The Neo/SCI 13-3291 Colonizing Space DVD is a documentary film of current and future technologies required to enable humans to undertake long space missions for students in grades 7-12, is 17 minutes long, and includes a teacher’s guide. Released in 2005, the film explores the limiting factors for humans living in space and on other planets, the Biosphere 2 project, the effects of living in space on the human body, and the challenges and possibilities of living on Mars. The teacher’s guide in PDF format includes curriculum applications, suggested teaching strategies, ideas for discussion and further study, a vocabulary word list, and career possibilities The DVD comes in a 7.5 x 5.25-inch (H x W) plastic clamshell case. (H is height, the vertical distance from lowest to highest point; W is width, the horizontal distance from left to right.)

Science education products incorporate applied math and science principles into classroom and homeschool-based projects. Teachers in pre-K, elementary, and secondary classrooms use science education kits and products alongside science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) curriculum to demonstrate STEM concepts and real-world applications through hands-on activities. Science education projects include a broad range of activities, such as practical experiments in engineering, aeronautics, robotics, energy, chemistry, physics, biology, and geology.

School Specialty provides instructional materials and supplies under dozens of brands, among them Think Math, Delta Education, Frey Scientific, Childcraft, and School Smart. The company, founded in 1959, is headquartered in Greenville, WI.

What’s in the Box?

• Colonizing Space DVD
• Clamshell case