Notes: Students propose and defend a design to provide power to a lunar or Martian research habitat for six explorers. To prepare for this final project, students investigate the variables that affect the operation of solar panels and learn about energy.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: Solar Energy for Space Exploration Teachers Guide

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Physical Science

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Good activities on energy use in space exploration. Engaging activities. Contains links to investigate topics further.

MeanRate: 4.2

Total: 25

Notes: Quicktime video defining a planet in our solar system based on the most current IAU definition. Brown dwarfs, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper Belt are discussed and illustrated.

Grade level: K-12

Center-Mission: Science Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Video or animation

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 1

Align: 5

Assess: 1

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Gives great comparisons for students to gain a clear understanding of why classifications change, distance of object in the solar system and describes the new definition of a planet.

Weaknesses: none, 100's of teachers have told me it's a wonderful product.

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Notes: Students will understand the scale of size, distance between objects, movement, and apparent motion (due to Earth’s rotation) of objects in the universe and how cultures have understood, related to and used these objects in the night sky.

Grade level: K-8

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Math

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 2

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Applying scale metrics to the solar system is applicable across several grade level standards in mathematics. Reinforces extreme distances of objects in space and should be applied to common misconceptions related to these distances.

Weaknesses: Event though this activity is entitled "meter stick model" the measurements are in inches instead of the much more applicable metrics and astronomical units. The activity is easily adapted to these measurements.

MeanRate: 3.5

Total: 21

Notes: This activity explores the definitions of objects in our solar system and helps students understand what characterisitics make a planet. It includes science, mathematics, and debate.

Grade level: 9-12

URL: What is a Planet? activity website

Center-Mission: Expl Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Product number: N/A

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 3

Content: 4

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Has good background information,allows for student interactions and research,gpood reference materials, rubrics,aligned with science standards

Weaknesses: The last part will be appropriated for grades 11-12 not 9-12; not a real assessment tool to gain insights of student's understanding of the activity

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Notes: Second version of the Voyager poster. Includes facts and science and mathematics activities on reverse side. Poster can be downloaded in 8 X 11.5 format.

Grade level: 5-8

URL: Voyager Poster Download Site

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EW-2005-12-012-JPL

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 5

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Provides students with a sense of the vastness of the solar system.

Weaknesses: The historical appearance dates the material, even in the updated view. Exceptionally large area required to complete the scale activity.

MeanRate: 3.8

Total: 23

Notes: PDF of Mercury Volcanism. Produced by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: Volcanoes on Mercury web site

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 3.5

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 1

Align: 1

Assess: 1

Engaging: 1

Strengths: 1.Good source of information and images

Weaknesses: 1. No inquiry based activities for either teachers of students 2. No assessment 3. Very short informnation about messenger and Mercury

MeanRate: 2.0

Total: 12

Notes: NASA Fact sheet for the Viking Mission to Mars in 1976.

Grade level: Other

URL: Viking Fact Sheet Download Site

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Scientists (technical)

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 1

Content: 1

GLevel: 1

Inquiry: 1

Align: 1

Assess: 2

Engaging: 2

Strengths: Provides factual information regarding the mechanics and engineering of Viking Mars mission. Some value to the Space historian Good document to compare and contrast to more current sources of information (web, mission pages, etc)

Weaknesses: Very old and dated publication Of very little use to a teacher or student It is what it says a fact sheet with little inservice or workshop value

MeanRate: 1.3

Total: 8

Grade level: 5-8

URL: Unlocking the Mysteries - Science on the Edge of Our Solar System site

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educational program

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 3

Content: 4

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Activities are engaging;uses of NASA resources to carry out their investigations; continuous assessment;inquiry-based approach;cooperative learning;uses graphic organizers;

Weaknesses: Some of the links do not work at all

MeanRate: 3.8

Total: 23

Notes: Lesson demonstrated at the 2008 NSTA conference. Uses motion detectors and a modeled lunar terrain to simulate LIDAR mapping techniques. Subjects include physical science and technology/engineering. Lesson is part of the larger FLEX program.

Grade level: 9-12

URL: Topography- a LIDAR Mapping Simulatoin link to activity

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 3

Content: 2

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 1

Align: 4

Assess: 2

Engaging: 3

Strengths: Very strong correlation to the LRO mission. Use of technology is exemplory

Weaknesses: Require specialized equipment. While it does reference the 5-E model of inquiry, it does not actually allow any of the flexibility necessary for inquiry.

MeanRate: 2.5

Total: 15

Notes: Powerpoint game of scale comparing earthborne objects to those of the solar systems and galaxies. copyrighted by camorrow@colorado.edu

Grade level: K-8

URL: Space Science Institute is the originating organization

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 2

Content: 3

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 2

Align: 3

Assess: 3

Engaging: 3

Strengths: For younger students this may serve to begin discussions on the vastness of the solar system.

Weaknesses: Many other activities are more engaging for inquiring of scale or distance.

MeanRate: 2.8

Total: 17

Grade level: 9-12

URL: Stellar Illumination Activity Site

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 4.5

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Inquiry based-activities; graphing techniques; reinforcement of acquired knowledge,group activities, critical thinking

MeanRate: 4.8

Total: 29

Notes: These activities comprise a series of 20 practical mathematics applications in space science. The one-page assignments are accompanied by one-page teachers guides with answer keys.

Grade level: 9-12

URL: Space Math I Download Site

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Math

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 4

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 1.Guided math activities with enough scientific background,2. Engaging,3. assessment tools well designed for each module

Weaknesses: Maybe it is too long, but with proper guidance these activities can be useful for a math teacher 9-12 grades also at the college level for a physics/astronomy class

MeanRate: 4.7

Total: 28

Grade level: K-8

Center-Mission: KSC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 2

Content: 2

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 2

Align: 2

Assess: 1

Engaging: 2

Strengths: uses mathematical concepts in the activity

Weaknesses: No assessment tools defined, no scientific background to support the activity

MeanRate: 2.0

Total: 12

Notes: These activities comprise a series of 20 practical mathematics applications in space science. The one-page assignments are accompanied by one-page teachers guides with answer keys.

