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367: Exploring Space: Interactive Tools for Your Homeschool

The Artemis 2 mission has four astronauts circling the moon right now, and it’s a perfect time to bring space exploration into your homeschool. In this episode, learn about free (and nearly free) tools organized into four categories: learn and explore, games and interactives, simulations, and citizen science.

Track the Artemis Mission (timely links)

• NASA’s website (www.nasa.gov/trackartemis)
• The NASA app (www.nasa.gov/nasa-app)

Learn & Explore

• Eyes on the Solar System, Asteroids, Earth & Exoplanets — interactive 3D exploration
• Moon Trek — explore the lunar surface with layered data (do the tutorial)
• Stellarium Web — shows your night sky based on your location
• Crash Course Astronomy on YouTube — great for middle and high school
• Khan Academy: Cosmology and Astronomy — pick and choose topics

Games & Interactives

• NASA Interactives — includes Name That Nebula, NASA Kids Club, Hooray for SLS (read-aloud book for younger kids), and more

Simulations

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