Teacher Resources
Teachers, here are a few Web sites for educators to use content and information. Check back from time to time; the Web sites will change and/or be added to, and we welcome ideas from you.
If you find a good site, please let me know.
FUNDRAISING
http://www.donorschoose.org
Facebook fundraising
To view Space Camp Program Educational Standards, please Click here
Please see Aviation Challenge and Space Camp standards listed below.
AMAZING site for teachers and students!
https://www.khanacademy.org
Suggested movies
Hidden Figures rated PG 2 hours teachers resources
Apollo 13 and resources and materials
Possible student questions related to space - pre-teaching
Science Signs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yydwu5A2klU
Math Signs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbqhiijIztc&feature=relmfu
Teachers resources for teaching space concepts
http://info.texasdhhresources.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=194175&type=d&pREC_ID=403842
Astronomy
Space Scoop
Fashcards, simulations and more
http://astro.unl.edu/animationsLinks.html
News, audio, video, RSS:
30-minute podcast, once a week, super informative and very educational
News and current events about space, our atmosphere, etc.
Find out when the ISS will be "over our heads" cruising the sky
http://www.portaltotheuniverse.org/
News and current events, pictures, links, etc. developed during the international year of astronomy (IYA 2009)
http://www.westchesterastronomers.org/
Amateur astronomer association in Westchester, NY. You can use their telescope in the summer!
Cool videos and animations:
Curiosity's "7 minutes of terror"
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/25/nasas-seven-minutes-of-terror-curiositys-precarious-mars-land/
Earth from the ISS (2011)
Scale of the Universe
http://www.digyourowngrave.com/scale-of-the-universe-2012/
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/astrobio_former.html
Former astronauts are those who have left NASA after a career in the Astronaut Corps, including those who are deceased.
Resources for enhancing the education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Students
On this site you can see how Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people have won their wings without having to use the radio, and, if you like, join
them in the skies as members of the Deaf Pilots Association
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/
Welcome to the Space Place where you can check out our games, animations, projects, and fun facts about Earth, space and technology
A site to explore fun math and science sites for kids
The Program that connects you to math, science, technology and nasa.
http://www.cln.org/subjects/science.html
Resources for students and teachers
http://pdg.web.cern.ch/pdg/cpep/adventure_home.html
The Particle Adventure Page (The structure of atoms!)
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/DEFAULT.HTML
Biology tutorials
PBS online; lots of great stuff in current events and science topics
http://members.tripod.com/exworthy/
GREAT Earth Science stuff
http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/index.html
Web elements; Chemistry help
Pittsburgh Zoo's web page
http://sci.gallaudet.edu/DS/deafsciF.html
A listing of deaf scientists!
Homework helper page, current events, content resource, etc.
Just lots of cool stuff
Astronomy games, facts, resources
Current topics in science
NSTA - National Science Teachers Association
Famous deaf individuals
http://www.start-american-sign-language.com/famous-deaf-people.html
FUNDRAISING
http://www.donorschoose.org
Facebook fundraising
Below/attached is a Power Point
- The first part of the power point can be used to show to your students, to help them
gain interest in the program.
- The second part of the power point will be used at our staff meeting
to go over information about the program and the week