With February's upcoming shuttle launch to service the Hubble Space Telescope, we would like to announce our new on-line educational resource that features stunning images from Hubble. (And if you are not a classroom educator, we hope you will share this resource with those who are. Join in the excitement as Hubble pushes the frontiers of astronomy and science education!) AMAZING SPACE: EDUCATION ON-LINE from the HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE At the heart of Amazing Space are interactive lesson plans created by the Space Telescope Science Institute in collaboration with a team of experienced elementary, middle and high school teachers. Working with Institute scientists, graphic artists, animators and on-line experts, the teachers created lesson plans and educational resources that are available NOW on the World Wide Web. In these interactive lessons, students may tour the planets of our solar system, visit the oldest galaxies ever observed, or prepare for a mission aboard the Space Shuttle to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Just in time for the February servicing mission, you and your students can take THE STUDENT ASTRONAUT CHALLENGE. Astronauts return to the Hubble Space Telescope in 1997 and 1999 to replace instruments and components. This time, your students can participate in the experience. Their challenge is to figure out in which order the astronauts perform their tasks. It's not as easy as you might think! Take your pick - Amazing Space has something for nearly all grade levels: Solar System Trading Cards (Grades 3-6) Hubble Deep Field Academy (Grades 6-8) Student Astronaut Challenge (Grades 6-8) Stars: From Birth to Death (Grades 9-12) ** coming soon ** Although created for interactive use, even classrooms without Internet access may avail themselves to the wonders of Amazing Space. Soon all lessons will have the option of a modified version for off-line use, using the downloadable worksheets included in each lesson's teacher resource pages. Go on-line today! Visit Amazing Space at: http://www.stsci.edu/pubinfo/amazing-space.html For more information, contact: STScI Office of Public Outreach 3700 San Martin Drive Baltimore, MD 21218 Phone: (410) 338-4444 Fax: (410) 338-4579 E-mail: [log in to unmask]