EARTH SCIENCE - WEATHER
NASA Connect: Plane Weather (VHS, 30 minutes, Grades 4-8) - This movie involves students in the examination of aviation safety.  Introduces students to the math and science behind aviation weather and demonstrates how meteorological conditions, such as icing, influence flight.
NASA SCIence Files: The Case of the Mysterious Red Light (VHS, 60 minutes, Grades 3-5) - In this movie the tree house detectives accept the challenge of trying to find the cause of the unusual red sunrises and sunsets in their community.  They use scientific inquiry and Problem-Based Learning to learn about light, volcanoes, and weather.
The Real Reasons for Seasons (Book w/CD-ROM, Grades 6-8) - This guide is aimed at helping students arrive at a clear understanding of seasons as they investigate the connections between the Sun and Earth.  Along the way, students take a "Trip to the Sun," determine the real shape of the Earth's orbit, evaluate actual data on world temperature and hours of sunlight in different locations, and model how the angle at which sunlight hits the Earth affects its concentration.
SOHO Portfolio of Images (Lithograph Set, Grades K-12) - A set of 14 pages of images of the Sun and space weather with more images, explanatory text, and web references on the back of each page.  Most of the images, including eclipses, solar storms, and solar prominences, are from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO).

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ELEMENTARY LEVEL SCIENCE
Earth Science Publication Packet (Print Packet, Grades K-3) - Includes an assortment of the following materials: educator guides, litho sets, CD-ROMs, folders, posters, and bookmarks.
Liftoff to Learning: Living in Space (VHS, 10 minutes, Grades K-4) - Demonstrates what it is like to live and work in space.  Viewers are invited by the Space Shuttle crew to join the astronauts as they go through their daily routine living on board the Space Shuttle.  Students see the similarities and differences in eating, exercising, relaxing, maintaining personal hygiene, sleeping, and working in space versus on Earth.  Orbital scenes were taken during the STS-56 mission.
NASA SCIence Files: The Case of the Unknown Stink (VHS, 30 minutes, Grades 3-5) - In this program, students are invited to join the tree house detectives as they investigate "The Case of the Unknown Stink".  The tree house detectives accept the challenge of trying to find the source of an unpleasant odor that is invading surrounding neighborhoods.  To determine the source of the stink, our detectives learn about the sense of smell: what it is; how humans and animals smell, and how wind speed and direction influence the movement of odor.  They also learn how NASA's Atmospheric Science research can help solve the case.
Our Solar System (VHS, 29 minutes, Grades K-4) - Teaches the names, orbital positions, and characteristics of each planet using the phrase "my very educated mother just served us nine pizza pies."  The program is partially animated, set to music, and appropriate for early elementary grades.  Each tape contains four 5-minute versions of the program: English, Spanish, sign language, and open captioned.
Solar System Lithograph Set for Space Science (Lithograph Set, Grades K-12) - This set contains the following lithographs: Our Solar System; Our Star - The Sun; Mercury; Venus; Earth; Moon; Mars; Asteroids: Mathide, Gaspra, Ida; Jupiter; Moons of Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune; Pluto and Charon; and Comets.
Solar System
Space Food and Nutrition: An Educator's Guide With Activities in Science and Mathematics (Booklet, Grades K-8) - From John Glenn's mission to orbit Earth to the International Space Station program, space food research has met the challenge of providing food that tastes good and travels well in space.  Explorers have always had to face the problem of how to carry enough food for their journeys.  Whether those explorers are onboard a sailing ship or on the Space Shuttle, adequate storage space has been a problem.  Food needs to remain edible throughout the voyage, and it also needs to provide all the nutrients required to avoid vitamin deficiency diseases such as scurvy.  Find out how microgravity conditions experienced in space affect food packaging.

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GEOGRAPHY
Liftoff to Learning: Geography From Space (VHS, 15 minutes, Grades K-8) - Takes the viewer on a rapid tour of Earth's surface as seen from outer space.  After explaining how the altitude of the viewer affects the amount of Earth's surfaces seen at one time, the video moves into a travelogue on some of the interesting features of Earth's continents as seen from space.
Mission: Geography (CD-ROM, Grades K-12) - Mission Geography is learning modules designed to link the content, skills, and perspectives of geography with NASA's missions and results at three grade levels: K-4, 5-8, and 9-12.
Underground Railroad: Connections to Freedom and Science (VHS, 34 minutes, Grades 6-12) - This fascinating video is the result of a collaboration between the National Park Service and NASA educational resources.  Slaves traveling the Underground Railroad, usually on foot, depended on celestial navigation to find their way northward.  They continually looked to the Big Dipper and the North Star for direction.  The purpose of this video is to increase student awareness of the Underground Railroad and the role celestial navigation played in the Railroad's success.

