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Unt Link - How much non renewable energy do we use in space exploration? Is it a good use of our resources? What are the alternatives?

Research and present

Fun facts, drawings, diagrams about Jupiter and Mercury

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Unit Link: Modern day exploration - how do we explore outerspace, the moon landings, robot probes, new telescopes etc

Explore Neptune and Jupiter - what will you find out? Share your findings in a poster by Friday

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Possible Unit link to story telling

Life on other planets?

Science

Research 5 fun facts about each planet. Make models (2D or 3D) and a poster about your planets to present on Friday.

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Unit link to materials and senses.

Please research the earth and mars for your space focus.

You can make some models (2D or 3D), and find a few interesting facts about the materials the earth is made of, or what Mars might look like or feel like.

Please make a poster of your findings by Friday!

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Women in STEM: Katherine Johnson - Space Center Houston

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In this blog series, we explore women in STEM careers, what they did and how they made an impact. In this post, we discuss Katherine Johnson.

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Our home planet Earth is a rocky, terrestrial planet. It has a solid and active surface with mountains, valleys, canyons, plains and so much more. Earth is special because it is an ocean planet. Water covers 70% of Earth's surface.

Our atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen and has plenty of oxygen for us to breathe. The atmosphere also protects us from incoming meteoroids, most of which break up in our atmosphere before they can strike the surface as meteorites.

Since we live here, you might think we know all there is to know about Earth. Not at all, actually! We have a lot we can learn about our home planet. Right now, there are many satellites orbiting Earth taking pictures and measurements. This is how we can learn more about weather, oceans, soil, climate change, and many other important topics.

Structure and Surface

Earth is a terrestrial planet. It is small and rocky.

Earth's atmosphere is the right thickness to keep the planet warm so living things like us can be there. It's the only planet in our solar system we know of that supports life. It is mostly nitrogen, and it has plenty of oxygen for us to breathe.

Time on Earth

A day on Earth lasts a little under 24 hours.

One year on Earth lasts 365.25 days. That 0.25 extra means every four years we need to add one day to our calendar. We call it a leap day (in a leap year).

Earth's Neighbors

Earth has just one Moon. It is the only planet to have just one moon.

Earth has lots of spacecraft watching it. There is still a lot we can learn about our home planet.

Earth is the third planet from the Sun in our solar system. That means Venus and Mars are Earth's neighboring planets.

Quick History

We have known about our planet since ancient times, of course. But we didn't know our place in the solar system for a long time.

What does Earth look like?

For more information visit:
NASA Solar System Exploration

Related Resources for Educators

Real World: A-Train
Our World: A-Train
Real World: Earth Systems

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NASA encourages you to visit NASA Kids' Club and use its games and activities to inspire the next generation.

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NASA encourages you to visit NASA Kids' Club and use its games and activities to inspire the next generation.

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Our home planet Earth is a rocky, terrestrial planet. It has a solid and active surface with mountains, valleys, canyons, plains and so much more. Earth is special because it is an ocean planet. Water covers 70% of Earth's surface.

Our atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen and has plenty of oxygen for us to breathe. The atmosphere also protects us from incoming meteoroids, most of which break up in our atmosphere before they can strike the surface as meteorites.

Since we live here, you might think we know all there is to know about Earth. Not at all, actually! We have a lot we can learn about our home planet. Right now, there are many satellites orbiting Earth taking pictures and measurements. This is how we can learn more about weather, oceans, soil, climate change, and many other important topics.

Structure and Surface

Earth is a terrestrial planet. It is small and rocky.

Earth's atmosphere is the right thickness to keep the planet warm so living things like us can be there. It's the only planet in our solar system we know of that supports life. It is mostly nitrogen, and it has plenty of oxygen for us to breathe.

Time on Earth

A day on Earth lasts a little under 24 hours.

One year on Earth lasts 365.25 days. That 0.25 extra means every four years we need to add one day to our calendar. We call it a leap day (in a leap year).

Earth's Neighbors

Earth has just one Moon. It is the only planet to have just one moon.

Earth has lots of spacecraft watching it. There is still a lot we can learn about our home planet.

Earth is the third planet from the Sun in our solar system. That means Venus and Mars are Earth's neighboring planets.

Quick History

We have known about our planet since ancient times, of course. But we didn't know our place in the solar system for a long time.

What does Earth look like?

For more information visit:
NASA Solar System Exploration

Related Resources for Educators

Real World: A-Train
Our World: A-Train
Real World: Earth Systems

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Our home planet Earth is a rocky, terrestrial planet. It has a solid and active surface with mountains, valleys, canyons, plains and so much more. Earth is special because it is an ocean planet. Water covers 70% of Earth's surface.

Our atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen and has plenty of oxygen for us to breathe. The atmosphere also protects us from incoming meteoroids, most of which break up in our atmosphere before they can strike the surface as meteorites.

Since we live here, you might think we know all there is to know about Earth. Not at all, actually! We have a lot we can learn about our home planet. Right now, there are many satellites orbiting Earth taking pictures and measurements. This is how we can learn more about weather, oceans, soil, climate change, and many other important topics.

Structure and Surface

Earth is a terrestrial planet. It is small and rocky.

Earth's atmosphere is the right thickness to keep the planet warm so living things like us can be there. It's the only planet in our solar system we know of that supports life. It is mostly nitrogen, and it has plenty of oxygen for us to breathe.

Time on Earth

A day on Earth lasts a little under 24 hours.

One year on Earth lasts 365.25 days. That 0.25 extra means every four years we need to add one day to our calendar. We call it a leap day (in a leap year).

Earth's Neighbors

Earth has just one Moon. It is the only planet to have just one moon.

Earth has lots of spacecraft watching it. There is still a lot we can learn about our home planet.

Earth is the third planet from the Sun in our solar system. That means Venus and Mars are Earth's neighboring planets.

Quick History

We have known about our planet since ancient times, of course. But we didn't know our place in the solar system for a long time.

What does Earth look like?

For more information visit:
NASA Solar System Exploration

Related Resources for Educators

Real World: A-Train
Our World: A-Train
Real World: Earth Systems

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Students grades 5-8 can dig deeper into STEM topics and experience the thrill of exploration and discovery.

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Meet Paxi, ESA's education mascot. Join his incredible adventure to the edge of our Solar System and learn about the amazing Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Day, night and the seasons

Join Paxi as he explores why we have day and night, and learn why the Earth has seasons.

This video, targeted at children aged between 6 and 12, is the sixth of a series of animations in which Paxi, ESA's Education mascot, touches on different aspects of the Solar System, the Universe, the secrets of planet Earth, and much more.

The water cycle

Join Paxi as he visits Planet Earth, and learn about the water cycle.

In this video, targeted at children aged between 6 and 12, Paxi explains how the water cycle works.

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Meet Paxi, ESA's education mascot. Join his incredible adventure to the edge of our Solar System and learn about the amazing Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

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Meet Paxi, ESA's education mascot. Join his incredible adventure to the edge of our Solar System and learn about the amazing Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Day, night and the seasons

Join Paxi as he explores why we have day and night, and learn why the Earth has seasons.

This video, targeted at children aged between 6 and 12, is the sixth of a series of animations in which Paxi, ESA's Education mascot, touches on different aspects of the Solar System, the Universe, the secrets of planet Earth, and much more.

The water cycle

Join Paxi as he visits Planet Earth, and learn about the water cycle.

In this video, targeted at children aged between 6 and 12, Paxi explains how the water cycle works.

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Meet Paxi, ESA's education mascot. Join his incredible adventure to the edge of our Solar System and learn about the amazing Rosetta mission to comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.