During the 1995 Summer Institute at The Geometry Center, a team of undergraduates, middle and high school mathematics teachers and Center staff developed curriculum materials supporting The Shape of Space video. The team developed a comprehensive curriculum, covering many areas related to the video. The following materials were selected for distribution based on their direct relevence to understanding the video itself.
The haunting true story of a glove that’s been floating in space since 1968.
The wonders of the universe have long propelled our insatiable desire to learn more about who we are...
One Way Astronaut is about the people who are following this project closely: aspiring astronauts. S...
Astronauts who have seen the Earth from space have often described the 'Overview Effect', an experie...
Hard Problems is about the extraordinary gifted students who represented the United States in 2006 a...
How to have a happier life and a better world all thanks to maths, in this witty, mind-expanding gui...
Follow astronaut Scott Kelly's 12-month mission on the International Space Station, from launch to l...
When space explorers Nick and Sammy are sent on a mission they race against time to save Earth's cre...
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to cal...
The first Star Wreck animation was inspired by the classic computer game Star Control 2. Star Wreck ...
Samuli returns to the crime scene in Star Wreck II: The Old Shit, this time with Rudi Airisto, who j...
Pirk's fumbling voyages continue in Star Wreck III - Wrath of the Romuclans. There were improvements...
In Star Wreck IV: The Kilpailu ("kilpailu" is Finnish for "competition"), several new characters wer...
50 years after launching our dreams into space, we’re left with a troubling legacy: a growing ring o...
Join our host on the International Space Station of the year 2050. Marvel at the three-dimensional s...
Over the centuries only few caravans dared to cross the northern route of the silk road that today l...
A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human ra...
Nichelle Nichols' daunting task to launch a national blitz for NASA, recruiting 8,000 of the nation'...
Luna is a vibrant young Chinese-American girl who dreams of becoming an astronaut. From the day she...
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz A...