The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
The prototype for all science fiction, H. G. Wells’s fantastic novel will not let you out of its grip as it narrates the invasion of Earth by ruthless Martians. In 1938, a radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds—done in the style of a news broadcast—panicked the listening public.
http://www.bartleby.com/1002/
War of the Worlds lesson plans from Discovery/School.
H. G. Wells at Web English teacher has a short list of lesson plan links for War of the Worlds (and Time Machine).
Course Materials for the Study of Science Fiction and specifically for War of the Worlds.
Study Guide for H. G. Wells The War of the Worlds
Radio’s War of the Worlds Broadcast (1938)
The Script from The War of the Worlds broadcast in 1938.
Web edition of The War of the Worlds.
War of the Worlds: The Theater Movies
War of the Worlds, The (1953) - clips, quotes, reviews, links from IMDb.
How Orson Welles Drew the Nation into a Shared Illusion - an essay.
The Mercury Theatre on the Air
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My Favorite Martian
Free downloadable (pdf) poster of Earth/Mars Comparison. I tried to fill out the form to have a poster sent to us, but kept getting error messages. However - you can still download it yourself for free.
Check out the latest on the Mars Exploration Rover Mission. Also see the sidebar for kids and educators pages.
Mars scientists are asking students from around the world to help them understand the red planet. Send in a rock you collected from your region of the world, and they’ll use a special tool like the one on the rover to tell you what it’s made of. Then you can compare their rocks to the ones found on Mars.
Exploring Mars, created by a group of scientists from Jet Propulsion Lab and University of California at Los Angeles, is a great place to start for reports (try Mars at a Glance) or browsing for the fun of it. The Mars Science section is outstanding, and the Mars History section is fascinating. “The Babylonians called Mars Nergal - the great hero, the king of conflicts.” Lots of photos and illustrations, and a good navigation system make this site work for all ages.
Do a search on Google for Mars Spirit Rover
Play an online Mars Scrambler puzzle
Do a Planet Word Search
Become a Martian Weather Reporter with activities from this site.
Listen to sounds on Mars
Enchanted Learning: Mars had info for littles as well as a Mars Book: A Printable Book for Fluent Readers. To print them out in full-size you must have a paid membership which I think is a great deal. It does show the thumbnails.
Build Your Own Mars Pathfinder Spacecraft Model.
http://www.challenger.org/teachers/lessons/voyagemars.cfm has lessons to help you to prepare your kids for their exciting mission to space.
Learning Page has a hundred worksheets for under grade 4. They require a free registration. View their Space Fact Files for Mars. The fact sheets cut outs and murals are clearly adaptable for any classroom.
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Space Cadet
See what the astronauts saw on July 20, 1969
Try Google Moon http://moon.google.com/
Google Copernicus Center is hiring http://www.google.com/jobs/lunar_job.html
But first check out Life in the Googlunaplex http://www.google.com/jobs/lunar_job6.html
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Space Food Sticks
Space Food Sticks
http://www.hungrybrowser.com/phaedrus/m101101.htm#4
http://www.spacefoodsticks.com/spacefood/index.html
http://www.oldtimecandy.com/space-food-sticks.htm
http://www.retrofuture.com/spacefood.html
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Happy 50th Anniversary, Sputnik!
Sputnik and The Dawn of the Space Age
(Queue the theme from 2001 A Space Odyssey)
History changed on October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I. The world’s first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. That launch ushered in new political, military, technological, and scientific developments. While the Sputnik launch was a single event, it marked the start of the space age and the U.S.-U.S.S.R space race. Read more from NASA…
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