This video explains how NASA's Deep Space Network uses a system of giant antennas located around the world – and electromagnetic energy – to talk to spacecraft.

Students explore the science behind an intriguing planetary feature by creating saline solutions and then observing what happens when the solutions evaporate. Now updated with findings from Mars!

Students make predictions and observations about how ice will melt in different conditions then compare their predictions to results as they make connections to melting glaciers.

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 2022 now available for download!

In this lesson, students build a paper helicopter, then improve the design and compare and measure performance.

Students decide what they want to learn from a robotic mission to Mars and what tools they will put on their robot to accomplish their goals.

Students cut out, color and sequence paper rockets in a simple mathematics lesson on measurement.

Students use rocket manipulatives to help them develop number sense, counting, addition and subtraction skills.

Students use tangrams to create rockets while practicing shape recognition.