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http://www.nasa.gov/worldbook/space_exploration_worldbook.html
This NASA Worldbook site
contains excellent information on the history of
space exploration and the development of
rockets. A living in space section details the
dangers of space and issues concerning
breathing, eating, drinking, eliminating body
wastes, bathing, sleeping, and working in space.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle
This very informative site provides information
about the development of the space shuttle
program and details each shuttle’s missions. The
extensive text also contains links to a wide
variety of related terms and material.
http://exploration.nasa.gov/articles/index.html
This site links to
general articles on living and working in space.
Topics include food, safety, life support, the
body in space, physics, plants, and biology.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_58_teacher_st.php?id=02122392447
This lesson, “Stay out
of the Sun!” integrates science and math as
students learn about solar flares and how they
can affect NASA’s work in space. Students graph
sunspot cycles, look for emerging patterns, and
predict future sunspot cycles.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_58_teacher_st.php?id=02122495511
This “Use It Or Lose
It!” lesson plan discusses how astronauts
exercise to maintain bone and muscle mass and
cardiovascular fitness while in space. Students
then design and implement a cardiovascular
workout schedule.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_58_teacher_st.php?id=030109132824
In this activity
students find out how our lungs work to breathe
in air and relate this process to space
conditions with no atmospheric pressure.
Students find out why it is so critical for
spacesuits to work properly and what happens to
breathing rates during exercise.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_58_teacher_st.php?id=030326161835
This activity integrates
space science and math as students compare and
contrast four possible guidance systems for
aerocapture and practice graphing by combining
data into one graph.
http://www.nasaexplores.com/show_58_teacher_st.php?id=03041691158
“With Every Beat of My
Heart” has students performing an experiment to
determine how much blood is pumped by each
heartbeat. Students graph their results to
practice math skills.
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