Grade level: 9-12

URL: Space Math II Download Site

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 1. Provides hands-on activities with enough scientifc background for teachers and stduents, 2. Good assessment tools,3. Inquiry based approach,4. Good use of mathematics -

MeanRate: 4.7

Total: 28

Notes: Complete Saturn Educator Guide including extensions.

Grade level: 5-8

URL: JPL Saturn Educator Guide Download Site

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-1999-12-008-JPL

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 1. Complete with all the scientific background necessary for conducting activities.2 interesting,engagging;3.assessment tools well developed;4.teacher's and student's oriented;5.provides an environment for learning

Weaknesses: none

MeanRate: 5.0

Total: 30

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://erc.arc.nasa.gov/moonSlides/

Center-Mission: ARC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Subject: Other

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 1

Align: 3

Assess: 1

Engaging: 2

Strengths: 1. Content is reflect well through original NASA imagery. 2. The presentation is set up in the traditional format for the lunar geology section of many Lunar Sample Certification programs.

Weaknesses: 1. The term "Soil" is used discussing lunar regolith differences need to be discussed. 2. Include newer digitized versions imagery, include animations or movies. 3. Slides should contain presenter notes with engaging activity notes and information.

MeanRate: 2.5

Total: 15

Grade level: K-12

Center-Mission: JSC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Total: 0

Notes: pre-test / post-test that can be used in solar system workshops.

Grade level: K-12

URL: Go to the head of the class

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: N/A

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 4

Content: 3

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 2

Align: 2

Assess: 3

Engaging: 3

Strengths: 1. Can be used to check understanding of materials covered in class; 2 can be used with teachers prior to a PD workshop to gather information about their understanding and knowledge on the solar system;

Weaknesses: it is just a pre-test, what about a post-test after covering a lesson with teachers and students?

MeanRate: 2.7

Total: 16

Notes: Inquiry activities created for Chandrayaan-1's Moon Mineralogy Mapper Instrument. Uses moon rock simulates and reflectance spectrometers.

Grade level: 5-8

URL: Seeing the Moon URL

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: N

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

Total: 0

Notes: These activities comprise a series of 36 practical mathematics applications in space science. The one-page assignments are accompanied by one-page teachers guides with answer keys

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Space_Math_III.html

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Good scientific background;high order questioning skills involving math, chemistry and phyics and its units;good mathematical problems assciated with radiation; answerr keys for each problem;good assessment;math;physical science;astronomy

Weaknesses: Maybe too high in math and physics if the student and teacher do not have the right background in these areas

MeanRate: 4.8

Total: 29

Notes: PDF of educational materials supporting the Radio JOVE project.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://radiojove.gsfc.nasa.gov/education/lesson_plans/complete.pdf

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educational program

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 3

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Provides a concise step-by-step document of building a radio telescope to pick up RF from the planet Jupiter when it is above your local horizon. Many physics concepts are reinforced on electromagnetism and the Doppler effect.

Weaknesses: Opposition dates for Jupiter are not current and should be noted as such before undertaking a projection of oppositions of Jupiter under “making a model” within the activity. See Student Page 2.

MeanRate: 4.7

Total: 28

Grade level: K-12

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: N

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Total: 0

Notes: American Museum of Natural History. "For afterschool programs," but activities look like lesson plans.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: Mars and Earth After School Activity Guide

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 3

Content: 2

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 3

Align: 3

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: 1. Inquiry based lessons /hands-on activities;2. assessments after each lesson/module

Weaknesses: Lacks of solid science content, brief describes concepts but not in dept enough for informal educators and students to learn more about Mars and Earth

MeanRate: 3.0

Total: 18

Grade level: K-8

URL: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/common/content/pdfs/GrowthChartFront.pdf

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 1

Content: 1

GLevel: 2

Inquiry: 2

Align: 1

Assess: 1

Engaging: 2

Strengths: Can be used to track student's growth and see how far each planet is in the solar system using scales and measurements based on the growth chart for each student, I recommend to be used in grades K-8;life sciences;

Weaknesses: no assessment

MeanRate: 1.5

Total: 9

Notes: [Some activities require resources only available on CD-ROM (e.g., from CORE).] See Lentry for Lunar Nautics Educator Guide.

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Lunar_Nautics_Designing_a_Mission.html

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EP-2008-09-136-MSFC

Class: Multiple

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

Total: 0

Notes: Accompanies 21st Century Explorer newsbreak, "What will replace the space shuttle?" Also available in Spanish.

Grade level: K-8

URL: Student pages of activity

Center-Mission: Expl Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Technology/Engineering

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: easy to implemement into curric; easy to obtain materials; engaging; avail. in Spanish

Weaknesses: none

MeanRate: 5.0

Total: 30

Notes: Accompanies 21st Century Explorer newsbreak, "What will replace the space shuttle?" Also available in Spanish.

Grade level: K-8

URL: Teacher pages of activity

Center-Mission: Expl Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Technology/Engineering

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: easy to implemement into curric; easy to obtain materials; engaging; avail. in Spanish

Weaknesses: none

MeanRate: 5.0

Total: 30

Notes: Check sheet of lunar features visible from Earth.

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://m3.cofc.edu/Educators/family_viewing.pdf

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 3

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 2

Align: 2

Assess: 2

Engaging: 2

Strengths: good quick view map to identify lunar features

Weaknesses: not an activity

MeanRate: 3.0

Total: 18

Notes: An activity that scales our solar system with common objects we see around our homes. (Note from Bill, 4-2-08: Although MESSENGER put this on their website, the activity is actually from Journey Through the Universe, a different project altogether) K-2

Grade level: K-4

URL: MESSENGER Home Site

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: N/A

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 3.5

Content: 3

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Connects the lessons/activities to art, geography and technology;transfer of knowledge discussions;point system evaluations;provides wrap-up/lesson closures;internet resources

Weaknesses: Maybe having real pictures to show students what the lessons is all about will help them conceptualize and visuzualize what they need to learn.

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/education/SlideSets/ExpMetMys/SlideSet.htm

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-1997-08-104-HQ

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

PD utility: 3

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 3

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: The educator guide provides extensive background knowledge that is not commonly known. It has at least 17 lessons (more than your average guide) and it provides explicit instructions for scientific investigations.

Weaknesses: The guide uses the dated technology of slide sets. Also, the activities, although good in nature, do not offer opportunity for open ended inquiry as written. It would take a talented, person to revamp the activities to be more inquiry-based.

