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Dr. Sten Odenwald working with NASA has developed an educational Web site containing "the latest information about auroral science, and the study of the Earth's magnetic field." The scientific topics discussed at this site include auroras, solar wind, space weather, magnetic fields, and the Van Allen belt. Because the authors divided the topics into different educational levels, students and teachers from third to twelfth grade will find engaging material. Most of the topics include videos and amazing images for the students. Visitors can read about the discoveries made by the IMAGE satellite since its launch on March 25, 2000. The educational resource link also provides educators and students with abundant links to other classroom resources and activities

Dr. Sten Odenwald working with NASA has developed an educational Web site containing "the latest information about auroral science, and the study of the Earth's magnetic field." The scientific topics discussed at this site include auroras, solar wind, space weather, magnetic fields, and the Van Allen belt. Because the authors divided the topics into different educational levels, students and teachers from third to twelfth grade will find engaging material. Most of the topics include videos and amazing images for the students. Visitors can read about the discoveries made by the IMAGE satellite since its launch on March 25, 2000. The educational resource link also provides educators and students with abundant links to other classroom resources and activities

Authored by Sten Odenwald of the NASA Astronomer, this is a wide assortment of materials regarding astronomy and cosmology. Related to a book of the same title, this website includes astronomy FAQ's, images, and teacher resources. Odenwald provides additional links to some of his published books. He also links the page to other websites he has personally authored. This is a nice resource for a general overview of many different topics in astronomy.

Understanding the power of magnetism on Earth isn’t always easy, and students and teachers alike will be glad to find out about this handy guide to the subject. Created by experts at NASA, this 15-page teacher’s guide was designed in partnership with other educators at Berkeley and several other participating institutions. The guide contains problems which examine Earth’s changing magnetic field in time and space, and how these changes can impact navigation on Earth’s surface. In terms of specific activities, the guide includes exercises on navigating the earth with a compass, the declining magnetic field, and the reversal of magnetic polarity. Each of these activities is explained in detail, and they all include relevant illustrations, graphs, questions, and an answer key.

This is an archive of questions and answers about Mars. It is divided into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced categories and covers such topics as the possibility of life on Mars, Martian atmosphere and geography, and Mars colonization. There are also links to other Mars-related sites.