Students balance circular and gravitational forces to create a model of an object in orbit.

Students learn about the role of dark energy and dark matter in the expansion of the universe, then make a model using balloons.

Students develop spreadsheet models that describe the relationship between the mass of a spacecraft using electric propulsion, the force acting on the spacecraft, and its acceleration.

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

Students draw and interpret topographic maps while learning about technology used to map Earth's surface, the seafloor, and other worlds.

Students build a spectrometer using basic materials as a model for how NASA uses spectroscopy to determine the nature of elements found on Earth and other planets.

In this lab activity, students explore how metal reactivity relates to space exploration and spacecraft design.

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

In this illustrated math problem, students use the mathematical constant pi to find the "habitable zone" around a distant star and determine which of its planets are in that zone.