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Cadet (K-4)
Child cuts green paper with matching colored rain coat on
Explorer (5-8)
Young boy examines his assembled science toy
Commander (9-12)
Young woman examines comet dust through microscope
Scientists make comet models
Comet on a Stick
+ Educator Guide
+ Student Activity
+ Fact Sheets/Standards
+ Field Test Results
   Grade level 3-12
Students study comet details
Children's Activities
+ Deep Impact Discovery Zone
+ Deep Impact Story And Song
+ Stardust Captain Comet
+ Find Hidden Words
+ Make A Comet And Eat It!
Cartoonist rendering of cute comet characture
What is a Comet?
+ Comet Fun Sheet
+ What Powers a Comet Podcast
+ What Powers a Comet Transcript
Colorful Space Place sign
Space Place
Check out fun games, animations, projects and fun facts about Earth, space and tehnology.
+ Have fun
Students sit around a large round craft table
Comet Sisters Story
"Long, long ago, the people of Earth had a close personal relationship with the planets and bodies in space..."
+ Read story & Activity Extension
Artist renditions of avatars to be used in Build Your Own SPACE Mission Interactive Game
Build Your Own SPACE mission!
+ ...and SHARE your discoveries!
Grade level 3-12
Close up view of comet surface
Extreme Navigation
+ Educator Guide and PPT
+ Role Cards
+ Standards
+ Slideshow
   Grade level 5-8

Participant looking at image of comet through stereo lens
Seeing in 3-D: Stereo Pairs NEW!
+ Educator Guide
+ Educator's PowerPoint
+ Student Guide
+ Stereo Viewer: Parts 1 & 2
   Grade level 5-8
Close up view of comet surface
Think Small in a Big Way
+ Educator Guide
+ Fact Sheets/Standards
   Grade level 5-8
Comet Hale-Bopp streaks across the blue sky
Comet Basics
+ Activity
+ Standards
+ Fact Sheet
   Grade level 5-8
Artist rendering of solar system
Comet Origins and Travels
+ Activity
+ Standards
   Grade level 5-8
Students use clay to build comets
Getting a Feel for Gravity
+ Educator Guide
+ Standards
   Grade level 5-8

Comet Chronicle and comic character of comet
Comet Lingo Bingo NEW!
+ Educator Guide
+ Student Comet Chronicle
+ Comet Lingo Bingo Boards
+ Comet Lingo Bingo Clues/Cards
 Grade level 9-12
Artist rendering of the DI spacecraft on Comet Tempel 1
Designing Craters
A two-to-three week student inquiry into the question: "How do you make a 7-15 Stories deep, football stadium-sized crater in a comet?"
+ Learn more
Teacher helps student use tactile graphics
Feel the Impact
Materials are designed for use with visually-impaired students for the Deep Impact Mission.
+ View materials
Close up view of comet showing impact craters
Basics of Space Flight Tutorial
• Knowing Your Environment
• Flight Requirements
• Operations
+ Learn more
Blue planet in blue atmosphere
Adventures in Math
The goal of "space math" is to teach students about space science & astronomy by using mathematics and real-world problems.
+ Solve math challenges
JPL demonstrating activity
Curriculum Standards Quilts
Choose NASA curricular materials by education standards.
+ Choose a Quilt
JPL demonstrating activity
Calling All Educators—
Evaluate Fun Stuff!
+ Education materials
   evaluation
+ Review mission web site