Complete Teacher Guides

The Science of the
Heart and Circulation:

This guide allows students to explore a variety of physical and life science concepts related to the role of the heart and circulatory system in humans and other mammals.

The Science of
Food and Fitness:

This guide allows students to explore a variety of physical and life science concepts related to energy, metabolism and the role of nutrients in the body.

The Science of
Sleep and Daily Rhythms:

This guide allows students to understand how the body's biological clock adjusts during space missions, as well as the problems humans face when adjusting to jet lag, night work or simply shifting from standard time to daylight savings time.

The Science of
Muscles and Bones:

This guide offers ten activities that help students understand how the body's muscles and bones work and lets students explore important questions related to muscles and bones in living things.

The Science of
HIV/AIDS:

This guide offers five inquire-based activities that allow students to learn abou the virus and how it replicates, and to map the spread of HIV/AIDS around the globe. Each activity includes an essay that tell a small part of the HIV/AIDS story.

Butterflies in Space:

The complete teacher's guide with activities to explore "life in space" and engage students in conducting their own open-ended scientific investigations.

Spiders in Space:

The complete teacher's guide contains instructions on setting up spider habitats in your classroom and helping students design their own "spider" investigations.

Plants in Space:

The guide provides details on setting up a ground chamber and growing the plants. The guide does not present a formal research plan. This investigation allows −and requires− participants to ask their own questions about plant root growth in microgravity and on Earth, and to collect the data needed to answer their questions.