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5. Resources

This guide and the student sheets can be used with other photographs of Earth taken from space. The following resources can help you find additional images and resources for use in your classroom. Also check your local library, the Web, and your NASA Educator Resource Center.

Books

Earth From Space: This small paperback guide is an excellent introduction to studying Earth using various types of images. Text by Dr. Amy Leventer and Dr. Geoffrey Seltzer, National Audubon Society Pocket Guide, Alfred A. Knopf, 1995; ISBN: 0679760571

Looking at Earth: This topographical portrait of Earth, organized by region, includes stunning visual photographs collected by spacecraft and remote-sensing equipment. Priscilla Strain and Frederick Engle, National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution and Turner Pub; ISBN: 1878685163 (out of print; check libraries or book search Web sites)

Mission: Earth, Voyage to the Home Plant: A first-hand account of an astronaut's journey on the Space Shuttle Endeavor recounts his mission to study the health of the planet. Thomas D. Jones and June A. English, Scholastic Press, 1996; ISBN: 0590485717

National Geographic Satellite Atlas of the World: In this unique atlas, remotely-sensed photographs (of all types), maps, and information are interconnected and organized by geographic region. National Geographic Society, 1998; ISBN: 0792272161

Orbit: NASA Astronauts Photograph the Earth: This book contains high quality photographs taken by Shuttle astronauts. J. Apt, M. Helfert, J. Wilkinson, R. Ressmeyer, National Geographic Society, 1996; ISBN: 0792237145

Seeing Earth From Space: This book begins with photographs of Earth taken from the moon and then moves on to photographs taken by astronauts orbiting the planet. Patricia Lauber, Orchard Books, 1990; ISBN: 0531059022

The Third Planet: Astronaut Sally Ride looks back at Earth, showing what the view reveals about our planet and humanity's impact on it. Sally Ride and Tam O'Shaughnessy, Crown Publishers, 1994; ISBN: 0517593610

Web Sites

EarthRISE: Photographs of Earth taken by Shuttle astronauts are available here. They can be searched by key word (Form) and by map (Political and Topographical). 

JSC Earth From Space: Many of the best astronaut-acquired photographs of Earth are available at this site. The photos can be searched easily by areas of interest: cities, weather, features, technical, etc.


NASA EarthKAM: EarthKAM photographs, including those in this lithograph set, as well as an educator's guide and other classroom materials are available at this Web site. (See Datasystem to search the photographs.)


NASA Education Home Page: This page serves as a cyber-gateway to information regarding educational programs and services offered by NASA for educators and students across the United States.


NASA Office of Earth Science: This NASA site focuses on our home planet, Earth. You can find details on current events in Earth science, NASA Earth science missions, Earth images, and educator resources.


NASA Office of Space Flight: Here you will find information on the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station, the Mir Space Station, rocket launches, and other programs that are exploring, using, and enabling the development of space. 

NASA Spacelink: Specifically for the educational community, Spacelink provides links to virtually every one of NASA's Web sites and resources, including programs, educator materials and opportunities, current events, etc.


Terraserver: Terraserver has a collection of very high-resolution aerial photographs and satellite images. You can order prints of individual images. Search by name, map, or latitude and longitude coordinates.


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