MeanRate: 4.7

Total: 28

Notes: Educational module comparing the settlement of Jamestown, VA to space exploration.

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://www.jamestownjourney.org

Center-Mission: LaRC

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2006-09-25-LaRC

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Other

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Good activities comparing human exploration to Jamestown and today. Integrates science, math, social studies and language arts. Activities are easy to do in the classroom.

MeanRate: 5.0

Total: 30

Grade level: 5-12

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: N

Class: Other

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 1

Engaging: 4

Strengths: this powerpoint is very useful to supplement teachers instruction in a basic understanding of the moon as it relates to the Earth - moon system. Has good images and links to those images on-line. It also has presenter notes included.

Weaknesses: It contains basic guided inquiry components, but can be expanded by teacher only if teacher has a good content knowledge of the moon to guide the inquiry beyond that in the powerpoint.

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Notes: Educator resource guide of afterschool activities developed by the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) with support from NASA Informal Education. No NASA publication number found.

Grade level: K-4

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/145908main_Sun.As.A.Star.Guide.pdf

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Physical Science

PD utility: 4.5

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Good background information appropriated for grade levels, Activities presented step-by step,connections,overview of activities, assessment in all lessons

MeanRate: 4.7

Total: 28

Notes: "NASA and "Design Squad" have developed the On the Moon educator guide. The guide brings hands-on engineering and the adventure of space exploration to life for students. The activities are related to the LRO and LCROSS missions."

Grade level: K-12

URL: On the Moon Educator Guide

Center-Mission: MSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2009-02-05-MSFC

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Technology/Engineering

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 4

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Good activities that are engaging in the classroom. Uses inquiry. Students get a good look at human exploration in the past and in the future.

Weaknesses: Activities require color when making copies.

MeanRate: 4.8

Total: 29

Notes: PDF of Genisis: Search for Origins educational module "Concentrate." Includes teacher guides and student activities.

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/educate/scimodule/CollProcess/index.html

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Physical Science

PD utility: 3

Content: 4

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Lost of physics and math included, well designed and aligned with the national science standards, good grasp of physics and planatery science concepts.

Weaknesses: I changed the grade level to 9-12 and perhaphs include college. Maybe too complicated for grades 5-9

MeanRate: 3.8

Total: 23

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/pdfs/robotics_activities.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4.5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: proivides opportunities for hands on activities and inquiry based projects; good supportive scientific background; assessments for each module; can be used on a series of PD workshops

Weaknesses: Concern about the level of understanding of students about the modules

MeanRate: 5.0

Total: 30

Notes: Fact Sheet of Mars Pathfinder and Sojourner.

Grade level: Other

URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fact_sheets/mpf.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 2

Content: 3

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 1

Align: 3

Assess: 1

Engaging: 1

Strengths: 1. Good scientific information about Mars; 2. Explains in details how each instrument worked and what it meassured;3. can be used with other Mars materials

Weaknesses: 1. no assessment; 2 no activities

MeanRate: 2.0

Total: 12

Notes: Educator guide on the Cassini Equinox mission to Saturn. Integrates science and language arts. For grades 3-4.

Grade level: K-4

URL: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/files/RWR_grades_3-4_all_lessons_2007.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2004-03-013-JPL

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 4

Align: 5

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: cross curriculum integration with language arts, history and science; engaging to students; very grade appropriate; provides background information

Weaknesses: would be nice to have some math

MeanRate: 4.5

Total: 27

Notes: Fact Sheet for the Mars Global Surveyor

Grade level: K-4

URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fact_sheets/mgs.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 2

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 1

Align: 2

Assess: 1

Engaging: 1

Strengths: 1. Scientific information presented in great details,2 can be used along with other MARS materials,3 can be correlated with Earth while doing PD for teachers

Weaknesses: No assessment No activities

MeanRate: 2.2

Total: 13

Notes: An AESP presentation utilizing the "Touch the Sun--Pinhole Camera" activity. Recaps basic Sun facts and includes graphics from the "Touch the Sun--Pinhole Camera" Educator Guide.

Grade level: 5-12

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: N

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 3

Content: 3

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 1

Align: 2

Assess: 3

Engaging: 3

Strengths: can be used with other resources such as space weather action center activity;

Weaknesses: no assessment tools, no hands on activities; just information

MeanRate: 2.5

Total: 15

Notes: Is there liquid water on Mars? By experimenting with water as it changes state and investigating some effects of air pressure, students not only learn core ideas in physical science but can deduce the water situation on Mars by applying those concepts.

Grade level: 9-12

URL: pdf website to download curriculum guide

Center-Mission: Expl Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2000-03-121-HQ

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 1.Well developed - Inquiry based modules 2. provides substantial scientific content to be used all along the modules 3. Good assessment tools for each module

Weaknesses: none

MeanRate: 4.8

Total: 29

Grade level: K-12

URL: pdf website for Space Day: Prospecting for Knowledge activity

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: N

Product number: N/A

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Fun activity for students to make a comet in the classroom.

Weaknesses: need to use dry ice and ammonia - practice lab safety rules

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Notes: PDF of "Dynamic Design - A Collection Process" educational module for the Genisis: Search for Origins Mission. Includes teacher and student guide.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/educate/scimodule/CollProcess/index.html

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 3

Content: 2

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 4

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 2

Strengths: The materials presented here has been aligned with the national science standards which provides a support base for teachers to start this project, involves students in inquiry base activities and models STEM in some extent

Weaknesses: The instructional materialsw lack on more detailed informatioin, using the website will help but it is much easier for a teacher to have all the materials: content background and activity in one package

MeanRate: 2.7

Total: 16

Notes: Educator Guide for the Cassini Equinox mission. Combines science with language arts for early elementary students.

Grade level: K-4

URL: Classroom activities for primary grades

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2004-03-012-JPL

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 4

Align: 5

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: engaging; cross curriculum with language arts, history, and science; accurate background information provided

Weaknesses: needs some math

MeanRate: 4.5

Total: 27

Notes: activity to build a paper model of a sundial to measure time using shadows caused by the sun

Grade level: 5-12

URL: This URL opens to a reference site where the template is found under the paper sundial section.

