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 build a model that demonstrates an important contributor to sea-level rise – how water volume increases when the temperature of the water increases.

Students use satellite data to help determine the greatest renewable energy potentials in any given region and develop graphing skills.

In this illustrated problem set, students use pi to compare the sizes of Mars landing areas, calculate the length of a year for a distant solar system object, measure the depth of the ocean from an airplane, and determine the diameter of a debris disk.

In this illustrated problem set, students use pi to determine the size of a Mars dust storm, estimate the water content of a rain cloud, gauge how much Jupiter's Great Red Spot has shrunk and calculate the strength of a laser used to explode ice samples.

Students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.

Students use mobile devices and computers to learn about remote sensing and satellite data to determine when and where wildfires have started.

Students will use the engineering design process to design, build, test and improve a model satellite intended to investigate the surface of a planet.

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