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The following links provide information and educational opportunities associated with Earth, space, and biological sciences.

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Earthshots Trading Cards - .pdf (2.83 MB)
Earthshots is collection of selected Landsat images that shows change over time of recent environmental events and provides a visual aid in remote sensing.

Landsat 7 Teacher's Kit (Grades 5-8)
Materials and ideas about teaching remote sensing data, including background information about the Landsat 7 satellite, Landsat image interpretation, and the Landsat 7 orbit

Geomorphology from Space (Grades 9-12)
A gallery of images taken by the Multispectral Scanner (MSS) on Landsats 1, 2, and 3, the Return Beam Vidicon (RBV) on Landsat 3, and the Thematic Mapper (TM) on Landsats 4 and 5. Note: This book is also available in Portable Document Format (PDF) on CD-ROM from the Goddard Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC), 301-614-5224, daacuso@daac.gsfc.nasa.gov .

The Adventure of Echo the Bat (Grades 5-8)
An interactive adventure that brings together content relating to Biodiversity, Ecology, Remote Sensing, and the Electromagnetic Spectrum with supporting classroom activities

NASA Kids Page
Games, art and stories, and activities about space exploration

Yahooligans! Astronomy and Space Links
Links to astronomy and space information from the Yahooligans guide for kids

USGS Biological Resources
Biological games, coloring pages, stories, and information

Windows to the Universe
Documents, images, movies, animations, and data sets that explore the Earth and Space sciences and the historical and cultural ties between science, exploration, and the human experience

The Remote Sensing Tutorial
Concepts, images, history, and articles about remote sensing

NASA Education Page
Educational opportunities for developing the next generation of space explorers

Goddard Space Flight Center Education Programs
Information about aeronautics research, exploration systems, space operations, and science education programs

NASA Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle School Students (EarthKAM)
High quality photographs from Earth taken from the International Space Station

NASA Labratory for Terrestrial Physics (LTP)
Research done by the LTP, including studies of terrestrial planets such as Mars, Mercury, and Earth







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