For Kids
Links
Cool Cosmos
http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/
Offers lessons and activities for infrared light. Also, includes has online tutorials, games and graphic galleries that related to this topic.
Cub Scout Achievements & Electives at The Space Place
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/cubscouts/
NASA provides a new feature on the Space Place website that offers resources and alternative ways to earn merits ( all approved by the Boy Scouts of America!)
Design an Engine
http://www-psao.grc.nasa.gov/asaoee.html
Engine design fun challenge provided by the Propulsion Systems Analysis Office at the NASA Glenn Research Center.
Earth to Orbit
The ETO Engineering Design Challenges Program connects students in their classrooms with the challenges faced by NASA engineers as they design the next generation of aerospace vehicles. Students in grades 6-9 work on design challenges with their teachers. These design challenges help students achieve national goals in science, mathematics, and thinking skills.
Exploring the Solar System with Meteorites from Antarctica
http://www-curator.jsc.nasa.gov/curator/antmet/metsfromant/metsfromant.htm
Learn how meteorites are collected in the world's coldest continent, concentrating on specimens originating from the Moon and Mars.
For Kids Only - Earth Science Enterprise
Learn about NASA earth science projects related to air, thunderstorms, the earth's crust, tropical rainfall and water. Sponsored by NASA's Earth Science Enterprise.
From Stargazers to Starships
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sintro.htm
The motion of Earth in space, Newtonian mechanics, spaceflight and spacecraft, and a math refresher, on a high school level. This site deals with the world of gravity--of massive planets and stars, and the way spaceflight is achieved despite their strong pull.
Galaxy Hunter
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/ghunter/home.html
Journey to the deepest regions of space and wrestle with the cosmic giants called galaxies. In "Galaxy Hunter," students can go online and use actual data from the Hubble Space Telescope to study galaxies in deep space. [Requires JVM]
IMAGERS - NASA Science Education for Elementary Children
Interactive Multimedia Adventures for Kids in grades 2-5 introduces students to remote sensing and biodiversity from a constructivist approach.The Teacher's Guide contains classroom activities and lesson plans that provide a structure to integrate the interactive adventure into the classroom.
Imagine The Universe!
Dedicated to a discussion about our Universe... This site from NASA is intended primarily for ages 14 and up. If you are interested in a lower level, more basic discussion about astronomy and space exploration, try StarChild site.