Space Educators' Handbook Home Page

This material is part of the NASA JSC document called:

MULTIMEDIA SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK

NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas 77058

The official designation of the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK is OMB / NASA Report Number S677.

SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK FILES

REFERENCE, SEARCH, FIND AND HELPS RESOURCES

Click here for an alphabetical index of content with corresponding grade level applicability.

... and click here for the new additional/more recent alphabetical index of content with corresponding grade level applicability.

For an AEROSPACE DICTIONARY, click here.

Click here for instructions on using the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK in the classroom.

Searching the entire contents of the Handbook CDROM

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ASTRONAUT ARCHIVAL BIOGRAPHIES

Cartoon picture of an astronaut in a spacesuit

This file called: ASTRONAUT BIOGRAPHIES contains biographies of current and former astronauts.
Click here for a NON-FRAMES version of ASTRONAUT BIOGRAPHIES.

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SPACE ROBOTICS

Cartoon picture of the robonaut
robot with its head, torso, arms, hands, and one leg

This file called: SPACE ROBOTICS provides space robotics teaching-techology resources.

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SPACE CALENDAR

This file called: SPACE CALENDAR is a graphical / interactive aerospace calendar.

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PAGE OF THE WEEK

The SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK site features more than 5,000 files.
In order to broaden exposure to unique but hidden content, a page was featured each week on the World Wide Web.
These are among those that were featured.

Past Page of the Week Listings

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SPACE MUSEUM

This file called: SPACE MUSEUM ARCHIVE provides space teaching resources using space memorabilia.

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COLUMBUS AND SPACESHIP AMERICA

Slide show type icon of pictures dealing with the
content of the web pages comparing Columbus's voyages with
Apollo 17's journey to the Moon. The sequence of pictures
displayed are: Apollo 17's mission patch, a portrait of Columbus,
Columbus's Coat of Arms, the Coat of Arms modified to include
panels with Astronaut Gene Cernan's picture and others related to
the content, color picture of the Santa Maria, picture of
Apollo 17's Command and Service Module with the lunar lander
attached on the way to the Moon, picture of U.S. commemorative
stamp of Columbus explaining his planned voyage to the court of
Ferdinand and Isabella, picture of Columbian Exhibition commemorative
postage stamp [1892] of the Santa Maria, altered picture of the
same stamp with a likeness of the Apollo 17 vehicle assemblage on
the way to the Moon in the place of the Santa Maria, another color
picture of the Santa Maria, color picture of the Apollo Command
and Service Module, U.S. postage stamp showing Columbus sighting
the New World on board ship, Jim Lovell looking through his
Command Module sextant to sight a star, picture of an ancient
sextant, U.S. commemorative postage stamp of Columbus's fleet
setting sail for the New World, ancient map of the world.

This file called: Comparative Analysis : A Tool for Learning (Comparison of Columbus's New World Voyage with the Voyage of Spaceship America to the Moon)

Click here for the NON-FRAMES version of Columbus Learning Content

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NASA SCIENCE FICTION

Icon picture of an astronaut
releasing a small model rocket resembling those often
displayed on science fiction book covers, i.e., a single
state booster with two outboard engine pods adjacent to the
main engine nozzle.

This file called: SCIENCE FICTION / SPACE TECHNOLOGY: TOOLS FOR LEARNING teaches space technology.

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KIDS' SPACE

Icon cartoon picture of a suited astronaut
holding a robot dog

This file called: Kids' Space features educational resources for students from age 5 to 11.

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SPACE MOVIES CINEMA

Icon cartoon picture of a suited
astronaut recording a video with a hand-held camcorder

Here are many NASA movies called: SPACE MOVIES CINEMA.

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SPACE COMICS

Astronaut's gloved hand holding a
Classic comic book of Jules Verne's novel FROM THE EARTH TO THE
MOON

Here is a file of four aerospace comics called: SPACE COMICS.

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SPACE ASTRONOMY

Icon picture of a space suited
astronaut embracing a miniature version of the planets of
the solar system within his arms

This file called: ASTRONOMY INFORMATION has pictures and narrative descriptions of the planets, satellites and items concerning astronomy.

