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Alaska Native (Inupiat) Elders and children living in northern Alaska share their experiences and stories about the northern lights (aurora borealis). The website features a 23 minute video and a series of shorter videos and interactive animations... (View More) on related topics. (View Less)
Each of us is made from star stuff. But how are stars formed? Take a closer look at the life cycles of stars and learn where stars come from, how they've changed, and what happens to stars when their lives come to an end. Find out about your... (View More) connection to the cosmos. NASA eClips™ are short, relevant educational video segments. These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections. (View Less)
This is the first in a series of three professional development videos that correspond to lessons taught by Andrew Cloud, an Earth and planetary sciences teacher, with a class of 9th and 10th grade students. In this lesson, he uses a NASA video to... (View More) introduce the origins of the Moon. He then brings the Common Core State Standards into his science classroom by asking students to read an informational text about the origin of the moon and to write down the main idea of each paragraph. Includes teaching tips and discussion questions. (View Less)
This is a lesson about the Discovery Program's exploration of the solar system. Learners will identify and communicate to others the varied space science explorations carried out by the Discovery Program and dig into one mission in depth. They can... (View More) then respond to a NASA Discovery Program Announcement of Opportunity (AO) to submit a mock proposal. Includes the 29-minute Discovery Program overview video, "Unlocking Mysteries of Our Solar System." (View Less)
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This is a DVD on the topic of science career awareness. Videos and interviews on the DVD highlight the work of those who manufacture, assemble, inspect, test, and transport scientific instruments before they are launched into space. Other sections... (View More) include an overview of the Hinode satellite and the X-ray telescope, a video of the launch of Hinode, and videos of two scientists who describe a discovery they made while studying data from the X-ray telescope. (View Less)
This is a video to accompany the Stanford Solar Center's Build Your Own Spectroscope activity. It serves as an introduction to several aspects of the Sun, including information about solar activity, effects of solar activity on Earth and other... (View More) systems, and how astronomers look at the Sun using filters and spectrographs. (View Less)