Websites for Blast Off Program

There are lots of fascinating, fun ways to explore space through cyberspace! Take a look at some of these stellar web sites! Some are just fun games to play. Some help you learn more about space.

[rocket launch] Living in Space
http://www.childrensmuseum.org/cosmicquest/spacestation/index2.html
Design a Space Station - with help from the Children's Museum of Indianapolis. See if you can earn a Mission Specialist's certificate.

[rocket launch] NASA Kids
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/index.html
This site features games, art, stories, activities, and even a club for kids interested in all things space!

[rocket launch] NASA for Students in K-4 or 5-8
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/k-4/home/index.html and
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html
These sites include "learning resources and information for students" and contain homework help and internet and multimedia resources.

[rocket launch] Blast Off to Mars
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/mars_rocket.shtml
Choose items to take on the spaceship with you. Check your score to see how well you chose.

[rocket launch] There are more cool games and activities from NASA's Space Place, available in Spanish, too. For example:
* Spacecraft Maze - http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/x2000.shtml
Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to return your spacecraft to earth.
* Solar System Switcheroo - http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/sse_flipflop.shtml
Can you match the planet sections to view an actual planet?

[rocket launch] Try some of the Fun and Games in the Windows to the Universe site.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/
* Play the Solar Concentration game
* Make Your Own Alien
* Capture Junk in Space

[rocket launch] Lunar Landar
http://www.seasky.org/games/skygames_strategy_lunarlander.html
Can you land your lander on the Earth, Moon, Mars or Neptune without crashing? Try some other Sky Games

[rocket launch] Space Canvas - http://www.goobo.com/space/index.html
Make your own Space picture. You can even erase and re-create.

[rocket launch] Astronomy Picture of the Day
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
What is today's picture?

[rocket launch]Take Nasa's Space Shuttle Virtual Tour
http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/missions/sts-90/vrtour/frame2.html

[rocket launch] World at Night from NASA's Observatorium
http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/fun/at_night/at_night.html
Can you guess the name of the cities with the brightest lights?

[rocket launch] Where in the World is This? http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/quiz/quiz.pl
Satellites take pictures of the earth from around the world. Can you guess where in the world these pictures are from?

[rocket launch] Space Trivia Quizzes from NASA's Observatorium. http://physics.ship.edu/~mrc/astro/NASA_Space_Science/observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/fun/space_trivia/space_trivia.html
How much do you know about space? Take one of these quizzes to find out!

Still looking for more spacey things to try? Here are some more space-related activities.
You'll need to do a little more reading on some of these pages to figure out what to do...

[rocket launch] Celebrate Space Day! - http://www.spaceday.com/
Go to the Mission Fun section on the Students page to travel to Mars, try some puzzlers and other interactive games.

[rocket launch] Visit the Mars Time Machine at the Next Stop: Mars site from Time Magazine for Kids
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/games/timeline/

[rocket launch] Interested in learning more About Astronauts? NASA can tell you what it takes to be one.
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/more.html

[rocket launch] There's still more Spacey Things to Do at Nasa's "Space Place."
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/en/kids/

[rocket launch] Signs of Life from PBS Nova
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/worlds/life/
Can you decipher scientific data to identify a specific planet?

[rocket launch] Solar System Simulator
http://space.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html
Find out how different planets and stars look from different positions in space!

There's so much stuff OUT THERE about space and astronomy! If you want to learn more, take a look at some of the following sites ...

Educators teaching kids about space, might like to visit: