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

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

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

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

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 tangrams to create rover designs while practicing shape recognition.

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.