HISTORY OF FLIGHT
Aeronautics (Print/Poster, Grades K-12) - A packet of materials that includes posters, lithographs, activity books, fact sheets, bookmarks, and Educational Briefs related to the subject area.
Exploring Aeronautics (CD-ROM, Grades 5-8) - Offers an introduction to aeronautics, covers the fundamentals of flight, contains a historical timeline, examines different types of aircraft, and teaches students to use the tools of aeronautics used by researchers to test aircraft designs.
Milestones of Flight (VHS, 25 minutes, Grades 4-10) - Produced by the National Air and Space Museum and based on the museum's "Milestones of Flight" Gallery, traces the history of flight from Langley's first attempts to the Space Shuttle.  Uses live footage from many history-making events.
Milestones of Flight (38 slides with descriptions, Grades 4-10) - Shows scenes from the National Air and Space Museum's "Milestones of Flight" Gallery.
NASA SCIence Files: The Case of the "Wright" Invention (VHS, 60 minutes, Grades 3-5) - When the tree house detectives hear a report on KSNN about a young inventor's contest, they decide it might be their next case.  Thus begins The Case of the "Wright" Invention.  The tree house detectives are not even quite sure what an invention is, much less how to create one.  Seeking some advice, they visit Dr. D, a retired science professor, who helps the tree house detectives understand that the process of invention is similar to the scientific method.  NASA researchers and other community experts also help the tree house detectives learn how to plan, design, build, and test their invention.
NASA CONNECT - Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: Safety First (VHS, 30 minutes, Grades 6-8) - The NASA Connect Series is produced by the NASA Langley Research Center's Office of Education.  In this video students will learn about NASA's Aviation Safety Program and how engineers are testing aircraft at extreme angles in wind tunnels to make sure they remain a safe form of transportation for all future air travelers.  They will also learn about NASA FutureFlight Central, a virtual facility that simulates our nation's airports in real time, allowing air traffic controllers, pilots, and airport personnel to interact with each other and test new technologies.  Students will observe NASA engineers using mathematics to predict airplane behavior and to analyze data.  By conducting hands-on and web activities, students will make connections between NASA research and the mathematics, science, and technology they learn in their classrooms.
Rockets: A Teacher's Guide with Activities in Science, Mathematics and Technology (Book, Grades K-12) - Learn all about the history, scientific principles and mathematics of Rockets through exciting problem solving and cooperative learning activities.
Transformations of Flight (VHS, 5 minutes, Grades K-3) - This video presents ten important air- and spacecraft in the history of flight.  Serves as an intriguing invitation to explore the history of aviation from the Wright Brothers' flight to the Space Shuttle program.  This animated videotape successfully complements the "Transformations of Flight" slide set.  Includes a lesson guide.
Transformations of Flight (66 slides w/ descriptions, Grades K-3) - Presents the numbers 1 through 10 being transformed into 10 different important air and spacecraft in the history of flight.  These slides successfully complement the videotape.
X-15 The NASA Mission Reports (Book w/CD-ROM, Grades 9-Adult) - In the book and CD-ROM extremely rare documents from this amazing program are brought together for the first time.  The CD-ROM includes hundreds of images of the X-15 program.  Hours of rare video, including footage of the "pink" X-15A-2, the dramatic explosion of the XLR-99 engine, comments from Joe Walker and Scott Crossfield, Pete Knight's record-breaking high speed flight, Neil Armstrong's final flight before joining the Astronaut corps, and rare silent footage of the first six research pilots.  The complete documentation of every X-15 flight including flight plans, surface-to-air transcripts, and post flight reports in the pilots' own words.  A unique interactive Virtual Reality model of the X-15 and more.

