/skychart/skychart.asp Exemplar pdf:

Teacher Tube Video
Year 3 Example of a Videocast of A to Z in Space - media type="custom" key="756233"

One Small Step Video: media type="custom" key="756259"

 The Educational Materials section of NASA's Web site offers classroom activities, educator guides, posters and other types of resources that are available for use in the classroom. Materials are listed by type, grade level and subject. - http://search.nasa.gov/search/edFilterSearch.jsp?empty=true
 * NASA Mini-videos and Teaching Materials**

Some Examples Include: What Is Atmospheric Pressure? [|http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/What_is_Atmospheric_Pressure.html]

Targeting students in grades 5-8, these video clips from the NASA CONNECT™: Geometry and Algebra: The Future Flight Equation DVD show students how NASA engineers develop experimental aircraft. [|http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/NASAs_Experimental_Plane.html]

Importance of Mathematics in Space Exploration: Calculating a Rendezvous.-- [|http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Importance_of_Mathematics_in_Space_Exploration.html]