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International Space Station scenario: In this lesson for grade 6, students will learn about the International Space Station and will explore the many careers associated with it.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.

NASA spin-offs: NASA spin-offs are technologies and processes that were created by or for NASA but have been applied to everyday life. In this lesson for grade 6, students learn about NASA spin-offs and how they relate to various careers.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); By April Galloway and Christine Scott.

Bacteria ballistics: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about the possibility that microbes from Mars may have once seeded the Earth. In this interview, students learn about an unusual experiment that could help provide the answer. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Exploring the solar system: The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to earth's moon and the eight other planets in our solar system. Students will learn about the geology, composition and orbits of other planets by planning a trip to another planet. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Looking into space: Students learn how telescopes work, will build a model of their own, and will consider how real telescopes can be used to ask-and help answer-questions about the universe. This activity is based on instructions and information from the Exploratorium website. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Make a mission: This Science NetLinks lesson revolves around the MESSENGER spacecraft mission to Mercury (MESSENGER stands for MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry, and Ranging). The focus of the lesson is technology, not only how it allows humans to collect scientific data and information on a faraway terrestrial planet, but also the constraints involved in designing the spacecraft to carry this technology. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Mapping mars: This lesson, from Xpeditions, introduces students to some common map projections and representations (e.g. globes or close-ups) and asks them to consider the ways that each representation can be used to show specific features of Mars. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: National Geographic

My angle on cooling: Effects of distance and inclination: In this Science NetLinks lesson, students discuss what heat is and how it travels. They discover that one way to cool an object in the presence of a heat source is to increase the distance from it or change the angle at which it is faced. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Orbiting satellites: Students explore the connection of Earth-orbiting satellites to the study of the environment. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science and Mathematics); Provider: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Satellite orbits: In this lesson, students refine and expand their understandings of gravity, forces, and motion in the context of satellite orbits. This lesson is most appropriate for students who have already had instruction in the forces acting on falling bodies and gravity. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 and 9–12 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Sensing the invisible: The Herschel Experiment: In this lesson, from Science NetLinks, students find out that there is radiation other than visible light being emitted from the sun. They reproduce a version of William Herschel's 1800 experiment that discovered the existence of infrared radiation. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Space food: In this Science Update, from Science NetLinks, students hear about the challenges involved in providing nourishment to astronauts involved in long-term activity in space. (Learn more); Format: activity (grade 6 Science); Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science