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.

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

Using real data from NASA’s GRACE satellites, students will track water mass changes in the U.S.

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

Students will investigate the action-reaction principal (Newton's third law of motion) by creating water-propelled engines and changing different variables to see how their engines perform.

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

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