In this lesson, students use their knowledge of moon phases to build a calendar they can use to find out when and where to see each phase of the Moon throughout the year. Calendar for 2023 now available for download!

In this intermediate-level programming challenge, students use microdevices along with light and mirrors to build a relay that can send information to a distant detector.

Students use a planar model of a gravity well to create different orbital configurations around a central mass.

Students code microcontrollers to send and receive radio signals, simulating communications between Earth and spacecraft.

Students use simple supplies to model how NASA tracks the location of spacecraft from Earth.

NASA has dozens of robotic spacecraft exploring our solar system – and beyond. So how exactly do we navigate spacecraft that are so far away?

Students explore the relationship between magnetism and electricity to model how scientists determined that Jupiter's moon Europa has a subsurface ocean.

Students draw and interpret topographic maps while learning about technology used to map Earth's surface, the seafloor, and other worlds.

Students use satellite data to help determine the greatest renewable energy potentials in any given region and develop graphing skills.