Students gain first-hand experience with the Doppler effect and how it's used by NASA’s Deep Space Network.

Students balance circular and gravitational forces to create a model of an object in orbit.

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. 2024 calendar now available!

Students learn how NASA decodes spacecraft data, then students decode their own data to reveal space images.

Students learn about the role of dark energy and dark matter in the expansion of the universe, then make a model using balloons.

Students use art to describe and recognize the geology on planetary surfaces – now including Mars and asteroids.

Students develop spreadsheet models that describe the relationship between the mass of a spacecraft using electric propulsion, the force acting on the spacecraft, and its acceleration.

Student teams use block coding or python to program the separate components of the Mars Sample Return mission, then combine their projects into an integrated successful mission demonstration.

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