Lesson Plans
 
Lesson plans from M.Y. S.P.A.C.E. teachers for grade school through high school and you can submit your own lesson plan to the Satellite Educators M.Y. S.P.A.C.E. team via email.
The Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) is a distributed community effort sponsored by the National Science Foundation involving educators, students, and scientists working together to improve the quality, quantity, and efficiency of teaching and learning about the Earth system at all levels.
DLESE supports Earth system science education by providing:
bulletAccess to high-quality collections of educational resources
bulletAccess to Earth data sets and imagery, including the tools and interfaces that enable their effective use in educational settings
bulletSupport services to help educators and learners effectively create, use, and share educational resources
bulletCommunication networks to facilitate interactions and collaborations across all dimensions of Earth system education
Lesson plans for grades 3-12 studying magnetic fields and the earth's magnetic field via satellite imagery.
New Classroom activity with home project teaching students grade 6-8 how to read satellite images and how these images reveal features and events that would be otherwise undetectable. This plan comes complete with printable materials.
These items are designed for the teacher to use in the classroom or as background reference material.

Ocean Explorer
Lesson Plans		 This section provides direct access to lesson plans developed by scientists and educators during Ocean Explorer field seasons.
Two of note:

“All That Glitters” Lesson Plan #13 in the "Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration"

Also “Light at the Bottom of the Deep, Dark Ocean Lesson Plan #14 in the "Learning Ocean Science through Ocean Exploration"
NASA's new Kids' Club Web site features animated, colorful, entertaining and educational activities for children in kindergarten through fourth grade.

Also check out Rocket Science 101 which will teach you how rockets work

NASA has also extended an invitation to your students to participate in a NASA mission. Go to Counting The Stars to find out more.

Geological
Landforms		 Geological Landforms seen on Aerial Photos-Grades 5-12
In this series students will study a series of aerial photographs of different terrains on earth. In answering question about the areas they will they will become acquainted with with landforms resulting from three major geological processes.
U.C. Berkley Teacher developed earth science and space science lessons and classroom activities.
Over 100 lesson plans for Earth Science Teachers
The Geological Society of America lesson plans for teaching space science at the elementary level.
N.C.
State		 Lesson plans for science teachers compiled by North Carolina State University.
Lesson plans for grade school regarding space flight, earth science and the solar system

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