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HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT - APOLLO PROGRAM
Apollo 10 The NASA Mission Reports (Book w/CD-ROM, Grades 9-Adult) - Contains four of the most important documents from this auspicious flight, the Apollo 10 Press Kit, the Apollo 10 Pre-Launch Mission Operation Report, the Apollo 10 Post Launch Mission Operation Report and the Apollo 10 Post Launch Mission Operation Report Supplement.  For the interest of collectors, students and historians, the Apollo 10 NASA Mission Reports follows the final test flight of Apollo through a series of astonishing technological accomplishments including the accurate measurement of distortions in the moon's gravitational field, which would finally pave the way for man's first landing on another world.
Apollo Moon Landing: Out of This World (DVD, 72 minutes, Grades 4-12) - This historically accurate video tells the story of man's first trip to the moon.  Features superb picture and sound quality of hundreds of hours of film footage taken by the astronauts, and live television pictures beamed from the surface of the moon.
The Flight of Apollo 11 (The Eagle Has Landed) (VHS, 30 minutes, Grades 7-12) - Presents the story of the first moon landing in July 1969.  Depicts the principal events of the mission, from the launching through the postrecovery activities of astronauts Armstrong, Aldrin, and Collins.  Through television, motion pictures, and still photography, the program provides an "eyewitness" perspective of the Apollo 11 mission.
Moonwalk 4-Part Series (VHS, 2 hours) - Program 1: The Day Before; Program 2: Adapting to a Space Environment; Program 3: One Small Step; Program 4: The Moon on Earth.
A Salute to Apollo (37 slides w/audio cassette, Grades 7-12) - Chronicles the Apollo missions, highlighting Apollo 11, the first mission to land on the Moon.

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HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT - SPACE SHUTTLE PROGRAM
Best of the Space Shuttle 1977-1984 (40 slides w/audio cassette, Grades 4-12) - Examines Space Shuttle highlights from the first dramatic flights to the ongoing array of spectacular spacewalks and experiments.
Liftoff to Learning 16-Part Series (VHS, 5 hours w/printed lesson guide) - Individual Program Titles:
      Program 1: Space Basics
      Program 2: Go for EVA
      Program 3: Newton in Space
      Program 4: All Systems Go
      Program 5: The Atmospheres Below
      Program 6: Voyage of Endeavour - Then & Now
      Program 7: Toys in Space II
      Program 8: Living in Space
      Program 9: From Undersea to Outer Space
      Program 10: Tethered Satellite: A Videotape for Physics and Physical Science
           Part I: Tethered Satellite: Forces and Motion
           Part II: Electrical Circuits in Space: The Electrodynamics of the Tethered Satellite
      Program 11: Assignment Spacelab
      Program 12: Microgravity
      Program 13: Geography From Space
      Program 14: Mathematics of Space - Rendezvous
      Program 15: Let's Talk Robotics
      Program 16: Plants in Space
NASA Student Glovebox: An Inquiry-Based Technology Educator Guide (Guide and Poster Set, Grades 5-8) - A Glovebox is a sealed container with built-in gloves.  Astronauts perform small experiments and test hardware inside of them.  NASA's Student Glovebox is a middle-school Educational Product for use in self-contained classrooms or in technology and physical science classes.  Includes an educator guide and four posters.
Shuttle Mir: The United States and Russia Share History's Highest Stage (Win/Mac CD-ROM, Grades 5-Adult) - This searchable CD-ROM explores the Shuttle-Mir Program with text, photos, videos, biographies, letters home from the Mir astronauts, and oral histories that explain the daily challenges faced by those working on Earth and in orbit.
Space Shuttle Flights: 100 Stock Photos (Win/Mac CD-ROM) - Offers a collection of digital color photos selected from thousands of NASA images covering Shuttle missions from the first flight in 1981 to the second Hubble Space Telescope Servicing Mission in 1997.  Includes photos of the Space Shuttle, astronauts in space, satellite launches, Earth from the Shuttle, and more.
Space Shuttle STS 1-5 The NASA Mission Reports (Book w/CD-ROM, Grade 9-Adult) - This book covers the Space Shuttle through the test flight stage and on to its first operational flight.  With comprising rare NASA documents never before released to the public, the reader is taken inside this remarkable machine in the words of some of the men who flew it.

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LIFE SCIENCE
Animal Physiology in Space: Frog Embryology Experiment (VHS, 11 minutes, Grades 9-12) - Provides an overview of the frog embryology experiment that flew on STS-47 Spacelab-J mission.
BioBLAST (Windows CD-ROM, Grades 9-12) - BioBLAST (Better Learning through Adventure, Simulation, and Telecommunications) is a multimedia curriculum supplement for high school biology classes.  Based on NASA's Advanced Life Support research, the program offers students hands-on laboratory investigations, computer simulations and Internet-based telecommunication resources to study the interdependent components of a bioregenerative life-support system (BLISS) for a futuristic, moon-based research outpost.
BioBLAST (VHS, 10 minutes, Grades 9-12) - A ten-minute introduction to the BioBLAST CD and related activities. 
Microgravity Science (24 Slides, Grades 9-12) - Examines many of the microgravity experiments conducted on recent Shuttle missions and the potential benefits this research will have for mankind.

