Before you start, make sure you have reviewed the Youth Launch Pad.
Once you have chosen a topic from the Road Map above, click on the image to take you to the resources and instructions below. Follow the steps to learn about your chosen topic and create your exhibit, but remember to also follow your educator/caregiver’s direction!
Solar System
This section provides an overview of our own solar system and how solar systems function.
Watch Out For: Our solar system is not the only one in the universe. Visit the Other Solar Systems / Other Earths theme to learn more.
NASA Space Place: Solar System
Runtime: 1 minute 44 seconds
Where Does the Solar System End?
Runtime: 1 minute 38 seconds
Space Shorts: What is a Dwarf Planet?
Runtime: 59 seconds
Image Gallery: Our Solar System
Use these templates, which are PowerPoint files, to create your exhibit. Follow the specified guidelines for text and picture boxes.
Be sure to include proper credits for your images. You may include a logo of your program, school, or organization if desired.
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Milky Way Galaxy
This section provides an overview of some parts of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
Watch Out For: To learn more about stars, nebulae, and stellar black holes, visit the Life and Death of Stars theme.
StarChild: The Milky Way (Level 2)
Chandra: Learn About the Milky Way
Our Milky Way Galaxy: How Big is Space?
Runtime: 1 minute 46 seconds
Our Neighborhood in the Universe
Image Gallery: Milky Way Galaxy
Use these templates, which are PowerPoint files, to create your exhibit. Follow the specified guidelines for text and picture boxes.
Be sure to include proper credits for your images. You may include a logo of your program, school, or organization if desired.
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Galaxies
This section focuses on the formation of galaxies, as well as the types and classifications of galaxies.
Imagine the Universe!: Galaxies
Runtime: 2 minutes 29 seconds
ViewSpace - Interacting Galaxies: Future of the Milky Way
ViewSpace is a great resource for understanding the different types of light used when studying astronomical objects. Start with this page to help you understand how the website works.
Imagine the Universe!: What is the Velocity of M31?
Galaxy Hunter: A Cosmic Photo Safari
This is an advanced activity.
Use these templates, which are PowerPoint files, to create your exhibit. Follow the specified guidelines for text and picture boxes.
Be sure to include proper credits for your images. You may include a logo of your program, school, or organization if desired.
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Clusters of Galaxies
This section focuses on clusters of galaxies in the universe.
Runtime: 4 minutes 20 seconds
Coma Cluster Student Activity Sheet
Image Gallery: Galaxy Clusters
Image Gallery: Hubble Deep Field
Use these templates, which are PowerPoint files, to create your exhibit. Follow the specified guidelines for text and picture boxes.
Be sure to include proper credits for your images. You may include a logo of your program, school, or organization if desired.
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Cosmic Microwave Background
Cosmic Microwave Background Explained
Runtime: 7 minutes 9 seconds
The Cosmic Microwave Background
Use these templates, which are PowerPoint files, to create your exhibit. Follow the specified guidelines for text and picture boxes.
Be sure to include proper credits for your images. You may include a logo of your program, school, or organization if desired.
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Big Bang
Cosmology: The Study of the Universe
What Is the Big Bang? (Spanish)
Runtime: 27 seconds
NOVA Wonders: What's the Universe Made Of?
Runtime: 4 minutes 11 seconds
Data, Prediction and Linear Functions
Use these templates, which are PowerPoint files, to create your exhibit. Follow the specified guidelines for text and picture boxes.
Be sure to include proper credits for your images. You may include a logo of your program, school, or organization if desired.
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Dark Energy
Dark Matter
StarChild Level 1: Dark Matter
StarChild Level 2: Dark Matter
Ask an Astrophysicist: Dark Matter
NOVA: How Scientists Discovered Dark Matter
Runtime: 2 minutes 37 seconds
Size and Scale
Our Milky Way Galaxy: How Big is Space?
Runtime: 1 minute 46 seconds
The Incredible Two-Inch Universe
Cosmic Survey: What are your ideas about the Universe?
