Archived below are articles developed by The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies on NASA-sponsored space science education products and programs. These articles appear in the "For Educators" and "For Students" sections of the NASA Web site.
IGES also produces NASA's Space Science Explorers series, as well as NASA-related Earth science articles and NASA's Earth Explorers Series.
* links to version of article specially written for younger reading level
12.01.09 - Teachers Honored as "Top Stars"
The Top Stars contest that recognizes inspiring uses of the Hubble Space Telescope in education continues through January 2010.
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10.14.09 - Meet Maggie Masetti
For more than a decade, NASA education and outreach specialist Maggie Masetti has created ways to make teaching and learning science more fun.
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07.21.09 - What is a Planet?
In a classroom activity for grades 9-12, students debate whether the fictional "Pandora" is a planet.
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05.20.09 - Top Stars: Are You One?
Educators are invited to submit inspiring uses of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope in education.
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04.28.09 - Servicing Hubble
After a "lifetime" of service to science and astronomy, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope needs servicing itself.
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04.21.09 - Curious Ed Goes From "Gearhead" to Scientist
A healthy dose of curiosity leads Ed Prather from cars and motorcycles to physics and teaching.
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04.14.09 - Cosmic Times Is Hot off the Presses
Trace our understanding of the universe during the last 100 years with six posters resembling newspaper front pages.
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03.24.09 - D.C. Area Event Highlights NASA Astronomy
Teachers, students and families are invited to a "100 Hours of Astronomy" event at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, April 2-5.
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03.10.09 - Dawn Bound for Asteroid Belt With an Assist From Mars
The Red Planet gives NASA spacecraft a boost as it heads for two of the largest bodies in the asteroid belt.
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02.24.09 - A Dream Come True
Lucy McFadden goes on an Antarctic adventure.
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02.18.09 - March Educator Workshops Follow Mars Flyby
Learn about NASA's Dawn mission and related educational materials at workshops across the country.
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01.13.09 - Ring-a-Round the Saturn
Why does Saturn have rings?
Students K-4*
01.06.09 - Afterschool Universe
A NASA-sponsored astronomy program for middle school students targets settings outside the normal school day.
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12.02.08 - What is the Hubble Space Telescope?
The Hubble Space Telescope helps scientists understand how planets and galaxies form.
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11.09.08 - The Humans Behind Hubble
Space Science Explorers talks with three people helping NASA return to Hubble.
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11.04.08 - Battle at the Interstellar Boundary
NASA's IBEX spacecraft explores the battle at the edge of the solar system.
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08.05.08 - Servicing Hubble
After a "lifetime" of service to science and astronomy, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope needs servicing itself.
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05.20.08 - NASA Launches IYA 2009 Web Site
The International Year of Astronomy comes 400 years after Galileo's historic gaze into the night sky.
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03.26.08 - Dawn Has a Date With Astronomic Asteroids
More than 4 billion years old, the massive Vesta and Ceres asteroids could be windows into the "dawn" of the solar system.
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03.13.08 - Sun-Earth Day 2008: Space Weather Around the World
NASA resources can help educators explain space weather and the sun-Earth connection to students.
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10.03.07 - Keeping Cool With Shadows
Have you seen your shadow today?
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10.01.07 - Black Hole Explorer
A board game challenges players to design a spacecraft to study a black hole.
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04.25.07 - Aiming High in the Sky
NASA's AIM satellite will try to unlock the mysteries of Earth's highest clouds.
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03.12.07 - Space...Weather...Action!
Space Weather Action Center lets students track solar storms from the classroom.
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02.21.07 - Taking the Mystery Out of Mercury
The MESSENGER spacecraft is on course to answer questions about the closest planet to the sun.
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02.14.07 - GLAST Takes on Gamma Rays
A new space telescope will give a clearer picture of high-energy phenomena throughout the universe.
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12.14.06 - Imagine Mars
A student project integrates science and art into the design of a futuristic Mars community.
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10.31.06 - Going Back in Time with GALEX
Although harmful to humans, ultraviolet light reveals the history of galaxies and stars.
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08.17.06 - Staying a Step Ahead of the Sun
NASA's SOHO satellite looks deep inside the sun to better predict its harmful impacts on Earth.
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07.13.06 - Marsbound: Mission to the Red Planet
Design a mission to Mars using this classroom activity.
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06.20.06 - First Encounter With Pluto on the Horizon
New Horizons spacecraft races to reach the solar system's smallest planet.
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05.11.06 - The Space Place
This fun-filled Web site simplifies science for students in elementary
through middle school.
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05.09.06 - In the Blink of an Eye
New results suggest that the young universe had a 'growth spurt that would alarm any mom or dad.'
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03.30.06 - 'X' Marks the Spot
Japanese-U.S. spacecraft uses X-ray light to expose the inner workings of space.
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02.22.06 - Astro-Venture
Interactive Web modules show how Earth is just right for human life to both
survive and thrive.
Educators 5-8
01.25.06 - Solar System Ambassadors
Volunteers communicate excitement of NASA exploration at community events.
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01.25.06 - More Than Meets the Eye
Chandra's X-ray telescope allows scientists to see what cannot be easily
seen.
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01.24.06 - Mysteries of Earth and Mars
The latest offering from JASON highlights similarities and differences between Earth and Mars.
Educators 5-8
12.21.05 - Traditions of the Sun
Web site explores the desire shared by ancient cultures and today's society
to study the sun.
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12.06.05 - Making Swift Progress
After just one year, NASA's Swift satellite accumulates light-years' worth
of discoveries.
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11.03.05 - Space Mysteries
Online space science games entertain while educating.
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10.27.05 - A Menu of NASA Education Resources
Online databases help teachers navigate the universe of Earth and space science materials.
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09.08.05 - Imagine the Universe!
This astronomy-focused Web site translates science discoveries into easy-to-understand language.
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08.25.05 - Amazing Space
Hubble's amazing feats have inspired an online astronomy playground for students and teachers.
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08.18.05 - Astronomy 101
Workshops, Web site advise introductory astronomy teachers how to get the most from their students.
Educators Post Secondary
07.21.05 - Night Sky Network
NASA-supported astronomy clubs have engaged more than 150,000 in planet-finding activities.
Educators Informal
07.14.05 - Feeling the Heat
NASA's Spitzer telescope employs heat-sensing technology to see through clouds of gas and dust.
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07.07.05 - There's Learning After Impact
Educators can make an impact of their own with these Deep Impact educational resources.
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06.23.05 - ViewSpace
An astronomy exhibit that never goes out of date is available to informal science education venues.
Educators Informal
06.02.05 - Reading, Writing & Rings!
Lessons allow students to enhance language arts skills while exploring Saturn.
Educators K-4
05.05.05 - Storming Through Space
A different kind of weather lurks beyond Earth's atmosphere.
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