About
The Seaborg Center offers aerospace-related information, resources and materials to all formal and informal education audiences, along with the local community. We support STEM literacy with a focus on NASA content throughout the local region. The Center assists all formal and informal educators such as in-service teachers, pre-service teachers, school administrators, professors, girl/boy scout leaders, librarians, planetariums, museums, and homeschoolers interested in learning about NASA-related topics. The only ERC in the Upper Peninsula, we sponsor NASA-related workshops and distribute free NASA educational materials to educators. Materials are available for all grade levels and include teacher guides, videos, colored prints and posters. All instructional products are aligned with national science, mathematics and technology standards and cover a variety of topics related to NASA’s four major missions: earth science, aeronautics, space science and human exploration and development of space.
Important NASA Education Links
Teacher Guides
Guides may be picked up from the Center free of charge or they may be downloaded directly from the NASA educator guides site.
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Title |
Grade Level |
Number of Activities |
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3,2,1 Liftoff |
Pre-K-2 |
20 activities; 92 pages |
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Aeronautics |
K-4 (and higher) |
16 activities; 128 pages |
|
Amateur Radio in Space |
K-4 (and higher) |
4 activities; 29 pages |
|
Mission to Planet Earth |
K-4 (and higher) |
10 activities; 37 pages |
|
Space Food and Nutrition |
K-8 |
8 activities; 50 pages |
|
Rockets |
K-12 |
12 activities; 120 pages |
|
Exploring the Moon |
4-12 |
14 activities;148 pages |
|
Centennial of Flight |
4-12 |
information and posters |
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Solar System Puzzle Kit |
4-8 |
Puzzle with planets and solar system objects |
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NASA’s Student Glovebox |
5-8 |
Template and 22-page guide |
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Space-based Astronomy |
5-8 (and higher) |
5 units; 99 pages |
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Learning to Fly: The Wright Brothers' Adventure |
6-9 |
23 activities; 101 pages |
|
Microgravity |
5-2 |
14 activities; 168 pages |
Posters
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Title |
Level |
Description |
| Aeronautics & Aviation | ||
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Innovation Through Engineering |
5-12 |
Wright Brothers: measurement and scaling of their aircraft |
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The Process of Invention |
All |
Wright Brothers: experiments and tests leading to successful airplane |
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Exploring the Extremes |
5-8 |
geometry: measure wing angle on experimental planes |
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Tools of the Trade: Flight Research |
1-6 |
drawings of various planes with templates for models |
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First Century of Flight: NACA/ NASA Contributions to Aeronautics |
6-12 |
timeline with photos illustrating the contribution of NACA/NASA research to progress in aviation |
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The 1902 Glider: How the Problem of Control Was Solved |
6-12 |
illustrates the control-problems of the original Wright Brothers' gliders, and shows the evolution of flight control systems. |
| Physical & Earth Science | ||
|
Microgravity Research Program |
5-8 |
examples of research done in space (on shuttle/ ISS) |
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Storms from the Sun |
7-12 |
Auroras: photos and explanations |
| Human Exploration and Development of Space | ||
|
Build It with Spacewalks |
All |
pictures and discussion of space suit needed to work in vacuum of Space |
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NASA Human Space Flight: Space Flight Awareness |
All |
Mission patches from all space-flight missions from the Mercury-Apollo programs through the International Space Station |
|
International Space Station |
4-12 |
drawing and description of completed Space Station |
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SPACE: Discovery and Exploration |
All |
collage of various space exploration tools, including space shuttle, space station, space suit, satellites |
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Building on 40 Years of U.S. Human Exploration in Air & Space |
All |
pictures of various milestones in exploration: X-15 plane, Mercury, Gemini and Apollo projects, Space Shuttle and International Space Station |
|
Our Legacy Takes Us to the Brightest Star in the Universe |
4-12 |
Three postage stamp illustrations that show three different "generations" of space exploration - The Apollo Mission, the Space Shuttle, and the International Space Station |
| Capturing a Whisper from Space: The Deep Space Network |
6-12 |
This worldwide system of antennae communicates with NASA's interplanetary spacecraft. The back of the poster has activities on how antennae amplify sound. |
| Space Science | ||
|
Exploring Earth and Mars |
3-12 |
Images of Earth and Mars with comparisons between the two planets |
|
Space Thrills |
3-6 |
"Meet our Solar System" an introduction to each of the planets; "Solar System Mysteries" Why do some planets have no moons? Why are they different sizes? What's inside a comet? What's on the surface of Mars? |
|
Hubble Space Telescope - Deep Field |
5-8 |
Image showing hundreds of galaxies in one tiny area of the sky - teaching activities on the back of the poster deal with estimating large numbers |
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Hubble Space Telescope |
5-12 |
images taken before & after 1994 lens repair. |
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Map of the Milky Way |
6-12 |
National Geographic map showing our solar system's location in the Milky Way Galaxy. Small photos along the bottom of the poster show different astronomical phenomena such as nebulas an Globular star clusters. |
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Kaleidoscope of Stars |
All |
pictures and discussion of different star colors |