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 3

Assess: 3

Engaging: 5

Strengths: The sun-earth connection is reflected in upper elementary standards for most states. Simple activity for use in the elementary and middle grades on its own merit, web resources allow for the additional flexibility for use in the higher grades.

Weaknesses: While I may have missed it, magnetic north vs true north doesn't appear to be discussed with much emphasis.

MeanRate: 4.2

Total: 25

Notes: PDF of Solar System modeling activities. Includes lessons "Modeling Orbits in the Solar System," "Modeling Sizes of Planets," "Looking Inside Planets," and "Search for a Habitable Planet."

Grade level: 5-12

Center-Mission: JSC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Good information to be used in creating solar system models

Weaknesses: Use of food items is often prohibited for classroom use in many school districts

MeanRate: 4.2

Total: 25

Notes: Undated but pdf was created in 2001. 25 activities. Unclear whether it has been through NASA's review process.

Grade level: 5-12

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Good background information on mars; inquiry based; hands-on activities; uses of the scientific method; improves critical thinking; good assessment tools

Weaknesses: none

MeanRate: 4.8

Total: 29

Notes: Fact Sheet for the Galileo Mission to Jupiter.

Grade level: Other

URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fact_sheets/galileo.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Other

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 2

Engaging: 2

Strengths: 1. Outstanding scientific information about Jupiter and its moons 2. Includes scientific evidence of geological processes which allows for a better understanding of the formation of the planet and solar system

Weaknesses: no activities -they can be developed by specialists no assessment tools

MeanRate: 3.5

Total: 21

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/education/modules/webpages/modulesobtain.htm

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 3

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Engaging content Multiple activities analysing real data real world applications

Weaknesses: seems to be missing an activity alignment is indicated in introduction but not part of pdf

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Notes: Poster front comparing Earth and Mars. Multiple Subjects: Earth Science, Physical Science, Life Science, Math, Technology/Engineering. * Best suited for Grades 5-8.

Grade level: Other

URL: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/pdfs/Earth.Mars_poster_front.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EW-2001-02-009-JPL

Class: Photo or diagram

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 2

Content: 5

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 1. Promotes Inquiry: Inspires many questions from visual and textual info. 2. Alignment: Geologic processes, Seasons, atmospheric conditions, measurement, regulation & behavior, etc. 3. Engagement: What better subject for Inquiry than the Final Frontier.

Weaknesses: The major weakness I see would be a perceived lack of utility due to the fact that it is a poster. Many teachers may just underwhelmingly say, "Oh, a poster, I'll hang that up over here."

MeanRate: 4.7

Total: 28

Notes: Back of poster comparing Earth and Mars

Grade level: Other

URL: http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/pdfs/Earth.Mars_Poster.back.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EW-2001-02-009-JPL

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 2

Engaging: 4

Strengths: contains classroom activities,

Weaknesses: on the back side of a poster

MeanRate: 4.0

Total: 24

Notes: Six student activities involving the thematic study of the Martian environment. There is a supporting educational video available from CORE, dated 1997. ($16 as of 2008)

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://ares.jsc.nasa.gov/Education/activities/destmars/destmars.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 5

Strengths: The geology activities explore standards in Earth Science through the Martian environment.

Weaknesses: Martian and Lunar simulants are not always easily accessible.

MeanRate: 4.7

Total: 28

Notes: Compiled PDF of 19 Educational Briefs containing science investigations centering around the Cassini Equinox mission. Covers Physical Science, Astronomy, Planetology, Biology.

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/Education/EDUCATION58Program/edu58kitchen/

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EB-2001-12-003-JPL through EB-2001-12-022-JPL

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 2

Content: 4

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 2

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 3

Strengths: Covers myriad subjects with the Cassini mission as a background Good background information materials easily obtainable

Weaknesses: Not much inquiry - very cookie cutter too many are simply demonstration some standards alignment not correct

MeanRate: 2.8

Total: 17

Grade level: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Technology/Engineering

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 2

Align: 3

Assess: 1

Engaging: 3

Strengths: Very complete overview of science mission Valuable graphics for explaining concepts related to moon geology

Weaknesses: Too much information for most teachers and students No notes or activities to accompany discussion--information only

MeanRate: 2.8

Total: 17

Grade level: 5-12

Center-Mission: Science Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4.6

Content: 3

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 4

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 1.Inquiry based approach to build as pinhole camera and use to measure the diameter and distance of the sun, 2. Allows for instrument modification, new observations and new calculations then there is room for comparing both sets of data

MeanRate: 4.1

Total: 24.3

Notes: Fact sheet for the Magellan Mission to Venus.

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fact_sheets/mgn.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 1

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 2

Strengths: 1. Accurate technical information 2. Importance of radar mapping studies of the surface of Venus 3.Provides correlation with other Imaging Radar techniques used on earth (lithosphere and Ocean)

Weaknesses: 1. No activities - but they can be developed using the information gathered from magellan and correlate with other imaging techniques used on earth 2. No assessment

MeanRate: 2.5

Total: 15

Notes: Show students how to monitor the progress of a solar storm. You will also find 'step-by step' instructions on how to read, analyze and record space weather data. Keywords: Sun, Solar, Technology, Space Weather, Earth Science, Physical Science

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://sunearthday.nasa.gov/swac/

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 1. Well developed set of activities each one addressing a specific issue 2.Inquiry based and hands on activities 3. Technology uses 4. allows for student's interactions 5. data collection

Weaknesses: none

MeanRate: 4.6

Total: 27.3

Notes: Fact sheet on all the Mariner Missions

Grade level: Other

URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fact_sheets/mariner.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 2

Content: 3

GLevel: 2

Inquiry: 1

Align: 1

Assess: 1

Engaging: 1

Strengths: 1.Scientific information about the missions to Mercury, Venus and Mars 2.Information about what the missions were about and the engineering component

Weaknesses: No assessment no activities - but they can be developed to address the objectives for each mission

MeanRate: 1.5

Total: 9

Notes: Fact Sheet for the Mars Rovers Spirit and Opportunity.

