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Why is NASA sending a spacecraft to the most giant (and possibly most dangerous) planet in our solar system?
Find out why scientists think Jupiter's moon Europa might have twice as much water as Earth!
Teachable Moment .
Get the inside scoop on the Europa Clipper mission and its journey to explore an icy moon of Jupiter that could have conditions suitable for life. Plus, find ways to bring the excitement of the mission to your students.
Student Project .
Find and identify objects like Jupiter and other planets in the night sky using free software.
Lesson .
Students study rocket stability as they design, construct and launch paper rockets using soda straws.
Students imagine and draw an alien that can survive with traits and environmental conditions that scientists look for in the search for life beyond Earth.
Students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.
Students learn how waves are used in communication with spacecraft and practice communicating using a similar process.
Students play a strategy card game that requires them to use problem-solving to successfully explore the Moon and Mars.
Students explore different types of space missions and observation techniques that scientists use to study distant objects like asteroids.
Lead a discussion about asteroids and their physical properties, then have students mold their own asteroids out of clay.
Use playdough to see how dust and gas in our ancient solar system collided to form the planets.
Students cut out, color and sequence paper rockets in a simple mathematics lesson on measurement.
Students learn how NASA decodes spacecraft data, then students decode their own data to reveal space images.
Explore how NASA's Psyche mission aims to help scientists answer questions about Earth and the formation of our solar system. Then, make connections to STEM learning in the classroom.
