Below is a list of PDF files containing more information about the space and life science topics within Virtual Astronaut.
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Grades K-4
- Amateur Radio in Space - A teacher's guide with activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology.
- Clean Water... Where Does It Come From? - Water Purification for the International Space Station
- From Sunlight to Power: International Space Station Solar Arrays - Educational Topic
Grades K-8
- Space Food and Nutrition - An educator's guide with activities in Science and Mathematics.
Grades 5-8
- How High Is It? - An educator's guide with activities focused on scale models of distances.
- How High Is It? (game cards) - Companion game cards for How High Is It educators guide.
- International Space Station Crew Return Vehicle: X-38 - Educational Brief
- NASA's Student Glovebox - An inquiry-based technology educator's guide.
- Using Space for a Better Foundation on Earth Mechanics of Granular Materials (Grades 5-8) - Educational Brief
Grades 5-12
- Connecting in Space: Docking with the International Space Station - Educational Brief
- Exploring Meteorite Mysteries - A teacher's guide to activities for Earth and Space Sciences.
- Humans and Robots - Educational Brief
- Microgravity: Fall Into Mathematics - Educational Brief
- Microgravity - A teacher's guide with activities in Science, Mathematics, and Technology.
- Suited for Spacewalking - A teacher's guide with activities for Technology Education, Mathematics, and Science.
- Teachers and Students Investigating Plants in Space - A teacher's guide with activities for Life Sciences.
- The Brain in Space - A teacher's guide with activities for Neuroscience.
- The Mathematics of Microgravity - Educational Brief
- The Microgravity Demonstrator - A tool to create microgravity in your classroom.
Grades 9-12
- A NASA Recipe for Protein Crystallography - Educational Brief
- Using Space for a Better Foundation on Earth Mechanics of Granular Materials (Grades 9-12) - Educational Brief
General
- International Space Station Assembly Sequence - (Revision E, June 1999)
- ISS Poster - Poster depicting the International Space Station. Includes ISS facts and Space Shuttle construction activity.