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	Sun Science http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/hessi_epo/html/cur.html http://www.exploratorium.edu/spectra_from_space/xray_activity.html http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html http://www.hao.ucar.edu/public/education/slides/slides.html http://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/sftheory/index.htm http://www.lmsal.com/YPOP/Classroom/Lessons/Cycles/ http://image.gsfc.nasa.gov/poetry/sunspot/sunspot.html http://www.spaceweather.com/ Satellites and Science http://wwwssl.msfc.nasa.gov/msl1/ground_lab/aroundtheworld.htm http://octopus.gma.org/surfing/satellites/index.html http://observe.ivv.nasa.gov/nasa/exhibits/learning/learning_0.html http://deepspace.jpl.nasa.gov/dsn/tutor/ The HESSI Mission http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/hessi_epo/html/cur.html http://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/hessi/hessi_model.pdf http://hesperia.gsfc.nasa.gov/hessi/ Figure This! Offers Mathematics Challenges that middle school students can do at home with their families to emphasize the importance of a high-quality mathematics education for all. Engineer Girl Part of the National Academy of Engineering’s Celebration of Women in the Engineering project. The project brings national attention to the opportunity that engineering represents to people of all ages, particularly to women and girls. GetTech Through its web site and collateral materials, GetTech helps prepare students in fun ways for tomorrow’s great jobs. Event-Based Science Event-Based Science is a new way to teach science at the middle school level. Newsworthy events establish the relevance of science topics; authentic tasks create the need-to-know more about those topics; and lively interviews, photographs, web pages, and inquiry-based science activities create a desire to know more about those topics. 7 Steps for Teachers Using Television in the Classroom TV programs can add a new dimension to your classroom and promote active learning among your students. These steps can guide you in preparing a lesson using instructional television.