- ARES Institute
Offer overview of a Florida institute promoting student activities for space exploration.
 http://www.aresinstitute.org/
- Above the Skies
An interactive educational guide explaining how light, electromagnetic radiation, and spectroscopy are used in astrophysics.
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/~efortin/thesis/html/
- Answerbag
Provides an educational question-answer service on space and astronomy topics.
http://www.answerbag.com/c_view.php/129
- Arizona Mars K-12 Education Program
Children's program at Arizona State University. Also provides educational resources and teacher training.
http://emma.la.asu.edu/neweducation.html
- Astronaut Mike Mullane's Stories From Space
Programs, books, and videos teaching about space flight, personal motivation and teamwork.
http://www.mikemullane.com
- Astronaut Scholarship Foundation
US association to promote Space education, created in remembrance of the Mercury 7 disaster. Site with newsletters, activities and grant info.
http://www.astronautscholarship.org/
- Challenger Center for Space Science Education
Alexandria, VA. Teaching resources and information about field trips to the center.
http://www.challenger.org/
- Earth System Science Online
Educational resources primarily for the undergraduate level.
http://www.usra.edu/esse/essonline/
- Elementary Themes: International Space Station
Offers material for elementary school study of the station, provided by a Canadian teacher.
http://www.stemnet.nf.ca/CITE/space_station.htm
- Exploration In Education
Features a collection of educational electronic picture books and other tutorials offered by the Space Telescope Science Institute.
http://www.stsci.edu/exined/
- From Stargazers to Starships
Features an easy to use high school level introduction to the basics of spaceflight.
http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sintro.htm
- GECE - Brazilian Space Sciences Study Group
Personal pages of a Brazilian student study group on space technology.
http://gecebr.tripod.com/eng/index.html
- Go to Mars
Devoted to the beckoning call of the Red Planet.
http://gotomars.org/
- How Robonauts Will Work
How NASA is preparing a new breed of robotic astronauts to perform some of the more difficult tasks in space.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/robonaut.htm
- International Space School Educational Trust
Online science and space science encyclopaedia, including Hubble telescope photos, satellite images of the Earth, and additional guides for teachers.
http://www.isset.org/
- International Space University
ISU is a educational organization in France providing courses in space technology internationally. Site provides extensive course programme info and overview of the school.
http://www.isunet.edu/
- Lunar Mining
Offers lecture notes by the University of Wisconsin from a space project course with lunar mining as case study.
http://silver.neep.wisc.edu/~neep533/neep533.html
- Mars 2012
A course with focus on Mars missions, offered by Berkeley University, USA. Includes course curriculum, news and support material.
http://mars2012.berkeley.edu/
- National Association of Space Simulating Educators
Dedicated to using simulation to teach space science. Lists various simulation field trip opportunities for classes.
http://www.us.edu/nasse/
- Olin College MarsPort Team
A student group developing a Mars deployable greenhouse. Includes educational materials and a "radio drama."
http://projects.olin.edu/marsport
- Orbital Laboratory
The Orbital Laboratory program is the first ever student designed experiment aboard the International Space Station. Students can moitor their payload and compare it to their own ground based control right in their very own classroom. Program also includes curricula, activities, chats with NASA scientists, and online events.
http://www.orbitallaboratory.com
- Orbital Mechanics Educational Network
Space and astronomy education and projects for all ages.
http://www.omenet.co.uk/
- Red Rover Goes to Mars
Features a project for children to participate in the Rover 2003 mission to Mars. Includes contests, educational materials, and mission updates.
http://www.redrovergoestomars.org/
- Scale Model Communication Satellites
Construct-it-yourself model communication satellites for educational and professional use.
http://www.rossie.com/satmods.htm
- Space Biology
A repository for life sciences educators. It provides information and downloadable teaching material.
http://www.spacebio.net/
- Space Systems Laboratory, University of Maryland
Consists of understanding how you do work in space; with people, with robots and how the two work together.
http://www.ssl.umd.edu
- Space Travel
Includes a collection of material discussing space travel. High school level reading.
http://joeandrewcollins.users.btopenworld.com
- Space-Age Living: Building the International Space Station
Get the who, what, when, where, and how on the International Space Station from DiscoverySchool.com.
http://discoveryschool.com/schooladventures/spacestation/
- Student Space Exploration & Technology Initiative
Outreach program of the European Space Agency. Offers participant and project information from a network of student and educational institutions designing small satellites.
http://www.estec.esa.nl/outreach/sseti/homepage.htm
- Teaching With Space
An exciting way for teachers to learn the use of space and Earth sciences as backdrops in the classroom while addressing educational standards.
http://teachingwithspace.com
- Technology Education Books
Handbook Two for Aerospace Education: A Guide to Projects and Applications. Course materials for technology educators.
http://www.techdirections.com/html/tech_ed.html
- Texas Space Grant Consortium Public Service Projects
Children's programs, activities and service projects related to space science. Also includes interactive learning resources on Mars and the moon.
http://www.tsgc.utexas.edu/projects/k12.html
- The K-8 Aeronautics Internet Textbook
Educational resources for children, teachers, and industry specialists making presentations to students.
http://wings.avkids.com/
- The Mars Academy
An educational collaborative project to study the problems involved in the design of a manned mission to the Red Planet.
http://www.marsacademy.com/
- The Upside-Downer's Project
A parabolic flight experiment by a group of German students on segreation of granular materials in low gravity. Provides project overview and background material.
http://www.granmat.de
- Understanding The Universe - Discovery Channel School
Interactive educational tool featuring a virtual tour of the galaxy, biographies of famous astronomers, introduction to basic concepts and teacher tips.
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/universe/
- Universities Space Research Association (USRA)
Provides organizational and scholarship information by a university association devoted to space exploration and technology.
http://www.usra.edu/
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