Lesson Plans for classrooms or any learning setting

• Photosynthesis demonstration using the context of the Scott Carpenter Station experiment hood

• Stellar Program Lesson Plans with special focus on:
  Hydroponic Systems (K-12)
  A Cure for "Bad" Breath ? (K-4)
  Effects of a Closed Environment on Living Things (9-12)

• Space Factoids seen from Garfield's point of view
  Brought to you by NASA Space Life Sciences Division and Paws, Inc.

• Farming in Space Hydroponics Activity from Wisconsin Fast Plants.
  An Adobe Acrobat version of Farming in Space is available. This version preserves the formatting from the original hardcopy Guide. It will provide an easy source for downloading a printable version.
  Download Adobe Acrobat Reader if you do not have it.

Helpful Links:

• Aging

  Alliance for Aging Research a Washington DC-based independent, not-for-profit group dedicated to finding cures, preventions and overall better health and vitality for the elderly through research. The Alliance works to stimulate academic, governmental and privately sponsored research into the chronic diseases of human aging.

  National Institute on Aging includes whole text of documents like:

  Osteoporosis: The Silent Bone Thinner
  Don't Take it Easy - Exercise!
  Life Extension: Science or Science Fiction?
  Calcium, Vitamin D Combo Reduces Bone Loss, Fracture Rate for Older People a press release
  Exercise Can Boost Cardiac Fitness in Conditioned and Out-of-Shape Older People
  These are simply examples of available pamphlets and press releases
  Included also are instructions on ordering other publications

  The National Council on the Aging a membership site with some public information
  
  Survey Finds Women in Mid-Life Have Conflicting Perceptions of Health Risks, an example press release
  By registering, members receive more information

• Body in Space

  Discovery Channel Online Your Body in Space

• Health care

  WellnessWeb The Patient's Network

  National Institutes of Health introduction to some health information resources

  Healthfinder gateway consumer health and human services information web site from the United States government

  Medscape an on-line resource for medical information

  Medical Matrix a database of medical resources

  Health City an index of health resources including alternative health care