Teaching Space With NASA

Learn about the newest addition to NASA's fleet of Earth science satellites and find out how to make classroom connections with related teaching and learning resources.

Students will use marshmallows to model the formation of silicates – the family of minerals that make up most of Earth’s crust – then analyze their chemical and physical properties.

Learn how to describe rock samples like a NASA scientist. Then, take a quiz to see if you can match edible rocks made of candy bars – and real rocks from Earth and space – to the correct description.

How do we know sea level rise is happening and what’s causing it? Learn about the NASA satellites studying the problem and get students exploring the data through math.

Get K-12 students engaged in sea level rise and NASA missions studying our Earth with this collection of standards-aligned STEM lessons.

Watch videos and conduct experiments to learn about sea level rise and NASA's missions studying our planet.

Read about happenings in the world of education and Earth science, including Teachable Moments and interviews with JPL interns studying our home planet.

As NASA says goodbye to its Spitzer Space Telescope, we take a look back at the observatory's more than 16 years of stellar discoveries.

Explore a collection of standards-aligned lessons to get students learning about light and optics through the lens of NASA missions and science.

Get students exploring astronomy and NASA missions studying the universe with these standards-aligned lessons.

Explore the Moon, stars, and galaxies with these videos, slideshows, and projects for students.

Use these standards-aligned lessons to get students using their math and engineering skills while learning how NASA communicates with distant spacecraft.

Explore a collections of standards-aligned lessons all about light and optics for grades 4-12.

Get students learning about the size and scale of our solar system with these standards-aligned lessons for grades 1-12.

Explore videos and projects for students about the ways NASA communicates with distant spacecraft.

How big are the planets and how far away are they compared to each other? Find out in this video about the scale of our solar system.

Find out how the twin Voyager spacecraft took advantage of a rare planetary alignment to embark on a journey no spacecraft had before – or has since.

Find out how the rover has been "souped up" with science instruments, cameras and technologies to explore Mars in new ways – plus, what to expect on launch day.

Get students engaged in the excitement of NASA's next mission to Mars with standards-aligned STEM lessons.

Explore space and science activities students can do with NASA at home.

Make a cardboard rover, design a Mars exploration video game, learn about Mars in a minute and explore more STEM activities for students.