Space : An Infinite Resource
Presented by
Cynthia Whisennand
Handout for Workshop Text
Science Fiction Book Reviews
Science News for Kids
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/pages/scifizone/bookarchive.asp
Children’s and YA Science Fiction Novels
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/favorites/by_genre/science_fic.html
Science Fiction List Monroe County Public Library
http://www.monroe.lib.in.us/childrens/booklists/science_fiction.html
Books—Elementary
Beyond Pluto : the final frontier in space / Elaine Landau.
The Challenger Space Shuttle explosion / by William Caper.
Comets, stars, the Moon, and Mars : space poems and paintings / by Douglas Florian.
Deep space extremes / James Bow.
Destination space / Seymour Simon.
Eek & Ack, ooze slingers from outer space / Blake A. Hoena
Larklight, or, The revenge of the white spiders!, or, To Saturn's rings and back! : a rousing tale of dauntless pluck in the farthest reaches of space / as chronicl'd by Art Mumby with the aid of Philip Reeve
The space mission adventure / Sharon M. Draper
Space : surviving in zero-G / Donna Latham.
Space math / Kieran Walsh.
Space leftovers : a book about comets, asteroids, and meteoroids / Dana Meachen Rau
Books– Middle / High
Final countdown : NASA and the end of the Space Shuttle Program / Pat Duggins.
The hazards of space travel : a tourist's guide / Neil F. Comins.
Introducing It came from outer space / Simone Payment.
The race for space : the United States and the Soviet Union compete for the new frontier / Betsy Kuhn.
Space and astronomy : the people behind the science / Scott McCutcheon and Bobbi McCutcheon.
Space Ghost / Joe Kelly, writer
Websites
The Young Astronauts Council
http://sites.google.com/site/youngastronautcouncil/
Members are able to use online teaching resources.
4H Clubs
http://4-h.org/programs_mission_mandates/set.html
Rocketry program and a goal of helping 1 million young people decide to be scientists.
Boy Scouts of America Merit Badges
http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Space Exploration Merit badge, astronomy etc.
Sally Ride Science
http://www.sallyridescience.com/for_educators
Sponsor a club or purchase teaching materials
Main NASA Home
http://www.nasa.gov/
Educators page allows you to find educational materials to download. Speaker’s Bureau allows you to request a n visit from an astronaut. Organizations may borrow NASA exhibits.
Beginners Guide to Rockets
http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/education/rocket/bgmr.html
Information and computer simulations about rockets
Engineering Design Challenge
http://eto.nasa.gov/
Classroom guide for science activities
Flash Earth
http://www.flashearth.com/
satellite imagery
Civil Air Patrol
http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/html/educators.htm
Online science teaching materials and award opportunities
Heavens-Above
http://www.heavens-above.com/
where to look in the sky for ISS, Shuttle, stars, and planets.
Solar System Ambassadors Program
http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/index.html
Volunteer speakers about the newest from NASA
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
http://www.aiaa.org/content.cfm?pageid=8
Free membership for teachers. Members have access to online teaching resources
National Space Society
http://www.nss.org/
Special help for educators including moon rock certification and book reviews