LIVING IN SPACE
Human Space Flight: A History (78 Slides, Grades 7-Adult) - Chronicles human spaceflight with emphasis on lunar missions.
International Space Station (Print/Poster) - A packet of materials including posters, lithographs, activity books, fact sheets, bookmarks, and Educational Briefs related to the International Space Station.
Living in Space (Print/Poster) - A packet of materials including posters, lithographs, activity books, fact sheets, bookmarks, and Educational Briefs related to living in space.
Mars, What Would You Wear? (VSH, 3 minutes, Grades 3-12) - A humorous three-minute presentation designed to get students thinking about "What would you wear for a trip to Mars?" The program is filmed aboard NASA's KC-135 aircraft during flights to simulate different degrees of weightlessness.
Space Food and Nutrition: An Educator's Guide With Activities in Science and Mathematics (Booklet, Grades K-8) - Learn about space food research and how scientists create food for astronauts on long voyages.  Also find out how microgravity conditions experienced in space affect food packaging.
THAT NASA SHOW (VHS, 52 minutes, Grades 3-8) - A light look into the serious subjects surrounding America's space program.  If you want to know more about flying tortillas in space, designing space garments that are functional but also 'fashionable', and building a better burger, watch "That NASA Show".  It's a TV show that fills in the spaces.

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MATHEMATICS
NASA CONNECT Video Series 2000-2001 (VHS, 150 minutes, Grades 4-8) - NASA CONNECT is a series of five, 30-minute instructional distance learning (satellite and television) programs for students in grades 5-8.  Each program includes a lesson, a teacher's guide, a student activity or experiment, and a web-based component.  The national mathematics, science, and technology standards, concepts and processes are contained in the lesson guide for each of the five programs.
Program 1: Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: 3, 2, 1 Crash!  In this program students will learn the history of NASA and discover how NASA Langley Research Center improves aircraft performance and safety by conducting extreme tests such as crashing planes, skidding tires, and blasting water. Students will learn how NASA researchers (1) measure and collect data, (2) develop ratios and graphs to analyze their data, (3) compare their results, and (4) predict possible solutions for their real-world problems.
Program 2: Geometry and Algebra: Glow With the Flow  In this program students will learn about the force of drag and how NASA engineers use models and glowing paints to see how air flows over vehicles in a wind tunnel.  Students will also discover how the blended wing body (BWB), a concept super jumbo jet that resembles a flying wing, will affect air travelers of the future.  By conducting classroom and online activities, students will make connections between NASA research and the mathematics, science and technology they learn in their classroom.
Program 3: Patterns, Functions, and Algebra: Wired for Space  In this program students will learn how patterns, functions and algebra can help NASA engineers design new ways of propelling spacecraft and how electricity and magnetism are being used to replace the fuel-consuming rocket propulsion commonly used to deliver a push to spacecraft.
Program 4: Data, Analysis and Measurement: Ahead, Above the Clouds  In this program students will learn how NASA scientists develop technologies to better understand our planet by predicting severe weather, tracking clouds and monitoring pollutants in the air.
Program 5: Functions and Statistics: International Space Station: Up to Us  In this program students will learn how ground research plus space research equals true science as international researchers anticipate working together onboard the International Space Station.
Space Flight: The Application of Orbital Mechanics (VHS, 35 minutes, Adult) - Explains in detail planetary motion and orbital mechanics.  Following a brief look at early theories on planetary orbits, animation is used to illustrate various mathematical equations and theories, including Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion and Newton's Laws of Motion.   Explains many terms associated with orbits, including perigee, apogee, eccentricity, orbital inclination, launch window, etc.  Also includes animation of a full Earth rotating, planets in orbit around the Sun, satellites in orbit, and the Hubble Space Telescope.  Animation is interspersed with footage from Shuttle missions, including launches, landings, Earth views, satellite deploys, and EVA's.

