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Above the Skies - An interactive educational guide explaining how light, electromagnetic radiation, and spectroscopy are used in astrophysics.

ARES Institute - Offer overview of a Florida institute promoting student activities for space exploration.

Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program - Children's program at Arizona State University. Also provides educational resources and teacher training.

Astronaut Mike Mullane's Stories From Space - Programs, books, and videos teaching about space flight, personal motivation and teamwork.

Astronaut Scholarship Foundation - US association to promote Space education, created in remembrance of the Mercury 7 disaster. Site with newsletters, activities and grant info.

Challenger Center for Space Science Education - Alexandria, VA. Teaching resources and information about field trips to the center.

Earth System Science Online - Educational resources primarily for the undergraduate level.

Elementary Themes: International Space Station - Offers material for elementary school study of the station, provided by a Canadian teacher.

Exploration In Education - Features a collection of educational electronic picture books and other tutorials offered by the Space Telescope Science Institute.

From Stargazers to Starships - Features an easy to use high school level introduction to the basics of spaceflight.

GECE - Brazilian Space Sciences Study Group - Personal pages of a Brazilian student study group on space technology.

Go to Mars - Devoted to the beckoning call of the Red Planet.

How Robonauts Will Work - How NASA is preparing a new breed of robotic astronauts to perform some of the more difficult tasks in space.

International Space School Educational Trust - Online science and space science encyclopaedia, including Hubble telescope photos, satellite images of the Earth, and additional guides for teachers.

International Space University - ISU is a educational organization in France providing courses in space technology internationally. Site provides extensive course programme info and overview of the school.

Lunar Mining - Offers lecture notes by the University of Wisconsin from a space project course with lunar mining as case study.

Mars 2012 - A course with focus on Mars missions, offered by Berkeley University, USA. Includes course curriculum, news and support material.

National Association of Space Simulating Educators - Dedicated to using simulation to teach space science. Lists various simulation field trip opportunities for classes.

Olin College MarsPort Team - A student group developing a Mars deployable greenhouse. Includes educational materials and a "radio drama."

Orbital Laboratory - The Orbital Laboratory program is the first ever student designed experiment aboard the International Space Station. Students can moitor their payload and compare it to their own ground based control right in their very own classroom. Program also includes curricula, activities, chats with NASA scientists, and online events.

Orbital Mechanics Educational Network - Space and astronomy education and projects for all ages.

Red Rover Goes to Mars - Features a project for children to participate in the Rover 2003 mission to Mars. Includes contests, educational materials, and mission updates.

Scale Model Communication Satellites - Construct-it-yourself model communication satellites for educational and professional use.

Space Biology - A repository for life sciences educators. It provides information and downloadable teaching material.

Space Systems Laboratory, University of Maryland - Consists of understanding how you do work in space; with people, with robots and how the two work together.

Space Travel - Includes a collection of material discussing space travel. High school level reading.

Space-Age Living: Building the International Space Station - Get the who, what, when, where, and how on the International Space Station from DiscoverySchool.com.

Student Space Exploration & Technology Initiative - Outreach program of the European Space Agency. Offers participant and project information from a network of student and educational institutions designing small satellites.

Teaching With Space - An exciting way for teachers to learn the use of space and Earth sciences as backdrops in the classroom while addressing educational standards.

Technology Education Books - Handbook Two for Aerospace Education: A Guide to Projects and Applications. Course materials for technology educators.

Texas Space Grant Consortium Public Service Projects - Children's programs, activities and service projects related to space science. Also includes interactive learning resources on Mars and the moon.

The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook - Educational resources for children, teachers, and industry specialists making presentations to students.

The Upside-Downer's Project - A parabolic flight experiment by a group of German students on segreation of granular materials in low gravity. Provides project overview and background material.

Understanding The Universe - Discovery Channel School - Interactive educational tool featuring a virtual tour of the galaxy, biographies of famous astronomers, introduction to basic concepts and teacher tips.

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