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 SIXTH GRADE WEBSITES
Aerospace Curriculum

A.  Como Planetarium-Sun and the Seasons
www.solarviews.com/eng/sun.htm    Valuable information about the sun.  See solar eclipses, sun stats,views of the sun, etc.
http://www.museum.vic.gov.au/planetarium/constetour/fss/fss1.html    Learn about the Sun and the Seasons and more.

B.  STARBASE
www.starbasemn.org    STARBASE Minnesota is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to increasethe knowledge, skills, and interest of inner city youth in science, mathematics, and technology  for greater academic and lifelong success.  Find out more information here.

C.  Living in Space
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/    Current information about the Internation Space Station (ISS).
http://school.discovery.com/schooladventures/spacestation/    Learn how the ISS was built, how to live in space, plus much more.
http://kids.msfc.nasa.gov/Rockets/living.asp    Read and see how astronauts live in space aboard the ISS.

D.  Mission to Mars
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/    Mars exploration.

E.  FLIGHT SITE-Fantastic Flyers, Astronomical Aerodynamics

F.  Aerospace Pioneers
Sally Ride
www2.lucidcafe.com/lucidcafe/library/96may/ride.html    Biography and additional resources about Sally Ride, first American femaleastronaut in space.

Patty Wagstaff
www.pattywagstaff.com/    View her biography and personal links in her official website.

Mae Jemison
http://www.quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/TODTWD/jemison.bio.html    Mae Jemison, first African-American women to go into space.  Findout more about her and her accomplishments.

G.  NASA Spinoffs
http://technology.ksc.nasa.gov/spinoffs/spinoffs.html    Poster of “Why On Earth Do We Spend Tax Dollars On Space?”
www.sti.nasa.gov/tto/spinoff.html    Spinoff magazine.
http://spaceplace.nasa.gov/en/kids/spinoffs.shtml  Spinoff activities

H.  Helicopters
www.helis.com/default/    Helicopter history site.  Get all the information you’ve ever wantedabout helicopters.

I.  Field Trip-Holman Field(with STARBASE)
www.dot.state.mn.us/aero/avoffice/ops/airdir/airports.html    Find links or diagrams to MN airports.

J.  Speakers- Aerospace Engineer, Careers
www.nasajobs.nasa.gov/    Find employment opportunities in our Nation’s Space Program.
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/aero/background/careers/    Find out about the many different jobs in aerospace.
http://kids.msf.nasa.gov/Rockets/careers.asp    List of career titles at NASA.
http://wings.avkids.com/careers/index.html    Careers in Aviation, Aerodynamics, and related fields or positions.

K.  Young Eagles Flight
www.youngeagles.org/    Learn about the Young Eagles organization and how to be a member.

L.  Additional Resource:

Sally Ride, Director
California Space Institute
U of Cal at San Diego
LaJolla, CA 92093