Past SSA Events
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NASA Solar System Ambassador Program
- includes a directory of ambassadors
STAR Net for Libraries
- Science‐Technology Activities and Resources Library Network
Projects, Activites, Educator Resources
NSO Educator Resources
- from the National Solar Observatory, a public research institute
NASA Citizen Scientists
- get involved in real NASA projects
NASA eClips
- short educational video segments focused on grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and the general public
Smithsonian Air & Space Resources
- from the Smithsonian National Air & Space Museum
ISS Science
- video series with NASA astronaut Randy “Komrade” Bresnik on the International Space Station, produced by the Smithsonian, designed for middle school
CalAcademy Teaching Resources
- kits, lesson plans, videos and more from California Academy of Sciences (not all space related)
Regional Organizations
Boonshoft Museum Astronomy Department
- daily planetarium films, plus after-hours programs on the third Friday of each month
Cincinnati Observatory Public Events
Perkins Observatory
- Active observatory north of Columbus connected with Ohio Wesleyan University but offering many public programs
General Interest & Inspiration
NASA Science homepage
- mission countdown clocks, NASA ScienceCast videos, fun facts about space research
SpaceWeather.com
- news and information about the Sun-Earth environment
Bad Astronomy
- a blog about real-world science, covering the entire Universe, from subatomic particles to the Big Bang itself.
NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day
Other NASA Image Galleries
Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Space.com
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