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PHYSICS
Earth to Orbit Engineering Design Challenges: Thermal Protection Systems (VHS, 15 minutes, Grades 5-12) - Overview for teachers participating in the Earth to Orbit Thermal Protection Challenge.  The first section of the video is designed fo0r the teacher, explaining the goal of the program and how to set it up in their classroom.  The second section is to be shown in class to the students as an introduction to the lesson.
Thermal Protection Systems Kit for the Earth to Orbit Engineering Design Challenges (Kit) - This kit includes 6 wood screws, 3 dowels, 1 roll of packing tape, 1 hot glue gun, 4 right angle brackets, 6 glue sticks, 3 pieces of 4"x4" aluminum foil, 3 brass machine screws, and 3 pieces of copper wire cloth.
Flight Testing Newton's Laws (VHS, 150 minutes, Grades 9-12) - This video uses aircraft to stimulate students' interest in the physical sciences and mathematics during the course of the 10 lessons.  The main emphasis lies in showing how Newton's three laws of motion apply to flight testing an aircraft.  Complementary areas of trigonometry, vector addition, weight and balance, along with the resolution of forces are also employed.  Includes an Educator's Guide that is presented in the format of a Flight Instructor's Manual to help guide teacher and student through each lesson. 
The Microgravity Demonstrator (VHS, 21 minutes, Grades 5-12) - This video presents the Microgravity Demonstrator, a tool to create microgravity conditions in your classroom.  A series of demonstrations is used to provide a dramatically visual, physical connection between free-fall and microgravity conditions and to understand why various types of experiments are performed under microgravity conditions.
Microgravity Science (24 Slides, Grades 9-12) - Examines many of the microgravity experiments conducted on recent Shuttle missions and the potential benefits this research will have for humankind.
Physics of Toys in Space (VHS, 51 minutes, Grades K-12) - Presents the astronauts on board Space Shuttle mission STS-54 using the laws of physics to demonstrate how toys perform in microgravity.  The astronauts answer questions from four elementary schools while performing experiments. 
Toys in Space II Activity Kit (7-piece Activity Kit) - Contains seven of the toys Shuttle astronauts carried with them on mission STS-54.  Designed to be used with the Physics of "Toys in Space" videotape program.  Contains the following toys: car and track, basketball with hoop, magnetic marbles, swimming toy, gravitron, flipping toy, and balloon helicopter. 

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
NASA DESTINATION TOMORROW: Bringing the Future into Focus Video Series (VHS, 150 minutes, Grades 9-Adult) - This video series is designed for educator's, parents, and lifelong learners by NASA Langley's Office of Education.  This educational, informative program builds on the premise that much of NASA's aeronautical research focuses on creating today's knowledge to solve tomorrow's problems.
Program 1 consists of five exciting segments.  In the "Behind the Scenes" segment viewers will learn about synthetic vision research in the Aviation Safety Program; in the "Tech Watch" segment, viewers gain insight into the new fetal heart monitor technology; viewers revisit the idea of lunar-orbit rendezvous as part of the "Retrospective" segment; viewers see how Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) is used onboard aircraft during "On the Runway" segment; and viewers find out how an airplane flies during the "How it Works" segment.
Program 2 consists of five exciting segments.  In the "Behind the Scenes" segment, viewers will learn how the Icing Research Tunnel at NASA Glenn is helping to save lives; in the "Tech Watch" segment, viewers gain insight into the Periodontal Probe that is making pain free dentistry a reality; viewers meet Richard Whitcomb, inventor of the "Area Rule" concept as part of the "Retrospective" segment; viewers see how NASA researchers are designing planes to fly more like birds in the "On the Runway" segment; and viewers find out how sensors work on the "How it Works" segment.
Program 3 communicates knowledge resulting from NASA's aeronautics and space technology programs.  NASA researchers discuss new and developing technologies that will benefit current and future generations.  Excellent resource for high school and adult learners.  Broadcast date April 2001.
Program 4 communicates knowledge resulting from NASA's aeronautics and space technology programs.  NASA researchers discuss new and developing technologies that will benefit current and future generations.  Excellent resource for high school and adult learners.  Broadcast date June 2001.
Program 5 communicates knowledge resulting from NASA's aeronautics and space technology programs.  NASA researchers discuss new and developing technologies that will benefit current and future generations.  Excellent resource for high school and adult learners.  Broadcast date August 2001.
NASA "Why?" Files Video Series (VHS, 240 minutes, Grades 3-5) - This video series is a standards-based, technology-focused, distance learning initiative designed to integrate and enhance the teaching of math, science, and technology in grades 3-5.
Program 1: The Case of the Unknown Stink  In this program students are invited to join the tree house detectives as they accept the challenge of trying to find the source of an unpleasant odor invading surrounding neighborhoods.  To determine the source of the stink, our detectives learn about the sense of smell and how wind speed and direction influence the movement of odor.
Program 2: The Case of the Barking Dogs  In this program students are invited to actively join the tree house detectives as they accept the challenge of determining why dogs in the surrounding neighborhoods have unexpectedly started barking early in the morning and late at night.  Using scientific inquiry, our detectives learn about sound, how it is transmitted, and how humans and animals hear.
Program 3: The Case of the Electrical Mystery  In this program students join the detectives as they learn about electricity and how it is generated and about electrical current, circuits, and distribution.  While solving the case, the tree house detectives discoer that the "electrical mystery" is not simply an "open" and "closed" case.
Program 4: The Case of the Challenging Flight  In this program students join the detectives as they accept a challenge from a rival school to a "design it, built it, and fly it" competition.  The detectives design and build an airplane by using comon household materials and learn about the four basic components of flight.
Optics - Making Light Work (VHS, 20 minutes, Grades 4-9) - Demonstrates that the basic science concepts taught in the classroom have applications in the very specialized work done by NASA.

