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"Powers of Ten", the film made by Charles and Ray Eames in 1977, takes the viewer from the core of an atom to the edge of the universe, moving 10 times further every 10 seconds. The film is about scale and how we view the universe and our place in it. Powers of Ten is an extremely valuable tool for...

This video from SpaceTEC National Aerospace Technical Education Center explains the theory of rocket engines using Newton's Third Law of Motion. This five minute video is part of the aerospace certification readiness courses.

This web page, assembled by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for their resource pertaining to the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory spacecraft, includes ten science-related lesson plans for teachers. Topics covered include sunspots, solar rotation, magnetic fields, orbits,...

This page, from the Stanford University Solar Center, presents collections of images relating to the sun and space exploration. Collections focus on topics like scientific visualization, simulation of solar convection, the use of images of the sun in art, dust clouds from the Hale-Bopp comet, black...

This video, from WPS SolarWise for Schools, provides an overview of various aspects related to the sun. The video covers topics such as the sun's role as the source of Earth's energy, its structure, phenomena like solar flares and prominences, solar wind, and its potential impact on Earth's climate....

This lesson from the STEM Action Center - Utah covers astronomy and our solar system. The lesson is intended for grades K-5 and includes the aligning CORE standard. During the lesson, teachers go over Earth's axis, rotation, and revolving with older grades. Younger grades learn about constellations...

This lesson plan, adapted from NASA's Solar and Heliocentric Observatory website, teaches students how to examine and track sunspots at different latitudes on the sun.  This activity "can be used as an introduction to the solar cycle to explore the relationship between sunspots and other solar...

This paper, from Mike Gruntman, Daniel A. Erwin, and Joseph A. Kune, of the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California covers the school's The Astronautics and Space Technology Division, which offers today a full set of undergraduate and graduate degree programs in...