Directory of Activities and Games Resources

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• Stars and Constellations

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• Amazing Space

  http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
  Collection of web-based activities designed for classroom use, but made available for everyone to enjoy.

• Build a Newtonian Physics Machine

  http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/momentum/en/
  If you build it carefully, this Newtonian Physics Machine device demonstrates one of the basic laws of nature.

• Building an Inexpensive Galilean Style Telescope

  http://galileo.rice.edu/lib/student_work/astronomy95/telescope_design.html
  Students at Rice University explain how they re-created the telescope that Galileo used to make the first ever magnified views of the stars and planets... and all for less than 30 dollars.

• Design a Satellite

  http://www.eduweb.com/portfolio/designsatellite/
  Play the game and learn how satellites are launched, how they get their power, and how they help you watch your favorite television show.

• Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground

  http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/index.html
  This collection of children's online astronomy activities, is a product of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Designed for grades 2 to 6, it contains hundreds of fun explorations into astronomy as a classroom tool for learning how to theorize, experiment, and analyze data.

• Jason Project: Be a Spacecraft Engineer

  http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/jason/
  Challenges you to design a spacecraft to protect the International Space Station.

• Mars: Just For Kids

  http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/participate/funzone/
  An official NASA site with games and activities for kids interested in interplanetary travel - especially to Mars.

• NASA for Kids

  http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/
  Has games, stories and activities about space and aeronautics.

• Project Starshine

  http://www.azinet.com/starshine
  Your school can help to build a satellite which will be launched from the Space Shuttle. You can track the Starshine satellites from your back yard.

• Satellite Tracking and Prediction

  http://www.heavens-above.com/
  See the space station, the space shuttle and many other satellites from your back yard.

• Sea and Sky: Travelport Entrance

  http://www.seasky.org/
  Fun and informative site for kids of all ages. Games, resources, galleries, and latest developments in exploration of sea and sky. Lots of great graphics.

• StarChild: A Learning Center for Young Astronomers

  http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/
  Offers an interactive gaming and entertainment center for kids who wish to learn more about the solar system, the universe, and space.

• Understanding the Universe - Discovery Channel School

  http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schooladventures/universe/
  Discover the incredible size and history of the universe through interactive gaming. Learn about important people who taught us about space, and tour some distant galaxies.

• Walk the Solar System

  http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/solar_system/
  JavaScript calculator of sizes and distances of solar system bodies for making a scale model.

 

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