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SPACE SCIENCE - ASTRONOMY
Astronomy/Hubble/Satellites (Print/Poster) - Packet contains a NASA Fact Sheet entitled "Hubble Space Telescope Performance Report", a Hubble Space Telescope poster, and an activity book entitled "NASA's Great Observatories".
Chandra X-Ray Observatory (Win/Mac CD-ROM, Grades 5-12) - Includes Chandra images with short descriptions organized into categories (SNP, Black Holes, etc.) with background information.  The Chandra X-Ray Sky Map lets you explore the X-Ray sky with an interactive map.  Background information on constellations with links to the Chandra images located within them.  Also includes an introduction to the Chandra X-Ray Observatory and its mission and hardware.  For additional information visit the Chandra Web Site at http://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/cd/.
Planets (11 slides, grades K-Adult) - Presents a combination of pictures taken from spacecraft and artists conceptions of the planets.
Small Bodies, Big Impact - Cool Comets, Awesome Asteroids: NASA... On the Cutting Edge Videoconference (VHS, 60 minutes, Grades 9-Adult) - Program 1: Cool Comets looks at the dirty snowballs which turn into the beautiful celestial bodies we can see from Earth.  Viewers will go behind the scenes to discover high-tech NASA missions that will capture comet dust samples and bring them back to Earth.  Program 2: Awesome Asteroids looks at the rocky bodies we call asteroids, one of which may have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs.  Viewers will learn about space missions to orbit and map a near-Earth asteroid for the first time, helping to reveal clues about the formation of our Solar System.
Solar System Braille Map (Printed Map) - This map has been supplied by Southeast Regional Clearinghouse at the College of Charleston through special NASA funding for use in classrooms.  You can visit their web site for additional information under the "Special Needs" section at http://serch.cofc.edu/serch/.
Solar System Exploration Videotape Collection (VHS, 75 minutes, Grades 8-12) - Presents a collection of highlights from the Voyager, Magellan, Galileo, and Ulysses missions.  Includes a teacher's guide.  The ten video features are: Voyager: A Retrospective, and Then There Was Voyager, Miranda: The Movie, Mars: The Movie, Magellan to Venus, Magellan Venus Radar Mapping Results, Galileo: The Jovian Lab, Galileo Earth Rotation Movie, Galileo Moon Rotation Movie, and Ulysses: A Solar Odyssey.
Solar System Lithograph Set for Space Science (Lithograph Set, Grades K-12) - This set contains the following lithographs: Our Solar System; Our Star - The Sun; Mercury; Venus; Earth; Moon; Mars; Asteroids: Mathide, Gaspra, Ida; Jupiter; Moons of Jupiter; Saturn; Uranus; Neptune; Pluto and Charon; and Comets.
Space-Based Astronomy (Publication, Grades 5-8) - This NASA educator guide tells the story of why it is important to observe celestial objects from outer space and how to study the entire electromagnetic spectrum.  This curriculum guide uses hands-on activities to help students and teachers understand the significance of space-based astronomy-astronomical observations made from outer space.
Stars & Galaxies (8 Slides, Grades K-12) - Shows a collection of star clusters, nebula, and galaxies.  Many photos are from the U.S. Naval Observatory.
Ten Years of Discovery: Hubble Space Telescope (40 Slides, Grades K-12) - In honor of the 10 year anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope this slide set of Hubble images and engineering accomplishments identify the science and engineering of the Hubble.
Universe (VHS, 30 minutes, Grades 7-11) - Lets the viewer travel billions of years through time watching the universe evolve from one primordial mass into the stars and galaxies we see today.  Shows how the tremendous forces of gravity work, creating swirling clouds of gases and cosmic matter that are eventually transformed into stars and galaxies.

