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Educators Resources

Teacher’s guide :

Careers in the Space Industry
Level: High School
Information backgrounder on the possibilities of careers in the space industry.

The International Space Station:
The Culmination or the Future of Innovation?

Level: Elementary
Information backgrounder on the history of the Space Station.

Introduction to Robots and Automated Systems
Level: Elementary Grades (K), 1-3
Introduction to robotics

Sweet Pee
Level: Grades 4-6
Activity related to water recycling as part of living and working in space.

Proposed Activites in Science
Level: Grades 6-9
Additional material to learn more on gravity, weightlessness, microgravity sciences and their influence on the human body.

Surviving in a Closed Environment: Life Beyond Earth
Level: Grades 7-9
This activity has been designed to examine concepts related to space exploration.

The International Space Station in Orbit (ISS)
Level : High School
An activity designed to determine the Space Station visibility in orbit.

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Student information sheet:

Living on ISS
Level: Grades 4-6
Student information sheet that describes life on board the Space Station.

Space Travel and the Effects of Weightlessness on the Human Body
Level: Grades 6-9
Student information sheet describing the effects of weightlessness on the human body.

Building a Closed Ecosystem for the Classroom
Level: Grades 7-9
Student information sheet describing steps to build an ecosystem.

Observing the International Space Station (ISS)
Level: High School
Student information sheet on Space Station Observation.