Curated OER
Ask an Astronaut
Learners read what questions have already been asked from the archives. They then categorize what is already known (each student should be able to give a question which has already been asked and answered), what they would like to know,...
Curated OER
TE Lesson: Out of Breath
Students study the parts of the human respiratory system while examining the gas exchange that takes place in the lungs. They make a model lung. They look at how the respiratory system is affected by spaceflight.
Curated OER
Following Directions
Students explore the way astronauts practice and train to improve their efficiency in completing challenging tasks. They time and graph how long it takes to follow a list of directions. Also, they determine how practice and repetition...
US National Archives
Our Documents: Transcript of John Glenn's Official Communication
The official transcription of John Glenn's in-flight communication with Mission Control during his orbit around the earth in 1962.
Other
University of Southern California: Spacewalk
This interactive game is available for free download. Players are meant to be together in the same vicinity. In the game, players explore the International Space Station and leave it to take a walk in space.
Other
German Aerospace Center: Human Spaceflight Missions
This site, which is provided for by the German Aerospace Center, contains detailed information on missions to Mir from March '92 to March '97 displayed in the links below.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Liftoff Into Space
Students learn about the history of space exploration and what is happening in the current space program.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: People and Space
Learn about the types of food that astronauts must eat while in space and how that food is prepared for space travel.