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SPACE SCIENCE - MARS
Mars VE: The Virtual Exploration Mission (Win/Mac CD-ROM, Grades 5-8) - Serves as a curriculum supplement that allows students to understand basic concepts of space exploration and the search for life in the universe.  Students are divided into teams and assigned a research category in which they will virtually explore four Mars landing sites.  Includes a printable teacher's guide and student logbook, which provides additional content and interdisciplinary classroom activities.
NASA Connect: Geometry of Exploration: Eyes Over Mars (VHS, 30 minutes, Grades 4-8) - Students will examine how the principles of geometry and linear and angular measurements are used to survey and map the Earth and planets such as Mars.  Students will also see how NASA researchers use geometric shapes to navigate spacecraft to Mars and how satellites, like the Mars Global Surveyor, and the principles of geometry are used to determine the elevation of land formations on Mars. 
Viking - Mars Landing (40 Slides w/audio cassette, Grades 4-12) - Shows that the Viking 1 and 2 missions radically changed the scientific community's view of Mars, as scientists studied photos revealing giant mountains, canyons, and plains.

SPACE SCIENCE - MOON
CRATERS! A Multi-Science Approach to Cratering and Impacts (Win/Mac CD-ROM, Grades 9-12) - Includes 20 ready-to-use, hands-on activities that use cratering to teach key concepts in physics, astronomy, biology and Earth science. 
Moon: The Geologic History and Future Exploration (36 Slides, Grades 4-12) - Emphasizes the Moon's geology, geologic history, and origin.  Shows how the astronauts explored the Moon and gives a brief history lesson on what we know about the Moon from telescopic observations.  Addresses some of the exciting possibilities that await us when humans return to the Moon to stay.
Reading the Moon's Secrets (VHS, 16 minutes, Grades 7-12) - Addresses in 10 short segments an important aspect of lunar knowledge.  Designed to be used as a teaching aid in science classrooms for grades 7 and above, and questions are presented in each segment.
Remembering Apollo 11 - The 30th Anniversary Data Archive CD-ROM (Win/Mac CD-ROM, Grades 9-Adult) - This CD-ROM is intended as a collection of hard-to-find technical data and other interesting information about the Apollo 11 mission, as well as the Apollo program in general.

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SPACE SCIENCE - SUN
Colors of the Sun (VHS, 22 minutes, Grades 5-8) - Students will learn that the visible spectrum is only a part of what our sun, a star, emits within the electromagnetic spectrum.  Students also study how astronomers use special  tools (spectroscopes) to learn more about objects that are far away, and observe how white light can be refracted to form a color spectrum that has a pattern.
The Dynamic Sun (Win/Mac CD-ROM, Grades K-12) - A multimedia educational presentation on the Sun and its effects on the Earth.  This CD-ROM contains three presentations (i.e., grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12) in Adobe Acrobat PDF format, each with over 30 video clips and a teacher's guide for each presentation. 
SOHO Portfolio of Images (Litho Set, Grades K-12) - A set of 14 pages of images of the Sun and space weather with more images, explanatory text, and web references on the back of each page.  Most of the images, including eclipses, solar storms, and solar prominences, are from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
Sun-Earth Days Kit (Print Packet, Grades K-12) - There are 7-10 educational products in the packet meant to support and provide additional knowledge for those participating in Sun-Earth days.  The packet will include an assortment of teacher resource guides, litho sets, CD-ROMs, folders, posters, bookmarks, and books.
Ulysses: A Voyage To The Sun (VHS, 10 minutes, Grades 9-Adult) - Describes the mission, planned jointly by NASA and the European Space Agency, to explore the atmosphere around the Sun.  Using information obtained from Skylab, the program discusses the Sun's corona and electromagnetic field, as well as solar wind and solar flares.

