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Biology and Space
Exoplanet Travel Bureau
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Explore the Universe and view exotic and newly discovered exoplanets.
Eyes on Exoplanets
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Journey to planets far beyond our solar system to explore planets discovered by NASA's Kepler spacecraft.
The Environment of Space
World Biomes
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This interactive module explores biomes, climate, biodiversity, and human impacts around the globe and at different times.
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BiomeViewer Fillable Worksheet
The Great Graph Match
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Geo Grapher, an Earth Scientist, has misplaced her notes. Unfortunately, she was in the middle of a very important task. She was analyzing climographs showing temperature and precipitation over time in different cities and trying to match them up to the correct biome where they would be located. Your mission is to help her determine in which biomes the cities are located.
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Space, Robotics and Engineering
​Virtual Electron Microscope
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In this game you will send information, or data, back to Earth using lasers. You will use mirrors to move the laser and avoid obstacles to get the data back to Earth.
Perseverance Rover
Research Expedition on Mars
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3D Rover
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Mission to Mars Worksheet
Hispanic Heritage Month and Science
La Primera Mujer
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La astronauta de ficción Callie Rodríguez continúa explorando el espacio como la primera mujer que camina en la Luna en un nuevo tomo de la serie novelada “La primera mujer” de la NASA.
DSN Subida-Bajada
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En este juego usarás esas grandes antenas tanto para recibir como para enviar información a y desde los exploradores robóticos de la NASA en nuestro Sistema Solar y más allá. Los científicos llaman a estos procesos “uplinking” y “downlinking”. 
Explora Marte
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¿Siempre has querido navegar por la superficie de otro planeta? ¡Pues estás de suerte! En Explora Marte, conducirás un rover en Marte y recopilarás información sobre las rocas marcianas.
Astronomy Everywhere
How Does Gravity Affect Objects in Space?
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Use the virtual lab to create your own solar system and begin observing how the laws of physics work and how planets interact. 
Create Your Own Solar System
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Use the virtual lab to create objects in space and begin creating your universe/solar system. Be careful, gravity is everywhere!
Forensics and Space
Pest Detective
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Pests are just insects or animals looking for a meal and a place to live. But, when they take a wrong turn into your house, it’s not pretty. Many types of pests can spread diseases and destroy property. That’s where you come in. You are a Pest Detective and it is your job to find out what happened and which pest did it.
Pest Ranger
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Pest Commander Pete needs your help! Join the elite Pest Rangers and search out pest problems in a typical home. Using special superhero gear to see through solid walls and spot the invisible, can you outwit the insects and rodents who have made your house into their home?
How Big is Big? It's All Math!
Scale of the Universe
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If you have ever wondered where we fit in the universe, then this interactive is for you. The Scale of the Universe takes you on a ride down to the smallest thing theorized by scientists and then out to the vastness of the universe.
Solar System Scope
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View the motion of the planets in this activity. Solar System Scope is a model of Solar System, Night sky and Outer Space in real time, with accurate positions of objects and lots of interesting facts.
Scale of the Universe Activity
Activity 1:  Describe what objects/creatures/items you will see at:
a. 1 x 10 -1.8     b. 1 x 10 -19.5      c. 1 x 10 2.8     
d. 1 x 10 -4.6     e. Select 3 of your own 

Activity 2:  Provide the names of the following numbers: 
a. 1 x 10 -6       b. 1 x 10 -24       c. 1 x 10 21
d. 1 x 10 -12      e. Select 3 of your own      
Read All About It! (English)
Learn About the International Space Station
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Use the reading below to help you learn about the ISS.
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First Woman
Graphic Novel
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Fictional astronaut Callie Rodriguez continues exploring space as the first woman to walk on the Moon in a new issue of NASA's First Woman
Scale of the Universe
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If you have ever wondered where we fit in the universe, then this interactive is for you. The Scale of the Universe takes you on a ride down to the smallest thing theorized by scientists and then out to the vastness of the universe. 
​NASA Eyes on the Solar System
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Ride along with ​NASA's fleet of spacecraft as we take a journey throughout our solar system.

Solar System Scope
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View the motion of the planets in this activity. Solar System Scope is a model of Solar System, Night sky and Outer Space in real time, with accurate positions of objects and lots of interesting facts.
Tour of the
​Solar System
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Learn about our solar system and all the things that make it up. Use the reading to complete the worksheet below.  
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Worksheet
All About the Planets
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The solar system is the Earth's little neighborhood. So it makes sense that scientists know more about the solar system than anywhere else. Explore what we know with NASA!

Formation of the Earth
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Use the online NatGeo Kids article and worksheet to answer questions related to the Earth's formation.
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      • 3rd Grade - Unit 1
      • 4th Grade - Unit 1
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