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NASA eClips: OURWORLD
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NASA eClips : OURWORLD : Elementary students learn more about Our World through the power of video segments.
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Our World: Mission Patches
See how NASA astronauts design their mission patches to tell the story of each shuttle mission. The astronauts must choose pictures, colors, and symbols that explain the importance of the mission and represent each of the astronauts on the team.
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Our World: Meet the Orbiters
Join Orby, the Orbiter, as she shares some fun facts about NASA’s space shuttles. Did you know the shuttles traveled more than 826 million kilometers? Or that each shuttle was named after an important sailing ship? Find out where the shuttles will find a home now that they have been retired.
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Our World: Honeybees
Join NASA scientists and beekeepers in a citizen science project to collect important data about climate change. Learn how honeybees pollinate over 130 crops in the United States each year and what NASA is doing to help study the decline in bee populations.
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Our World: Wind Tunnels in Action
Join NASA scientists and engineers at NASA Langley Research Center, one of the most extensive wind tunnel facilities in the world, as they study air flow around objects at different wind speeds. Learn what kinds of objects can be tested in the various kinds of wind tunnels.
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Our World: Moons In Our Solar System
Did you know astronomers have identified more than 300 moons in our solar system? How big is Ganymede? How small is Deimos? Which moons might have what it takes to support life? Follow the NASA missions to learn about these unique bodies in space.
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Our World: Two Eyes on the Sun
Learn how NASA launched two satellites to collect data about the sun. Also learn about solar eruptions and how they affect Earth and astronauts in space.
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Our World: Eyes in the Sky
Learn about amazing Astronaut Earth Photography. See sand dunes, oceans, large man-made structures, clouds, mountains and even sunrises and sunsets in photos taken by the astronauts on-board the International Space Station. Find out how you can be part of NASA's Earth Kam program.
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Our World: The Sun, A Real Star
Learn about the important relationship between Earth and the sun. Find out about the layers of the sun and how Earth's magnetosphere acts like a giant handkerchief to protect us from all kinds of space weather.
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Our World: Recycling on the International Space Station
Join engineers at NASA and astronauts on board the International Space Station to learn about the importance of recycling. Find out how NASA is solving the challenge of giving astronauts water to use without wasting any with the new Water Recovery System.
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Our World: What Is a Cloud?
This NASA video segment describes the different types of clouds and cloud formation. The relationship between clouds and weather on Earth is demonstrated.
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