Grade level: Other

URL: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/fact_sheets/mars03rovers.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 3

Assess: 3

Engaging: 3

Strengths: 1. Amount of scientific information about Mars, the geology of Mars and the surface of Mars 2.Detailed information about the instruments used in the rover and their applications to scientific data collection 3.Crosses all grade levels and disciplines

Weaknesses: no activities attached to it, maybe we can create some in geololgy and engineering design

MeanRate: 3.5

Total: 21

Notes: activity that explores and constructs a timeline of solar system exploration

Grade level: 5-8

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: N

Product number: N/A

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 3

Content: 2

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 3

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 4

Strengths: 1.Good activity for students and teachers to learn about NASA missions 2. Allows for cooperative learning 3. Allows for student's interactions with each other and internet searches/discussions/hands on

Weaknesses: 1. No real assessment tools (they mentioned rubrics, where is it?) 2. not sure about the educational goals

MeanRate: 3.0

Total: 18

Notes: Comprehensive Mission Guide

Grade level: Other

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/newhorizons

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4.5

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 2

Align: 2

Assess: 1

Engaging: 1

Strengths: 1. Fantastic resource material for anyone interested in learning about the mission to Pluto-Charon and the Kupier Belt. 2. Enough technical information ot draw STEM concepts for PD

Weaknesses: No activities for students no assessment tools

MeanRate: 2.5

Total: 15

Notes: EG-2001-01-005-GSFC

Grade level: K-12

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2001-01-005-GSFC

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4.3

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 3

Strengths: 1. It has a comprehensive list of educational websites related to the sun, auroras, Earth's magnetosphere, solar eclipses etc 2. these websites will allow teachers to use these resources to provide hands-on activities for students

Weaknesses: No assessment tools to be used to measure stduent's understanding of the concepts presented.

MeanRate: 3.8

Total: 22.8

Notes: activity demonstrating how small bodies like the moon can eclipse larger bodies like the sun using space science and mathematics measurements.

Grade level: 5-12

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 3

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 3

Strengths: 1. The introduction ask students questions about the Sun, moon and earth an eclipses prior of doing the activity 2. engagge students in the activity 3.

Weaknesses: 1. needs more information about eclipses, and the relationship between the moon, sun and earth

MeanRate: 3.1

Total: 18.5

Notes: PDF Methane in the Martian Atmosphere. Produced by Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dps.aas.org/education/dpsdisc/

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 3

Content: 3

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 1

Align: 2

Assess: 1

Engaging: 1

Strengths: Scientific information about the Methane on the Martian atmosphere

Weaknesses: Lacks of other supportive materials for classroom activities or PD for teachers

MeanRate: 1.8

Total: 11

Notes: PDF about the Mars Sulfur Cycle produced by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the Astronomical Society.

Grade level: Other

URL: http://dps.aas.org/education/dpsdisc/

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 2

Content: 2

GLevel: 2

Inquiry: 1

Align: 2

Assess: 1

Engaging: 1

Strengths: none

Weaknesses: Not too much information to be used for a lesson plan in details or activities

MeanRate: 1.5

Total: 9

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/education/modules/webpages/modulesobtain.htm

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: 1. has good background information for each module 2. Activities are inquiry based and support the scientific method 3. Allows teachers and stduenst to learn more about the geological evolution of mars

Weaknesses: not sure at this point

MeanRate: 4.2

Total: 25

Notes: In these activities, you will collect a soil sample and measure most of the major properties that soil scientists study. Your activities will fall into two parts: field work and lab work. Mars, Earth Science Soils, Solar System, Physical Properties

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/263982main_Getting_Dirty_Student_Lab_Procedures.pdf

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 1. lab can be done in the classroom and in the field 2. inquiry based 3. hands on experiements 4. good assessment tools

Weaknesses: none

MeanRate: 4.6

Total: 27.5

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/educate/scimodule/CollProcess/CollProcess_pdf/CollProcOV.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: All the modules are good resources for teachers and students and are aligned with the science standards, the activities can be done in all classes from 9-12 and some of them 5-8 and even college.

Weaknesses: the links do not work

MeanRate: 3.8

Total: 23

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/educate/scimodule/CollProcess/index.html

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Well designed activities wiuth inquiry on mind, students will develop a more solid question skills and will be able to apply the steps of the scientific method, very engaging activity.

Weaknesses: Some of the links do not work

MeanRate: 4.7

Total: 28

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://genesismission.jpl.nasa.gov/educate/scimodule/CollProcess/index.html

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Well designed for an inquiry based program and historical relationship between Apollo missions to the Moon and Genesis, well developed with a set of engagging activities for students and teachers as well as content material

Weaknesses: none

MeanRate: 5.0

Total: 30

Notes: Fact-filled poster about Jupiter's moon Europa and the Galileo mission.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/galileo/docs/Europa_Poster.pdf

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EW-1999-02-001-JPL

Class: Multiple

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 2

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 3

Align: 2

Assess: 2

Engaging: 2

Strengths: Very thorough and easily understood teacher background info. Very "dramatic" poster as far as visuals are concerned. Nice to see a little bit of history described on the poster

Weaknesses: Only ONE classroom activity included on back of poster. No reference to Nat. standards, no goals or objectives, as they relate to the single activity.

MeanRate: 3.2

Total: 19

Notes: Focuses on parts of the Solar System that do not get much attention: the small bodies of the Solar System, namely asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://stardust.jpl.nasa.gov/classroom/guides.html

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-1999-08-010-JPL

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 3

Align: 3

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Uses older activities which are still good for workshops Good background on comet missions Nice blend of science and activities Good for lower and upper elementary and non science teacher

Weaknesses: Somewhat limited for upper grades (7-9). Some activities are a bit dated

MeanRate: 4.0

Total: 24

Notes: This is a NASA Educator's Guide which activities and content for an introduction to Planetary Geology.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Planetary.Geology.html

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-1998-03-109-HQ

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 3

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: This is a comprehensive approach to planetary geology utilizing activities that exhibit difficult concepts.

Weaknesses: 1. The scanned images lose their crisp details needed for the activities. 2. While good activities are used they need to be modified for current classroom use. 3. Two column format difficult for an on line pdf.

MeanRate: 3.8

Total: 23

Notes: This lithograph set contains images of all planets, the sun, selected moons, asteroids, and other small bodies in our solar system.

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Our_Solar_System_Lithograph_Set.html

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: LS-2005-12-003-HQ

Class: Photo or diagram

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Other

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 1

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Great resource for teachers and students studying the solar system. One stop facts sheet for solar system bodies, data related to them. Very good images and other education links tried to the lithos.

