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Why with Nye - Mission to Jupiter
Why is NASA sending a spacecraft to the most giant (and possibly most dangerous) planet in our solar system?
Science
Grades K-12
Video .
Space Shorts: Could Jupiter's Moon Europa Have an Ocean?
Find out why scientists think Jupiter's moon Europa might have twice as much water as Earth!
Science
Grades K-12
Teachable Moment .
Exploring the Next Frontier in Our Search for Life With Europa Clipper
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.
Science
Grades K-12
Student Project .
Find Planets in the Sky
Find and identify objects like Jupiter and other planets in the night sky using free software.
Science
<30 mins
Lesson .
Soda-Straw Rockets
Students study rocket stability as they design, construct and launch paper rockets using soda straws.
Engineering
Grades 4-8
<30 mins
Lesson .
Design an Alien
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.
Science
Grades 2-8
30 - 60 mins
Lesson .
Speaking in Phases
Students learn how waves are used in communication with spacecraft and practice communicating using a similar process.
Engineering
Grades 3-8
30 - 60 mins
Lesson .
Touchdown
Students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.
Engineering
Grades 3-8
30 - 60 mins
Lesson .
NASA Space Voyagers: The Game
Students play a strategy card game that requires them to use problem-solving to successfully explore the Moon and Mars.
Science
Grades 6-12
1-2 hrs
Lesson .
Rockets by Size
Students cut out, color and sequence paper rockets in a simple mathematics lesson on measurement.
Math
Grades K-2
30 - 60 mins
Lesson .
How to Explore an Asteroid
Students explore different types of space missions and observation techniques that scientists use to study distant objects like asteroids.
Science
Grades 3-8
1-2 hrs
Student Project .
Model How the Solar System Formed
Use playdough to see how dust and gas in our ancient solar system collided to form the planets.
Science
<30 mins
Lesson .
Modeling an Asteroid
Lead a discussion about asteroids and their physical properties, then have students mold their own asteroids out of clay.
Science
Grades 3-5
30 - 60 mins
Lesson .
Decoding Space Images With the DSN
Students learn how NASA decodes spacecraft data, then students decode their own data to reveal space images.
Math
Grades 4-9
30 - 60 mins
Teachable Moment .
Asteroid Mission Aims to Explore Mysteries of Earth's Core
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.
Science
Grades K-12

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