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You can often tell how someone is feeling by the expression on their face, but did you know horses can recognize expressions too? This video from NATURE: Equus, "Story of the Horse” shows how scientists discovered that horses not only express many different emotions, they can also recognize expressions of emotion in other horses and in people. This lesson can be used to help students develop their own emotional awareness. Discussion questions and a fun “Emotions Charades” game help students recognize emotions in other people, and understand their personal reactions to the emotions of others.

The Science-U campers used plaster casts to determine who left shoe prints at the scene of the crime. You can set up your own mystery, or just have fun making plaster casts out of anything you want! Try it yourself with our step-by-step instructions and guided scientific questions available in the downloadable support materials, or on the Science-U.org website.

Astronomy is the study of the things beyond the Earth’s atmosphere, everything from the tiniest parts of the atom to the vast cosmos. Learn more about the science of astronomy. Learn the difference between an optical telescope and a reflecting telescope like the Hubble Space Telescope. Discover the benefits of having a telescope in space rather than on earth and the future plans for telescopes in space. Then Kenneth Carpenter, Hubble Space Telescope Operations Project Scientist answers students' questions in the Web Show.

President Ronald Reagan launched the teacher-in-space program and Barbara Morgan signed up. She wanted to show her students in McCall, Idaho that her classroom could be anywhere, even beyond the Earth’s atmosphere. But tragedy almost derailed her chance. Learn how Morgan became American’s Educator Astronaut and taught us all how to reach for the stars.