Weaknesses: No education lessons included with the packet (inquiry-based). Some data may be out of date. Educators should always tell students to check lasted data and facts related to information.

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Notes: From 21st Century Explorer newsbreak, "Why return to the moon before going to Mars?" Also available in Spanish. "This lesson simulates the locating and the mining of ilmenite for oxygen on the moon."

Grade level: K-8

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Moon_Mining_Activity.html

Center-Mission: JSC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Scientists (technical)

NASA resource: Y

Product number: N/A

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 3

Align: 5

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Lesson design format, allows for teachers without strong science backgrounds to be successful. Lesson is designed with several media components to engage all student learner types.

Weaknesses: N/A

MeanRate: 4.2

Total: 25

Notes: Student handout to accompany teacher's guide. Also available in Spanish

Grade level: K-8

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Moon_Mining_Activity.html

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: N/A

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Other

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 3

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Easy for the teacher to demonstrate with common materials found in the classroom Can easily be adapted for earth science studies at several levels Nice inquiry type of experiment with minimum setup

Weaknesses: May not align with local or state standards if lunar study is not included as an objective

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Grade level: 5-8

URL: Exploring Space Challenges Website

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educational program

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 3

Content: 3

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 4

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Interactive with NASA to hold student interest. Competition pushes students to better projects.

Weaknesses: Interactivity may fade as funding changes. Projects may be a little simplistic.

MeanRate: 4.5

Total: 27

Notes: Determine the actual distance to the Sun and the Moon without leaving the Earth, and gain a better understanding of the huge distances in the Earth-Sun-Moon system. Apply understanding of mathematical models using a single mathematical principle.

Grade level: 5-8

URL: Activity Website

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Product number: N/A

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 5

Engaging: 3

Strengths: Good content and well scientifically accurate Well suited for a longer teacher workshop setting Hands on materials are easy to obtain for an elementary/middle school setting

Weaknesses: Very text intensive and a bit daunting for a beginning teacher if not taught in the context of a workshop setting.

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Notes: Cards to go with the Marsbound! design mat and student activity guide.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://marsbound.asu.edu/MarsboundCardsv100.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Technology/Engineering

PD utility: 3

Content: 2

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 3

Align: 2

Assess: 2

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Cards give full information needed during activity. Cards are visually engaging.

Weaknesses: Must be used with activity guide to make sense. No instructions included in this download.

MeanRate: 2.8

Total: 17

Notes: Available on some NASA websites as 20 separate PDF files. (1-15-08)

Grade level: 5-12

URL: NETS link

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-1997-10-116-HQ

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 5

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 5

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Proven activities that have foster numerous extensions and revisions

Weaknesses: Outdated teacher section

MeanRate: 4.0

Total: 24

Notes: NASA curriculum guide exploring meteorites and their origins with inquiry activities.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://er.jsc.nasa.gov/seh/Exploring_Meteorite_Mysteries.pdf

Center-Mission: Science Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-1997-08-104-HQ

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 4

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 4

Strengths: This guide has been used by Aerospace Education Specialist for many years and has proven to be of great education value and very engaging for students. Lessons are well designed for easy understanding.

Weaknesses: Needs more assessment tools.

MeanRate: 3.8

Total: 23

Notes: Use faux rocks made with clay and beads to simulate rock identification. Since ratios are used, it also works well with math sessions. Keywords: Earth science, Moon, Lunar, Rocks, Math

Grade level: K-12

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: - Good companion activity to the Lunar Samples Program. - Teaches some basic geology concepts. - Compares difficult geology terms and concepts with common items found in the classroom to help build better understanding.

Weaknesses: - Activity written before NASA push to stronger inquiry-based activities. May need to be tweaked with more current pedagogy. - Not an "official" NASA product. - Grade level not specified.

MeanRate: 3.5

Total: 21

Notes: activity that demonstrates parallax in astronomy by using your thumb in front of your eyes

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://sunearthday.nasa.gov

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 3

Align: 3

Assess: 3

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Relevant lesson in determining how far or how close astronomical objects, such as stars are in space by using a simple lesson on parallax.

Weaknesses: None

MeanRate: 4.0

Total: 24

Notes: Game mat to go with the Marsbound! activity.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://marsbound.asu.edu/MarsboundDesignMatv100.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Technology/Engineering

PD utility: 2

Content: 2

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 3

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Allows for graphic organization of the Marsbound activity.

Weaknesses: Must be used with the Marsbound activity guides and cards. No instructions for use otherwise exist.

MeanRate: 3.0

Total: 18

Notes: Produced by the ASU Mars Education Program in cooperation with JPL. This document explains bckground information to the teacher, but does not have the actual activities described within it.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://marsbound.asu.edu/MarsboundTeacherGuidev100.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Technology/Engineering

PD utility: 4

Content: 3

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 3

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 2

Strengths: Good explanation of the engineering design process. The activities described lead students through the process in a logical manner.

Weaknesses: Actual activity instructions are in student guide, not this document.

MeanRate: 2.8

Total: 17

Grade level: Other

Center-Mission: Science Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators

NASA resource: N

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Turnkey presentation ready for the classroom. Questions within slides can be used for effective assessment

Weaknesses: No hands on activity No standards alignment information

MeanRate: 4.3

Total: 26

Notes: Script for presenter to follow for the "Field Trip to the Moon" exercises.

Grade level: K-12

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 3

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 2

Align: 4

Assess: 2

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Very exciting activity giving teachers the expertise to lead a realistic trip to the moon

Weaknesses: No particular inquiry or student assessment but it is part of a series of lesson that address those points

MeanRate: 3.8

Total: 23

Notes: Background information and set of lessons that lead to the use of the Marsbound Mat and Cards.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: Link to pdf file

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Technology/Engineering

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 3

Align: 3

Assess: 4

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Logical progression of lessons to demonstrate engineering design. Simulates actual mission design Activity is like a game.

Weaknesses: Requires downloads of activity mat and cards in color

MeanRate: 4.2

Total: 25

Notes: Informal Educator's Guide to be used with a DVD and other resources. Curriculum materials for grades 3 and up. Nearly identical to the formal educator's guide. Covers life science, physical science, mathematics, engineering, geology.

