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!

Students observe the process and results of transpiration from a plant in their schoolyard.

Students design a robotic insect for an extraterrestrial environment, then compare the process to how NASA engineers design robots for extreme environments like Mars.

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 use a spreadsheet model to understand droughts and the movement of water in the water cycle.

Students predict and observe what happens when two objects collide to model collisions in space.

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

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

Using the fundamental criteria for life, students examine simulated extraterrestrial soil samples for signs of life.