NASA-Journey Through the Solar System
Movie: Episode 1: Our Star the Sun
Topic Area: The three Skylab Missions Item Number: 099.02-01V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Examines pictures and observations from three Skylab missions of the
1970's. An analysis of the atmosphere, temperature, density, chemical composition,
physics, and magnetic fields of the Sun is presented.
Movie: Episode 2: Mercury, Exploration of a Planet
Topic Area: Mercury Item Number: 099.02-02V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Provides excerpts from the NASA film "Mercury, Exploration of a
Planet," which uses animation and photography to depict the flight of the Mariner
spacecraft to Venus and Mercury. Includes a NASA program "Our Solar System,"
suitable for primary grades.
Movie: Episode 3: Venus Pioneer
Topic Area: Venus Item Number: 099.02-03V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Documents the early Pioneer missions to Venus in the late 1970's through
a series of animation, NASA photographs, and interviews with project scientists.
Highlights some early discoveries about the planet's atmosphere and surface features.
Movie: Episode 4: Earth, the Planet
Topic Area: The Earth Item Number: 099.02-04V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Examines Earth from the vantage point of space, describing its
atmosphere and magnetic fields and presenting a view of the world through the eyes of
the Landsat observation satellite.
Movie: Episode 5: Assignment…Shoot for the Moon
Topic Area: The Moon Item Number: 099.02-05V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Illustrates how the Moon was surveyed by machines prior to our first
lunar landing.
Movie: Episode 6: The Moon and Man
Topic Area: Manned expeditions to the Moon Item Number: 099.02-06V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7- Adult
Description: Provides segments from a compilation of historic NASA films that
document many of the manned expeditions to the Moon.
Movie: Episode 7: The Fourth Planet
Topic Area: Mars Item Number: 099.02-07V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Shows how information gleaned from space missions began to separate
fact from fiction concerning Mars, which has been the setting for many tales of science
fiction.
Movie: Episode 8: Life on Mars
Topic Area: Search for life on Mars Item Number: 099.02-08V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Describes the experiments conducted on the Martian surface in search for
life.
Movie: Episode 9: Jupiter Odyssey
Topic Area: Jupiter- the largest planet in the solar system. Item Number: 099.02-09V
Length/Year: 30 minutes Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Summarizes the Pioneer 10 results and highlights pictures of the largest
planet in the solar system.
Movie: Episode 10: Jupiter- A Clearer Picture
Topic Area: The moons of Jupiter Item Number: 099.02-10V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Reveals fascinating findings about the moons of Jupiter as a result of data
collected by the Voyager spacecraft.
Movie: Episode 11: Pioneer/Saturn Encounter
Topic Area: Jupiter and Saturn Item Number: 099.02-11V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Offers views of Jupiter and Saturn from the Pioneer spacecraft.
Movie: Episode 12: Voyager2/Saturn Encounter
Topic Area: Saturn Item Number: 099.02-12V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Highlights live television coverage from the Voyager 2 spacecraft's close
encounter with Saturn. New discoveries about Saturn and its moons as well as other
historical information and new analysis are presented. From the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, many representatives of the world's scientific press corps discuss new
information about the solar system's second largest planet.
Movie: Episode 13: Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Beyond
Topic Area: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto Item Number: 099.02-13V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Presents theories about the structure and nature of the three outer planets,
comets, and asteroids. Spacecraft messages to "anybody out there" are reviewed.
Movie: Episode 14: Teacher Silent Video Lesson Guide
Topic Area: Lesson Plans using “Journey Through the Solar System” series.
Item Number: 099.02-14V
Length/Year: 30 minutes/1982 Level: Grades 7-Adult
Description: Consists of questions, definitions, and student activities that teachers can
use to plan lessons around the "Journey Through the Solar System" series.