What
is Space School...?
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For astronauts, school
plays a critical role in their success in space.
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Space school is a place
where people with diverse interests can go to learn more about the importance
of space exploration. The authors, which include scientists and school
teachers, have gathered information and numerous Internet links for teachers
and students all over the country to access for use in the classroom and
in home study. There are lessons dealing with many aspects of the
human endeavor into space, all of which are separated by grade levels K-4,
4-8, and 9-12.
How
to Navigate
The various sections of the Space School web pages are accessible
through the menu of links at the top of each page. Additionally,
the home "Space Week" web page is also available there.
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Space
Factoid
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space vehicles orbiting the earth like the Space Shuttle or the MIR Space
Station, travel over the ground at over 17,000 miles per hour! This
is so fast, that they go all the way around the Earth, seeing a new sunrise
every 90 minutes! |
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Space
Week
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Space
School web pages attempt to provide focus on the educational aspects
of the Space Week event being conducted at Rensselaer between April 5th
and 11th of 1999. |
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