Students generate maps and physical models of simulated surface features on Jupiter’s moon Europa while learning how spacecraft make maps using radar.

Students create a scale model of the solar system using beads and string.

Students will compute the approximate travel time to planets in the solar system using different modes of transportation.

Students perform a simple science experiment to learn how a rocket works and demonstrate Newton’s third law of motion.

Students predict the scale of our solar system and the distance between planets, then check their answers using fractions.

Students work in teams employing an iterative design process to design and build a water filtration device using commonly available materials.

Students will use the engineering design process to design, build, test and improve a model satellite intended to investigate the surface of a planet.

In this board-game lesson, students learn basic computer programming skills by playing the roles of a Mars rover, scientist and engineer to make exploration decisions and accomplish science goals.

Using only pasta and glue, students design a rover that will travel down a one-meter ramp and then travel an additional one meter on a smooth, flat surface.