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SPACE SPINOFFS

Icon picture of the red cover of
SPINOFF 1995

NASA's SPINOFF MAGAZINE is an annual publication featuring technology spawned by space exploration.

Click here for a colorful poster of NASA's Spinoff technology.

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SPACE MATHEMATICS

Icon cartoon picture of a space suited
astronaut holding a slide rule between his outstretched hands

This file called: SPACE MATHEMATICS has example problems (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus, etc.) required to explore space.

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HOW PLANES FLY

This file called: HOW PLANES FLY is a cartoon exhibit of screens especially created to teach children the science of aviation. (from the NASA Headquarters web site)

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SPACE PHYSICS COURSE

This material called: FROM STARGAZERS TO STARSHIPS is a mirror of a fantastic physics and space physics teaching resource. Authored primarily by Dr. David P. Stern of the Goddard Spaceflight Center, the material includes lesson plans and many innovative space education features.

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SPACE COOL STUFF

COOL HIDDEN STUFF

Icon cartoon picture of scene on
the Moon including a lunar rover behind a suited astronaut
on the left and a robot resembling R2-D2 of <i>Starwars</i>
fame on the right

This home page features items which are hidden links from top level pages of the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK.

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SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK PDF LIBRARY

This page features more than 100 popular printed NASA educational publications in the popular ".pdf" format.

Each may be displayed or printed on a local printer.

Click

animated icon picture of a book with pages
turning

here.

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APOLLO 13 RESOURCES

Picture of the cover of the book
<i>Apollo 13</i>. The
cover shows actor Tom Hanks in an astronaut's helmet
as Commander Jim Lovell who Tom Hanks plays in the movie
APOLLO 13

Click here for the excellent NASA 1970 Publication EP-76 Apollo 13 - "Houston, we've got a problem." [No longer in print but available here in html format]. For the .pdf version, click here.

Here are educational resources about Apollo 13:

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FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON INTERACTIVE

...and the Jules Verne sequel...

ROUND THE MOON INTERACTIVE

Icon picture of a Jules
Verne fanciful train of space modules in route to the Moon with
the moon in the upper left of the picture as the spacecraft
train of capsules approaches.

The original English text of Jules Verne's science fiction classics blended interactively with the Space Educators' Handbook resources.

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OTHER FILES:

SPACE COLORING BOOK, BEST OF NASA'S SPINOFFS, SPACE QUOTES SPACE SOCIAL SCIENCE

SHUTTLE HANDBOOK, SHUTTLE MISSIONS, MERCURY MISSIONS GEMINI MISSIONS APOLLO MISSIONS SKYLAB MISSIONS, APOLLO-SOYUZ MISSION

SPACE KNOWLEDGE, INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY/SPACE SPACE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION, SPACE ART

SPACE STAMPS HOME PAGE

DEMONSTRATION,

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CREDITS

The NASA Johnson Space Center Integrated Graphics Operations and Analysis Laboratory (IGOAL) provided computing and software resources for development of this version of the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK. The IGOAL staff authored modeling and animation software which proved invaluable in the creation of the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK.

Additionally, Mr. Mike Heidt of the Automation, Robotics, and Simulation Division of the NASA Johnson Space Center assisted greatly in the production of the Handbook CDROM. Mr. Heidt's contributions included the adaptation of content to CDROM. His strategy of using an entry "html" file made the Handbook CDROM very easy to use. Also, Mr. Heidt's software expertise enabled the Handbook CDROM to be used on either a PC Windows or Macintosh computer. It was Mr. Heidt who developed a means of mass producing the CDROM inhouse.

Finally, encouragement provided by Mr. Angelo Casaburri at the onset (1990) and throughout development of the Space Educators' Handbook was instrumental in the overall success of the project.

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DISCLAIMER

Jerry Woodfill of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas developed this program known as the SPACE EDUCATORS' HANDBOOK for educational use. Approval to use copyrighted materials which are not public domain has been obtained except for items which are deemed "Fair Use" by the copyright act of 1976. Opinions and materials included in this program do not necessarily reflect NASA policy, research, or endorsement. Please contact Mr. Woodfill if errors in data, spelling, or program operation are found.

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Creator: Jerry Woodfill / NASA JSC, Houston, TX 77058

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