Browse Archive
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NASA Summer of Innovation
This summer, NASA plans to engage thousands of middle school students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
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Fly Your Face in Space →
Visit this site before the launch to upload an image to be flown aboard the final space shuttle mission. Check back after the launch to print your flight certificate, check on mission status, find NASA educational resources and follow the crew on Twitter and Facebook.
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Education Image Galleries
View images that highlight some of NASA's education projects and missions.
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Challenges of Spacewalking
Choose the correct "fix" for real problems that astronauts have faced while working in space.
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The Space Place Teacher's Corner →
Find space science resources to help in the classroom.
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Connect to the Moon →
Explore resources, games and events.
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Enter the Firing Room →
Use the launch simulator and other resources to teach about the shuttle launch.
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Invite a Space Educator to Your Event →
NASA has a small team of education specialists who travel to schools to teach concepts in math, science and engineering.
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DIY Podcast: Solar Arrays
Build a podcast about energy from the sun.
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Every Day is Earth Day at NASA →
NASA's Earth Science missions work every day to understand our planet. Celebrate with the posters and activity booklet available to download.
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Space Place Live: How Do Geostationary Satellites Work?
A NASA expert explains how satellites stay over the same spot on Earth.
› Watch the episode →
› Read the transcript →
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Astronaut Clay Anderson's Training Journals
Read Mission Specialist Clay Anderson's training journals to see what it is like to train for a space shuttle mission.
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The Space Shuttle DLN →
Videoconference with NASA specialists to learn about the shuttle.
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Tracking a Solar Storm →
Learn how to predict solar storms.
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Image Scale Math
Students determine the scale factor in a picture to calculate the size of places and other planets.
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Air and Water Lesson
Students investigate: How can humans maintain enough clean water and breathable air during an extended space mission?
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Climate Reel →
Find a collection of NASA’s best videos and visualizations of climate change.
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Healthy Choices Module
Students answer the question "How can humans remain healthy while on extended space missions?"
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STS-130
Learn more about the STS-130 space shuttle mission and crew.
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Climate Kids →
This kid-friendly guide, which targets grades 4-6, answers the "big questions" about global climate change. The guide uses simple illustrations, humor, interactivity and age-appropriate language.