Grade level: K-12

URL: NASA site with link to download

Center-Mission: Expl Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2007-09-121-MSFC

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 3

Engaging: 5

Strengths: It is inquiry. It does correlate to the standards. It encompasses Earth Science and Life Science.

Weaknesses: No key for assessment of student learning

MeanRate: 4.7

Total: 28

Notes: Published by the American Museum of Natural History. For use in conjunction with a kit that includes a DVD and other materials. For grades 3 and up. Also on NASA websites. Covers Life Science, Geology, Engineering, Mathematics, Physical Science.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: American Museum of Natural History Field Trip to the Moon site

Center-Mission: MSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2007-09-120-MSFC

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 5

Strengths: *Covers relevant areas of a lunar habitat *Great teaming, problem-solving, critical thinking *Excellent support materials/literature included low cost activities

Weaknesses: *Some science fact issues- diamonds?, gold?, silver? on the moon *Some graphics on the DVD are misleading in scientific correctness *Copy/printing of colored pages may expense (even in B/W)

MeanRate: 4.5

Total: 27

Notes: Word file of the NASA Quest Challenge Educator Guide "Cratering the Moon." For grades 4 and up.

Grade level: 5-12

Center-Mission: ARC

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Very easy to implement, fits standards well, inexpensive

Weaknesses: none

MeanRate: 5.0

Total: 30

Notes: This activity creates a scale model of the earth and sun in distance and size using mathematics and science. Commonly referred to as the "Solar Pizza".

Grade level: K-12

URL: Sun Earth Day website

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: N/A

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 3

Content: 4

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 3

Align: 5

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: •This is a quick and simple activity that immediately demonstrates both the scale size and distances of the sun and earth. •Additional activities available online via the Sun-Earth Day web sites. •Available in a Spanish version

Weaknesses: Lower inquiry level

MeanRate: 4.2

Total: 25

Notes: This quicktime animation shows the Deep Impact probe impacting the comet Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005

Grade level: K-12

URL: Deep Impact mission web site

Center-Mission: Expl Mission

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: Y

Product number: N/A

Class: Video or animation

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 1

Engaging: 4

Strengths: The animation design is an accurate portrayal of what was actually observed during the impact of the Deep Impact mission and can be matched against actual instrument videos. Appropriate to use with impact crater discussions.

Weaknesses: It is an animation that is designed to demonstrate this aspect of the mission. The accompanying web site contains more information to complement the animation.

MeanRate: 3.3

Total: 20

Notes: "The Guide includes an innovative collection of puzzles, pictures, poetry, and projects, all designed to stimulate enjoyable co-learning experiences between kids aged 6-13 and the caring adults in their lives." Produced by the Space Science Institute.

Grade level: Other

URL: http://www.spaceweathercenter.org/resources/04/famguide_sun.pdf

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 2

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 5

Strengths: This is a good resource for leisure reading and leisure activities.

Weaknesses: It does not lend toward a formal assessment or an opportunity for investigation.

MeanRate: 3.7

Total: 22

Notes: PDF of the Chaotic Early Solar System. Produced by the Division for Planetary Science of the American Astronomical Society.

Grade level: Other

URL: http://dps.aas.org/education/dpsdisc/

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical), Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: The weblinks are accurate and with lots of information and activities for teachers to do with stduents. They have external links which take you to a higher level of inquiry depending on your interest and subject matter taught.

Weaknesses: There are not delineated assessment instruments, I guess teachers will have to adapt them to their classes and develop their own assessments and tie the topics to their state standards.

MeanRate: 4.0

Total: 24

Notes: earth science and astronomy activity to make a simple sun clock that demonstrates the motions of the earth and sun using shadows

Grade level: K-8

URL: Pacific Science Center, Seattle, WA

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 4

Content: 3

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 3

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: •A simple design that could be useful in the earlier grade levels, yet modified for upper grades. •Small adjustments made to different clock designs for different locations

Weaknesses: •Appears to be a portion of a larger series of lessons that not readily available via the main web site. •Background may be located elsewhere.

MeanRate: 3.5

Total: 21

Notes: activity that models scale diameters of the sun and planets in our solar system using math and science.

Grade level: K-12

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: N

Product number: N/A

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 3

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 4

Align: 5

Assess: 4

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Simple activity to do. Good planet diameter scale model activity. Model can be done in a regular size classroom.

Weaknesses: Not much content material to set-up activity.

MeanRate: 3.8

Total: 23

Notes: Educational module produced by the European Space Agency to mark Hubble's 15th Anniversary in space.

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/projects/anniversary/hubble_15_edu03.pdf

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Scientists (technical)

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 1. it has an intensive background information 2. presents students with inquiry problems related to astronomy and physics 3. sets the stage for more hands on activities on science

Weaknesses: none at this point

MeanRate: 4.8

Total: 29

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://pluto.jhuapl.edu/common/content/pdfs/GrowthChartBack.pdf

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 3

Inquiry: 3

Align: 3

Assess: 2

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Allows younger students to feel a sense of ownership with a NASA mission. When this mission started students who were in the second grade will be graduating from high school when it arrives to Pluto.

Weaknesses: The measuring activity is not really appropriate for older students.

MeanRate: 3.5

Total: 21

Grade level: K-12

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Photo or diagram

Lunar: Y

Solar system: Y

Subject: Astronomy

PD utility: 5

Content: 4

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 1

Align: 1

Assess: 1

Engaging: 5

Strengths: 3D views (requires glasses) which add something different to the presentation. Students are more likely to pay attention due to the uniqueness of the visuals.

Weaknesses: needing 3d glasses since they are not normally in a teachers toolkit.

MeanRate: 2.8

Total: 17

Notes: Published by the Space Science Institute. Includes games, activities, and lessons for the formal and informal study of Mars.

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://www.marsquestonline.org/resources/familyguide/1.pdf

Center-Mission: Other

Target audience: Educators: K-12, General Public, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Earth Science

PD utility: 4

Content: 5

GLevel: 4

Inquiry: 4

Align: 4

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Stuent oriented it has a potential to be used in PD workshops and then take it back to the classroom for further testing and redisign based on teacher's and student's interest on Mars and align it with their curriculum and standards.

