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In this video lesson, students learn to design, build and launch paper rockets, calculate how high they fly and improve their designs.
Students study rocket stability as they design, construct and launch paper rockets using soda straws.
Students cut out, color and sequence paper rockets in a simple mathematics lesson on measurement.
This board-game activity teaches students the process of design, engineering and technology for a mission to Mars.
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Getting a spacecraft to Mars is one thing. Getting it safely to the ground is a whole other challenge! This 60-second video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory explains three ways to land on the surface of the Red Planet.
In this engineering challenge, students must stay within design limitations while creating a balloon and gondola system that can descend or ascend at a given rate or maintain its altitude.
Students work in teams employing an iterative design process to design and build a water filtration device using commonly available materials.
Teachable Moment .
Science fiction meets science fact in this Star Wars inspired Teachable Moment all about ion propulsion and Newton’s Laws.
As NASA retires its InSight Mars lander, here's a look at some of the biggest discoveries from the first mission designed to study the Red Planet's interior – plus, how to make connections to what students are learning now.
Students construct balloon-powered rockets to launch the greatest payload possible to the classroom ceiling.
Students predict and observe what happens when two objects collide to model collisions in space.
Students will investigate the action-reaction principal (Newton's third law of motion) by creating water-propelled engines and changing different variables to see how their engines perform.
Students use simple supplies to model how NASA tracks the location of spacecraft from Earth.
Students use tangrams to create rover designs while practicing shape recognition.
Students will design, build and test a crew exploration vehicle, or CEV, to carry astronauts to Mars – meeting size, mass and payload requirements.
