Lessons specifically related to Stardust@home and using the Virtual Microscope will be forthcoming. For now, please examine the lessons below related to the science of the Stardust@home project.
Stardust@home Slideshow
Powerpoint file 4.3 MB
Stardust Products
The Stardust mission has several general products that can be used in or out of the classroom. They include facts sheets about the mission and aerogel, paper models of the Stardust spacecraft, and videos about the mission.
Stardust Educator's Activity Guide
This activity guide book from the Stardust mission, called Think SMALL in a BIG way, is intended for grades 5-8. It covers topics such as comets, and spacecraft design. It contains popular activities such as Cookin' Up A Comet and Aerogel-lo.
The Comet's Tale
This educational website from UC Berkeley's SEGway program is intended for middle school grades. The website contains readings and images of comets along with some activites and games.
Exploring the Interstellar Medium
This guide from NASA's CHIPS mission is intended for grades 9-college.
It includes descriptions of the Interstellar
Medium (including interstellar dust like that collected by Stardust) and hands-on activities to explore the science concepts
such as heat and temperature, and interactions between light and
matter. Print and HTML forms of the Brief can be downloaded here:
Lesson Plans 
5.12 MB
