The Moon is Earth's natural satellite. It is the only place in space that humans have set foot on beyond our own planet.

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Activity/Lab Document

Flights of Fancy Field Trip Pre and Post Visit Materials - Space Walk - Spanish

A mixture of experiment and activites to expand learning on the Space Walk Storytime. Learn about space scientists and about the tools they use. The activities connect to Standards of Learning

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Grade Level
Grade K, Grade 1 and Grade 2
Topics
Astronomy, Moon (Earth), Telescopes, Solar System and Spaceflight
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Teacher
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Flights of Fancy Story Time Field Trip Pre and Post Visit Materials - Tortoise and Hare - Spanish

A mixture of experiments and activities to expand the learning on the Tortoise and Hare Rocket Race Storytime. Learn about the Moon and the Space Race. Activities connect to standards of learning.

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Grade Level
Grade K, Grade 1 and Grade 2
Topics
Astronomy, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Records and Firsts and Spaceflight
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Teacher
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Shhh! Satellites"

Earth is trying to sleep but the Satellites keep bothering Earth with noisy signals. They are talking in all different languages and sending all kinds of information.

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Grade PK, Grade 1, Grade K, Grade 2 and Grade 3
Topics
Moon (Earth), Satellites and Spaceflight
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Student, Teacher and Parent/Caregiver
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Flights of Fancy Story Time: "Spaceport on the Moon"

Our three friends talk about plans to build a spaceport on the Moon. Then they build a habitat for Ruth's new pet hamster, Rocket, that has everything she needs, just like a Moon spaceport would.

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Grade Level
Grade PK, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2 and Grade 3
Topics
Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), Rockets and Space stations
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Student, Teacher and Parent/Caregiver
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My Path: Dava Newman, Former Deputy Administrator for NASA

Have you ever wondered how important people get to where they are? NASA's deputy director, Dava Newman, shares her path in this segment brought to you by STEM in 30.

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Grade Level
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8 and Grade 9
Topics
Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth), People, Science, Small solar system bodies, Solar System, Space Shuttle program, Spacecraft and Women
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Astronaut Training, Moon Mission

This family activity trains you on how to pick up samples of Moon rocks like the Apollo astronauts.

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Grade Level
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade K, Grade 1 and Grade 2
Topics
Apollo program, Human spaceflight and Moon (Earth)
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Student, Parent/Caregiver and Teacher
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