exploration

Describes rockets, exploratory vehicles, and other technological aspects of space exploration, satellites, space stations, and the life and work of astronauts.

Provides detailed information on the world of exploration, from early expeditions to high-tech trips into space.

"Ranger, a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training, joins an early twentieth-century expedition journeying from New Zealand to Antarctica. He befriends Jack Nin, the stowaway turned cabin boy of Captain Robert Falcon Scott's ship. They're racing against a rival explorer to reach the South Pole, but with unstable ice, killer whales, and raging blizzards, the journey turns into a race against time...and a struggle to stay alive"--Back cover.

"This book covers the planets in our solar system and galaxies beyond the Milky Way, including stories about astronauts life in space, the exoplanets, and the search for life on other planets; it features fun facts, games, hands-on activities, jokes, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Little Ray of light launches from the sun, embarking on a journey through the solar system, visiting the planets, and continuing into the vastness of space beyond.

""Presents facts about the composition, surface, atmosphere, and history of exploration of Earth's moon and features large illustrations and photographs."--.

Presents facts about the history of piloted and unpiloted space exploration in our solar system and features large illustrations and photographs..

Explores the history of the astronaut program and NASA, disucussing the scientists, engineers, the men who became astronauts and more.

Three episodes from the television series. In The Magic school bus Gets Lost in Space the students go on a planetarium field trip and are magically transported out of the earth's atmosphere into space where they visit each of the nine planets. In The Magic School Bus Out of This World they learn about gravity and meteors as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth. In the last episode, The Magic School Bus Taking Flight they learn about the basics of aerodynamics after they enter a model airplane contest.

An introduction to the European colonization and settlement of North America, covering leaders, the Spanish conquest, Roanoke, Plymouth, Jamestown, and more. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.