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X-1 Paper Glider Kit
This NASA educational brief, featuring the X-1, investigates the basics of flight with a paper model of the first supersonic aircraft.
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World Space Week →
Find teaching materials and events in your area to celebrate this worldwide event taking place Oct. 4-10.
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Space Life Sciences Education Website
Find resources on living organisms in the space environment from the Space Life Sciences education website.
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Summer Students Make an Impact →
This summer, about 450 students took part in internships and student programs offered at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California.
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NetworKing App Now Available for iOS →
Download the game to build and upgrade a communications network to support scientific missions.
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NASA EDGE: Transit of Venus
› Download Vodcast (451MB)
Educator Resources
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What Is CORE?
CORE serves as the worldwide distribution center for NASA-produced multimedia materials.
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Educator Resource Centers
Locate ERCs in your state or region for free educational materials and services.
Education Programs
Current Opportunities
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Celebrate Earth Science Week →
"Discovering Careers in the Earth Sciences" is the theme of this year’s Earth Science Week, Oct. 14-20, 2012.
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2012 Cassini Scientist for a Day Essay Contest →
The contest is open to students in grades 5-12. Essay entries are due by 3 p.m. EDT on Oct. 24, 2012.
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Opportunity to Publish Student Climate Research →
Students in grades 5-12 are encouraged to submit their research to be included in Harvard University's Journal of Emerging Investigators. A notice of intent is due Nov. 30, 2012.
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