6curriculum.html SIXTH GRADE WEBSITES Aerospace Curriculum A. Como Planetarium-Sun and the Seasons www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm Valuable information about the sun. See solar eclipses, sun stats,views of the sun, etc. http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/planetarium/constetour/fss/fss1.html Learn about the Sun and the Seasons and more. B. STARBASE www.starbasemn.org STARBASE Minnesota is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to increasethe knowledge, skills, and interest of inner city youth in science, mathematics, and technology for greater academic and lifelong success. Find out more information here. C. Living in Space http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/ Current information about the Internation Space Station (ISS). http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/spacestation/ Learn how the ISS was built, how to live in space, plus much more. http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Rockets/living.asp Read and see how astronauts live in space aboard the ISS. D. Mission to Mars http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/ Mars exploration. E. FLIGHT SITE-Fantastic Flyers, Astronomical Aerodynamics F. Aerospace Pioneers Sally Ride www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96may/ride.html Biography and additional resources about Sally Ride, first American femaleastronaut in space. Patty Wagstaff www.pattywagstaff.com/ View her biography and personal links in her official website. Mae Jemison http://www.quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/TODTWD/jemison.bio.html Mae Jemison, first African-American women to go into space. Findout more about her and her accomplishments. G. NASA Spinoffs http://technology.ksc.nasa.gov/spinoffs/spinoffs.html Poster of Why On Earth Do We Spend Tax Dollars On Space? www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff.html Spinoff magazine. http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/spinoffs.shtml Spinoff activities
H. Helicopters www.helis.com/default/ Helicopter history site. Get all the information youve ever wantedabout helicopters. I. Field Trip-Holman Field(with STARBASE) www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avoffice/ops/airdir/airports.html Find links or diagrams to MN airports. J. Speakers- Aerospace Engineer, Careers www.nasajobs.nasa.gov/ Find employment opportunities in our Nations Space Program. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/background/careers/ Find out about the many different jobs in aerospace. http://kids.msf.nasa.gov/Rockets/careers.asp List of career titles at NASA. http://wings.avkids.com/careers/index.html Careers in Aviation, Aerodynamics, and related fields or positions. K. Young Eagles Flight www.youngeagles.org/ Learn about the Young Eagles organization and how to be a member. L. Additional Resource: Sally Ride, Director California Space Institute U of Cal at San Diego LaJolla, CA 92093
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