Weaknesses: Needs more interactive (computer simulations or web links to NASA Mars page and materials) otherwise I think it has a potential for a good program for teachers and students.

MeanRate: 4.0

Total: 24

Notes: NASA Mission Geography activity focusing on similar physical features on Earth and Mars comparing images taken of locations on both planets.

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://missiongeography.org/

Center-Mission: HQ

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2002-04-002-HQ

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 5

Content: 5

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 5

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Compares similar physical geography features of Earth and Mars. Utilizes NASA imagery. Integrates science, math, and geography.

MeanRate: 5.0

Total: 30

Notes: Activity that demonstrates the scale sizes and distances of the three primary exploration objectives of the Vision for Space Exploration of Earth, moon, Mars. The activity is for grades 4 through 8 and integrates earth and space science and mathematics.

Grade level: Other

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 4

Assess: 4

Engaging: 5

Strengths: Demonstrates scale model sizes of Earth, Moon and Mars. Integrates mathematics (fractions and measurement). Engages students by using balloons.

Weaknesses: Only scales Earth, Moon and Mars.

MeanRate: 4.5

Total: 27

Notes: A solar system scale activity using science, mathematics, and solar system content. This activity uses a dollar bill as the scale template that also introduces astronomical units and light years.

Grade level: 5-12

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: N

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Subject: Multiple (list in Notes)

PD utility: 4

Content: 4

GLevel: 5

Inquiry: 5

Align: 5

Assess: 3

Engaging: 4

Strengths: Integrates math and science in development of a distance scale of the planets in our solar system. Uses money as the scale basis. Extension incorporates scale beyond our solar system.

Weaknesses: Only illustrates scale distances and not planet sizes.

MeanRate: 4.3

Total: 26

Notes: PDF of the First Images of Exoplanets produced by the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society.

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dps.aas.org/education/dpsdisc/

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: General Public, Informal Educators, Students

NASA resource: N

Class: Photo or diagram

Lunar: N

Solar system: N

Subject: Astronomy

Content: 3

GLevel: 3

Assess: 1

Strengths: A primer overview of how an exoplanet can be detected by studying the exoplanet’s gravity perturbations upon its host star. An acceptable overview to access if one is looking for a quick backdrop to use in a Powerpoint presentation on extrasolar planets.

Weaknesses: Not to be used as a resource reference in research since the document is lacking in detail analysis of what exoplanets are, how they are formed, and what information can be acquired in relating them to the origin of the planets in our solar system.

MeanRate: 2.3

Total: 7

Notes: Educator module to the lunar plant growth chamber challenge.

Grade level: K-4

Center-Mission: GSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EP-2007-08-92-MSFC

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Total: 0

Grade level: K-12

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: N

Total: 0

Notes: [Some only available on CD-ROM] "The Lunar Nautics Educator Guide has 40 activities. Students assume roles of workers at ... a fictional aerospace company specializing in mission management, lunar habitat and exploration design, and scientific research."

Grade level: 5-8

URL: Lunar Nautics Educator Guide

Center-Mission: MSFC

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Informal Educators

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2008-09-129-MSFC

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: Y

Solar system: N

Total: 0

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/The.Brain.in.Space.html

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-1998-03-118-HQ

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: N

Subject: Life Science

PD utility: 5

Total: 0

Grade level: K-4

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Get_a_Leg_Up_Activity.html

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: N

Subject: Life Science

PD utility: 3

Total: 0

Notes: Revamped Rockets Educator Guide. Includes instruction on how to build and launch rockets.

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/topnav/materials/listbytype/Rockets.html

Center-Mission: KSC

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Product number: EG-2008-05-060-KSC

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: N

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (2008).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Studen answer key (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student handout (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn)

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Exploration/fb_see_more_clearly.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Exploration/fb_07_rev.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Exploration/fb_serend.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (2008).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Exploration/fb_lost_found.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Exploration/fb_starry_night.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn)

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Exploration/fb_faraway_.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Exploration/fb_jupiter_mars.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Exploration/fb_outside_box.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Overview of the Dawn Mission.

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Briefing/Dawn_Briefing.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: First part of "History and Discovery of Asteroids" Teacher's Guide (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Briefing/tg_briefing.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Overview for students and teachers (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Fourth part of "History and Discovery of Asteroids" Teacher's Guide (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Synthesis/tg_syn.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Fifth part of "History and Discovery of Asteroids" Teacher's Guide (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Assessment/TG_Assessment.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Third part of "History and Discovery of Asteroids" Teacher's Guide (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Development/tg_devel_nobanner.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Second part of "History and Discovery of Asteroids" Teacher's Guide (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/1_hist_dawn/history_discovery/Exploration/tg_exploration.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity and report sheet (Dawn)

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/assess/2_sa_assess_ion.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student reading (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/inter_syn/2_sr_trip.pdf

Center-Mission: HQ

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student reading (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-8

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/development/4_sr_sun.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn)

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/development/3_sa_frames.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student reading (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/development/2_sr_frames.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student reporting sheet (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/exploration/3_srs_forces.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student activity (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/exploration/2_sa_forces.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student reading (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/exploration/5_sr_plasma.pdf

Center-Mission: None specified

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student overview (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/index.asp

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student reading (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/exploration/4_sr_charges.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Reference materials

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student infomation sheet (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/briefing/2_sis_timeline.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Student handout (Dawn).

Grade level: K-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/briefing/3_sa_historyframe.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12, Students

NASA resource: Y

Class: Lesson plan or activity

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Fifth part of the Ion Propulsion Teacher's Guide (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/assess/1_tg_assessment.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Third part of the Ion Propulsion Teacher's Guide (Dawn).

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/development/1_tg_development.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Fourth part of the Ion Propulsion Teacher's Guide (Dawn).

Grade level: 5-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/inter_syn/1_tg_synthesis.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: Second part of the Ion Propulsion Teacher's Guide (Dawn)

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/exploration/1_tg_exploration.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0

Notes: First part of the Ion Propulsion Teacher's Guide (Dawn)

Grade level: 9-12

URL: http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov/DawnClassrooms/2_ion_prop/briefing/1_tg_briefing.pdf

Center-Mission: JPL

Target audience: Educators: K-12

NASA resource: Y

Class: Educator Guide

Lunar: N

Solar system: Y

Total: 0