CAREER/SPACE SCIENCE/SPANISH VERSION
NASA Destination Tomorrow 2000-2001 5-Part Series (VHS, Grades 9-Adult) - Includes the following 5 programs: Program 1: Impact Dynamics Research Facility, Intracranial Pressure Monitor, Johnson Becker and the X-15, blended Wing Body, and How does a jet engine work?  Program 2: Icing Research, Painless Dentistry, Richard Whitcomb and the "Area Rule" concept, Morphing and bird-like airplanes, and How do sensors work?  Program 3: Creating micro-gravity on Earth, A treatment option for ADHD, Dale Reed and "Lifting Bodies", Reducing airport traffic delays, and How does a helicopter fly?  Program 4: Hyper-X, Polymide foam and Nano technology, Francis Rogallo and the "Flexible Wing", Aircraft Landing Dynamics Facility, and How does a wind tunnel work?  Program 5: Learn how NASA looks to the future of flight with revolutionary airplane design with a blended wing body, engineers intentionally crash aircraft to unlock the secrets of safety, and a retired NASA engineer helps men achieve supersonic flight at over 4,500 miles per hour.
Our Solar System (VHS, 29 minutes, Grades K-4) - Teaches the names, orbital positions, and characteristics of each planet using the phrase "my very educated mother just served us nine pizza pies."  The program is partially animated, set to music, and appropriate for early elementary grades.  Each tape contains four 5-minute versions of the program: English, Spanish, sign language, and open captioned.
StarGaze: Hubble's View of the Universe (DVD) - StarGaze brings the beauty and majesty of the Universe to your home theater directly from the Hubble Space Telescope.  With over an hour of the most incredible images of the Universe you'll ever see, plus Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound music.
Sun-Earth Day Kit (Print Packet, Grades K-12) - There are 7-10 educational products in the packet meant to support and provide additional knowledge for those participating in Sun-Earth days.  The packet will include an assortment of teacher resource guides, litho sets, CD-ROMs, folders, posters, bookmarks, and books.
Winning: Aerospace - The Next Decade (VHS, 21 minutes, Grades 7-12) - Introduces students to the unique career opportunities in America's aerospace industry.  Accompanying teacher's guide, written in English, gives suggestions on how to incorporate the video into mathematics, science, technology, communications, and English curricula.

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MATHEMATICS VIDEOS
Liftoff to Learning: Mathematics of Space - Rendezvous (VHS, 17 minutes, Grades 5-12) - Addresses the basic mathematical operations of spacecraft rendezvous in Earth orbit.
NASA CONNECT Video Series/1999-2000 (VHS, 210 minutes, Grades 4-8) - An award-winning instructional series designed to enhance the teaching of math, science, and technology in grades 4-8.  Program 1: Measurement of All Things: Tools of the Aeronautics Trade.  Program 2: Measurement of All Things: Atmospheric Detectives.  Program 3: Geometry of Exploration: Water Below the Surface of Mars.  Program 4: Geometry of Exploration: Eyes Over Mars.  Program 5: Proportionality: The X-Plane Generation.  Program 6: Proportionality: Modeling the Future.  Program 7: Algebra: Mirror, Mirror on the Universe.
NASA CONNECT Video Series/2000-2001 (VHS, 150 minutes, Grades 4-8) - An award-winning instructional series designed to enhance the teaching of math, science, and technology in grades 4-8.  Program 1: Measurement, Ratios, and Graphing: 3, 2, 1 Crash!  Program 2: Geometry and Algebra: Glow With the Flow.  Program 3: Patterns, Functions, and Algebra: Wired for Space.  Program 4: Data, Analysis, and Measurement: Ahead, Above the Clouds.  Program 5: Functions and Statistics: International Space Station: Up to Us.
NASA CONNECT Video Series/2001-2002 Program 1: Measurement, Ratios and Graphing: Safety First (VHS, 30 minutes, Grades 5-8) - In the first program in this series, students will learn about NASA's Aviation Safety Program and how engineers are testing aircraft at extreme angles in wind tunnels to make sure they remain a safe form of transportation for all future air travelers.  They will also learn about NASA FutureFlight Central, a virtual facility that simulates our nation's airports in real time, allowing air traffic controllers, pilots, and airport personnel to interact with each other and test new technologies.  Students will observe NASA engineers using mathematics to predict plane behavior and to analyze data.
NASA CONNECT Video Series/2001-2002  Program 3: Geometry and Algebra: The Future of Flight Equation (VHS, 30 minutes, Grades 5-8) - Students will learn how NASA engineers develop experimental aircraft.  They will learn about the Hyper-X Research Vehicle, an experimental plane that uses scramjet engine technology to propel itself to ten times the speed of sound.  Students will understand how the Hyper-X is part of the Future Flight Equation.  They will observe NASA engineers using geometry and algebra when they measure and design models to be tested in wind tunnels.
Project Mathematics! Early History of Mathematics (VHS, 30 minutes, Grades 9-12) - This video traces some of the landmarks in the early history of mathematics - from Babylonian clay tablets produced some 5,000 years ago, when the calendar makers calculated the onset of the seasons - to the development of calculus in the 17th century.
Project Mathematics! Early History of Mathematics Program Guide and Workbook (Print, 30 pages) - Begins with a brief outline of the contents of the above-mentioned videotape, followed by suggestions of activities that can be done prior to showing the tape. 
Project Mathematics! Polynomials (VHS, 25 minutes, Grades 9-12) - Opens by showing examples of polynomial curves that appear in real life, followed by a systematic description of polynomials by degree.  Uses computer animation to discuss linear, quadratic, and cubic polynomials, and addresses the intersections of lines and parabolas.

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