The world of space science offers rich resources for students. Try integrating these resources with historical studies, such as early explorations.
Space Exploration and Astrobiology
TeacherVision: People in Space: The Pioneers
In 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first person to venture beyond Earth's atmosphere. Since his journey, about 450 people – astronauts, civilians, and "space tourists" – have explored… learn more
NASA Kids Club
NASA Kids Club is targeted towards kids in lower elementary school, while almost all other sites aim at older children. The cartoon-like format evokes question-asking, such as when… learn more
Astrobiology at NASA
Education Resources and Learning Materials. The purpose of the Astrobiology Learning Progressions is to provide cognitive, instructional, and communication support for formal and informal educators, scientists, outreach specialists, and product… learn more
Space Station Explorers Lesson Plans
Space-based science is supporting our nation’s goals in education. Space Station Explorers is a community of educators, learners, and organizations that make STEM learning fun and exciting through… learn more
20+ Famous Astronauts Your Students Should Know
Space exploration has fascinated the world for many years. Only a few have taken the brave journey to venture outside our atmosphere. Here is a list of famous… learn more
NCHE: Space Exploration through the Ages
National Council for History Education (NCHE) is pleased to share this curated list of resources gathered to support our programs focused on the history of space exploration. Assembled… learn more
National Astrobiology Institute
A resource to help scientists and educators conduct learning experiences and communicate about astrobiology. Resources A collection of fun and interesting astrobiology-related resources. learn more
Space Camp Programs
Train Like an Astronaut Space Camp has been helping inspire the next generation of explorers for more than 32 years. This internationally known program with more than 700,000… learn more
Exploratorium Astrobiology
The Exploratorium in San Francisco is offering astrobiology, the understanding of extreme forms of life on our planet and, more importantly, other planets and space bodies. Visit laboratories… learn more
National Air & Space Museum: All Topics
Learn about the world of air and space through stories, objects, videos, and virtual programs. learn more
Windows to the Universe
Windows to the Universe, from the University of Michigan, just seems to grow more and more incredible each month. Astronomy is a hook to interdisciplinary resources in the… learn more
All About That Space
"All About That Space" is a fun music video created by interns at NASA's Johnson Space Center. It was created as a parody of Meghan Trainor's "All About… learn more
Houston...We Have a Problem
In Telecommunications in Education News, vol 8, #1, published by ISTE, a cool project called "Houston...We Have a Problem" was implemented by linking schools in southern California, Hawaii… learn more
Make a Jupiter Orbiter to explore magnetic fields
This project has students creating their own version of Juno, the Jupiter orbiter, and using it to detect magnetic field variations in "Jupiter". A good hands-on project for… learn more
Planets For Kids
Stephen was 9 years when he started working on this site with his Dad. Stephen wanted to learn more about space and share it with others. Includes a… learn more
Space.com News
Space News is an up-to-the-minute resource with classroom lessons, videos and images. To understand scale in our solar system look at vimeo.com/139407849. learn more
What Happens if Your Body is Exposed to the Vacuum of Space?
In this SciShow video, Hank answers a viewer's most pressing question about what happens if the human body gets exposed to space. Would your head really explode? (Sorry,… learn more