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International Space Station's Interactive Ref. Guide
http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/ISSRG/

* How the Crew Lives
* How it Works
* ISS 360 Tour

The guide provides an up-to-date interactive overview of the station's
complex configuration, design and component systems. It includes a
video introduction and narration by NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, who
lived aboard the station for six months as an Expedition 9 science
officer and flight engineer.

Other features on NASA's new interactive guide include:

- How space station crews live in space: how they eat, sleep and exercise while in orbit.
- How the station complex is built and operates, including a reference guide for learning about each of the station's components.
- A 360-degree tour of the station with a view of each of the station's pressurized modules.
- A library of printable fact sheets providing up-to-date information about the station.

Greetings Space Science Education Community!

The SCORE space science newsletter for March 2007 is now available on the South Central Organization of Researchers and Educators (SCORE) website. This newsletter highlights space science education opportunities and news.

Included In This Edition:

Did you know a planetary mission flies past Venus in June? Read about it in our Calendar

Learn about many Earth and space science workshops, including one on meteorites at Harris County Department of Education in Workshops and Courses

Find out about student and teacher internships, the Arizona Balloon program, and a Pennant Design Challenge in Events/Opportunities

Connect to new education resources, including activities, podcasts, images and more in Resources

Read about eruptions on Io, seas on Titan, sulfur soil on Mars, and supermassive black holes in Mission News and Science


If you have events or resources for us to share, would like to give feedback, and would like to request further information please contact Christine Shupla at score@lpi.usra.edu

Bank of Free Science Lesson Plans


Attention all PreK-12 science teachers! The Space Foundation has developed a new Web site for PreK-12 science teachers with a comprehensive bank of FREE science lesson plans. At the user-friendly site, more than 200 lessons are available for download.

The Web site has a concise matrix organized by grade levels PreK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12. Each PreK-12 lesson plan specifies the science standards met, key words, step-by-step learner objectives, other subject areas taught, timelines, background, materials, lesson format, extensions, evaluation/assessment, and resources.

NASA's New Kids' Club Web Site

NASA's new Kids' Club web site features animated, colorful, entertaining and educational activities for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.

Interactive games on the site teach children about exploring space, building and launching rockets, keeping airplanes on schedule and how a comet travels through the solar system. The site is located on the Web at: www.nasa.gov/kidsclub.

The site serves a dual purpose. Children can play games at home for entertainment, and educators can use it as a fun way to reach students in the classroom, the library, during after-school programs or anywhere children and computers are together.

"Our goal with the Kids' Club is to provide a medium that encourages children's interest in exploring the subjects important to developing early skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics," said Angela Phillips Diaz, NASA's acting assistant administrator for education. "The Kids' Club combines entertainment with NASA's unique mission content and educational resources."Space Week Activities

A-Z Index for Educators

Educators are just one click away from accessing information on NASA topics and programs. An alphabetical index is available on all of the For Educators pages on NASA's Web site, http://www.nasa.gov. Visitors can locate specific topics by clicking on the first letter in the word and being taken directly to a page with the desired information. Choose from NASA educational resources, programs and projects, mission information, multimedia, NASA history, aeronautics, space science, Earth science, space operations, the Vision for Space Exploration and much more.The A-Z Index for Educators is available from the following pages:

K-4 For Educators

5-8 For Educators

9-12 For Educators

Post Secondary

Informal Educators