NASA Moon Globe

A 12-inch globe of the Moon showing many geologic features. Comes with a base and information booklet. ($38.00.) Source = SKY

NASA Educational Publications

Mail Code FEO-2
300 E Street SW
Washington DC 20546

NASA is continually producing a variety of publications for the educational community. Contact the Teacher Resource Center at the NASA field center serving your area to find out what is currently available. Also check Spacelink. Ask about the following:

      Teaching Resource Guides

Each guide covers a particular topic and is targeted to specific grade levels. They include classroom activities and a section on classroom resources.

      Video Resource Guides

Each guide consists of a videotape and a resources guide for a specific topic.

      Educational Briefs

Provide classroom-oriented material concerning NASA current activities and missions. Each brief first discusses the topic followed by suggested activities and a list of other publications on the topic.

      EP Series

Short publications on specific topics (often a mission) usually something very current--a "hot topic." Lots of color photos and fairly extensive text.

      NASA Facts

Designed to explain certain discipline areas by connecting space science concepts with those taught in the classroom.

      Pamphlets

Usually single sheets on a specific topic. Often folded because they are oversized, with posterlike image on one side and factual or descriptive information on the other side.

      Lithographs

8 × 10-inch photographs with descriptive text and suggestions for classroom activities on the back.

      Wallsheets

Large, full color, appropriate for displaying in the classroom. Some include descriptive text and/or information on related subjects.

AESP Aerospace Education Services Program

Traveling education units that bring the aerospace program to the schools. Programs can be classroom-sized to assembly-sized and can be customized to meet a school's curricula needs. In-service workshops are also available to familiarize teachers with the program and to help identify specific areas of interest. Contact the Center Eductional Programs Officer at the NASA field center serving your area.

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Elementary and Secondary Branch

Mail Code FEE

NASA Headquarters

Washington DC 20546

202-358-1518

Lunar Sample Education Disk

Representative samples of material brought back from the Moon are available for loan. The package includes printed and audiovisual materials and classroom activities. To qualify for a lunar sample loan, educators must attend a certification workshop. Contact the Teacher Resource Center at the NASA field center serving your area.

Meteorite Sample Education Disk

Representative samples of meteorites found on the Earth in a disk that can be borrowed. Comes with teachers activity guide "Exploring Meteorite Mysteries." To qualify for a meteorite sample loan, educators must attend a certification workshop. Contact the Teacher Resource Center at the NASA field center that serves your area.

Galileo Educational Outreach Program

Materials planned or already underway include curriculum modules, an educators' slide set and teacher in-service workshops. A great opportunity to bring the space program into your classroom as it happens! Source = JPL Teacher Resource Center

Mission to Planet Earth Bookmark

Teal with b/w line drawings of Earth and artificial satellite in polar orbit and geostationary orbit. Brief description of Mission to Planet Earth and activities. Other space-related bookmarks also available. Contact the Teacher Resource Center at the NASA field center that serves your area.

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