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Covers aeronautics history and principles and aerospace careers and education, aiming at students from grade 4 through college.

http://www.allstar.fiu.edu/

Amsterdam University Library - Digital library for Astronomy

Directory of newsgroups, mailing lists, and astronomy resources. Listings include topic, address, and key words.

http://www.uba.uva.nl/en/digilib/astronomy/

Asteroids Game - National Geographic

Educational game allows the user to play a secret agent for the Dept of Extraterrestrial Phenomena, investigating a series of asteroid cases.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/97/asteroids/

Astro for Kids - Astronomy.com

Resource helps kids learn about the planets and the solar system. See real photographs and read scientific facts.

http://www.astronomy.com/content/static/AstroForKids/

Earth and Space Science

Online topics include, images of the universe in different wavelengths, satellites, constellations, the zodiac, and earthquakes.

http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/euve_epo/Education_curriculum.html

Educator's Guide to NEAR

Access lesson plans for the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous Mission. Learn about the NEAR spacecraft, instruments and data collection.

http://near.jhuapl.edu/Education/

Exploratorium - Observatory

California hands-on science museum presents fun astronomy information. Learn about solar astronomy, or build a solar system.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/observatory/

Exploratorium - Your Weight on Other Worlds

Tool determines what your users' weight would be on other celestial bodies, including Mars, the Moon and the Sun.

http://www.exploratorium.edu/ronh/weight/

Exploring Planets in the Classroom - Density

Provides an experiment that will help teachers explain the compactness of planetary matter in terms of density.

http://www.soest.hawaii.edu/spacegrant/class_acts/DensityTe.html

Inquirer's Guide to the Universe

Study astronomy by reading space science facts and then visiting the space story studio to write about an imaginary planet.

http://www.fi.edu/planets/

Leiscester Univ. - Educational Guide to Space

Engaging introduction to space science and astronomy for students and teachers.

http://www.star.le.ac.uk/edu/

NASA Glenn Learning Technologies Project

Discover lesson aids and teaching resources for aeronautics and astronomy projects at this NASA-sponsored educational archive.

http://www.lerc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/

NASA Online Resources

Collection of sources at NASA and affiliated organizations including online games, galleries, teaching material, and experiments.

http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/

NASA Spacelink

Billed as an aeronautics and space resource for educators, this site offers educational services, instructional materials and NASA news.

http://spacelink.nasa.gov/

National Geographic - Star Journey

Take a journey in space with the Star Chart. Presents details about the heavens as well as the Hubble Space Telegraph.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/stars/

Online From Jupiter

Resources for educators and students on NASA's Galileo project which is observing the planet Jupiter and its moons.

http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/galileo/

StarChild - The Solar System, Level 2

Access an introduction to the solar system for children. Includes movies and images of asteroids, comets and the planets.

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level2/solar_system.html

StarChild - Venus: Earth's Twin

Introduction to Venus for young children explains why the planet is sometimes called Earth's twin. Includes a second level for older children.

http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/solar_system_level1/venus.html

Universe in the Classroom

Access the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's free newsletter, designed to help non-science teachers introduce their students to astronomy.

http://www.aspsky.org/education/tnl.html