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 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 study rocket stability as they design, construct and launch paper rockets using soda straws.

Students use tangrams to create rockets while practicing shape recognition.

Students construct balloon-powered rockets to launch the greatest payload possible to the classroom ceiling.

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