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Lesson plan for use with the ISS Education Kit on the web
A space compass
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Searching for the Missing Universe
Newton in space
Space matters
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Take your classroom into space
Do objects have weight in space?
Exploring capillarity
PromISSe educational experiments
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The Eclipse that saved Columbus
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Feeding our future – nutrition on Earth and in space
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The effects of magnetic fields
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This composite image shows a SOHO image of the Sun and an artist's impression of Earth's magnetosphere.
Credits: Magnetosphere: NASA, the Sun: ESA/NASA - SOHO
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This ultraviolet image shows an auroral display as seen from space, overlaid on top of a visible image of Earth. The false-color reds indicate the brightest aurora and blue the dimmest. The brightest aurora is found at midnight.
Credits: Holzworth and Meng, NSSDC, NASA
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Introduction
The electromagnetic spectrum
Particle radiation
Radiation and life
Find out more
Magnetosphere
Build a cloud chamber
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The electromagnetic spectrum
Particle radiation
Radiation and life
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