In this standards-aligned unit, students learn about Mars, design a mission to explore the planet, build and test model spacecraft and components, and engage in scientific exploration.

Students use satellite and rover images to learn about the various features and materials that cause color variation on the surface of Mars, then create their own “Marscape.”

Students use global temperature data to create models and compare short-term trends to long-term trends.

Students use art to describe and recognize the geology on planetary surfaces.

Students learn how scientists assess wildfires using remote sensing and solve related math problems, appropriate for various grade levels.

Students build a rubber-band-powered rover that can scramble across the room.

In this challenge, students will use a model robotic arm to move items from one location to another. They will engage in the engineering design process to design, build and operate the arm.

Students construct CD hovercraft as a lesson in Newton's laws of motion and friction -- plus an astronaut tie-in.

In this simple engineering design lesson, students turn a piece of paper into an aircraft wing and then try to improve upon their design.