The following activities were designed specifically for the Alaska Space Grant Program. If you have an activity you wish us to post, email us. We can change print and/or overhead activities into web-based documents.
A science/history unit on rockets and space flight for grades 4-7, this curriculum is complete with a narrative history, assignment ideas, and downloadable diagrams.
Author: Elizabeth Ritchie
The students work in a group to build a hot air balloon and make observations and inferences when flying the balloons. They also learn the theory of ballooning through roleplaying and exploration.
Author: Sherri Sotello
A explorations over and throughout Alaska's diverse geographical regions through the eyes of a canadian goose.
Author: Anumpa Prakash
Horizontal E-Region Experiment
Explore aspects of the previously launched experiment to investigate how air heated by the Aurora rises. Learn about various components of the atmosphere and their relevance to science.
Treasure Hunt in Alaska is a story designed to introduce students to SAR remote sensing. The website clicks through like a book, and has many beautiful pictures and useful diagrams.
(From the site): This resource is a growing collection of selected case studies that are based on the use of remote sensing data and tools to study various features and phenomena operating in the Polar Regions. The case studies are generated from research work of polar researchers, and research projects of graduate and undergraduate students.
The target audience for this resource is post-secondary students and faculty following/teaching Earth System Science courses, and more specifically upper-undergraduate level remote sensing courses. The resource is developed with the assumption that the student has basic knowledge of remote sensing principles; data; processing and analysis techniques.
Alaska Volcano Explorer is a great educational resource. The site has an interactive section for kids K-6. The site also has lesson plans and other resources for teachers and parents to download.
