Enjoy reading and seeing video clips of NASA's "Deep Impact" project. "Deep Impact" was a project designed to examine comets with impact instruments.

"Follow Echo the Bat through Arizona and learn about remote sensing and use false-color satellite images to help you find Echo."

From the Glenn Research Center at NASA, read about the law of conservation of energy. Included are formulas and many links to key terms.

Excellent NASA sponsored site on the principles of rockets. The site relates Newton's 3 laws to the flight of a rocket. Site also has links to activities related to rockets in addition to links about practical rocketry.

An image of a typical quasar and a star. An explanation written by a professional astronomer is included. There are also many embedded links within the text to related topics.

This NASA educator's guide provides teachers with an outline for teaching students about rocketry. There are many hands-on activities where students can learn about and build rockets.

This NASA educator's guide provides teachers with an outline for teaching aeronautics activities. Through hands-on activities, students can learn all about flying.

An excellent biography of Wegener that includes his breakthrough work and the storm of controversy it created. Finally, Alfred Wegener has gotten the praise and recognition he deserved.

The homepage of the Ames Research Center is located in Silicon Valley and is geared towards creating new knowledge and new technologies that span the spectrum of NASA interests. The resource also contains or has links to information on education, and further links for kids and teachers.

This site provides biographical information on all NASA astronauts and many Russian Cosmonauts.

Learn why scientists have been observing glaciers since before global warming came into the forefront. Learn about the different types of glaciers and the ways to monitor them. Some of the information may be dated. (April 14, 1999)

This interactive website showcases the different career opportunities at NASA. Watch video clips, follow links, and even learn how to get a job at NASA in the future.

A two-part video which takes students on a climate adventure. Will the heroes find their way home? Will they save the plankton? [9:37]

An illustrated article highlighting the science behind carbon and fossil fuels. Diagrams and graphs help with understanding.

Watch this NASA video and learn how Newton's laws apply to the climb and descent of airplanes. Discover how the flight path of a plane is determine by the speed, weight, angle and altitude of the aircraft. [13:13]

View a global map showing cloud fraction from January 2005 to November 2008. Learn how clouds have a warming and cooling influence depending on altitude.

This article highlights facts about clouds and their role in the Earth's climate change.

This NASA video shows how Newton's laws can be used to calculate an airplane's cruise performance. Learn how to rearrange the lift and drag to provide a maximum performance. [10:54]

This video [12:28] shows how Newton's law of motion relates to the drag of an airplane. Watch as an instructor shows how the molecules colliding with the airplane create drag.

The purpose of NASA's Earth Observatory is to provide new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet to the public. The focus is on Earth's climate and environmental change.