High School Resource Discovering the Next Earth This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on NASA’s Search for another planet that would is able to sustain life form. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.MS.LS.2.3, MST4, MST4.E.PS4 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher […]

Middle School Resource The Age of Earth This video, from History.com’s archive, focuses on scientist’s efforts to discover how old the Earth is. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.MS.LS.4.1, S.MS.ESS.2.1, MST4 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more! […]

Elementary School Resource Planets of our Solar System It is important for students to understand what is in our Solar System. Students need to know that there are other planets besides the Earth. Students will be introduced to the other seven planets. Related NY State Academic Standards: S.1.ESS.1.1, S.5.ESS.1.1 Be sure to check out our […]

High School Resource The Space Race by History.com This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on the U.S.S.R. and America’s race to the moon and space. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.8.7, SS.8.7.a, SS.8.7.a.2 and more! Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, […]

Middle School Resource Life In Space: International Space Station by Discovery Education Students will learn about what life on the International Space Station is like. Related NY State Academic Standards: MST5.E.HT5, MST5.E.IT6, MST5.I.HT5.1 Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Elementary School Resource Planetary Scientists in 1st Grade?! Students will gather data, create a model of the solar system using the data and share their findings verbally with their classmates. Related NY State Academic Standards: 1.1.1, RI.1.1, RI.1.2 and more!  Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response […]

Middle School Resource Space: JFK’s New Frontier by History.com This video, from History.com’s archives, focuses on the first man to orbit the moon. Related NY State Academic Standards: SS.7.6.b.1, SS.8.2.a.1, SS.8.2.a.2 and more!Be sure to check out our Educational Resources, featuring thousands of activities, lesson plans, constructed-response questions, rubrics, teacher resources, multimedia, and more!

Elementary School Resource Science: Planets of our Solar System Students will be introduced to the planets in the solar system.   Related NY State Academic Standards: W.2.2, W.2.6, W.3.2.a and more!

High School Resource My Solar System by PhET This simulation will allow students to build their own solar system of a sun, planets and moons, and watch their paths as they move about one another. With this orbit simulator, you can set initial positions, velocities, and masses of 2, 3, or 4 bodies, and then […]

Middle School Resource Life In Space: International Space Station by Discovery Education Students will understand the following: An environment with almost no gravity challenges humans living in space. Humans must adjust their diets, sanitation, and sleep patterns; wear space suits; and conduct specially designed experiments. ISS inhabitants perform the daily functions of life in space […]