Browse Archive
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Astronomy in the Round
10.05.10 - In this activity, students use astronomical photographs of solar system bodies to determine how large a celestial body must be before it starts to look round. Student and teacher pages are included.
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"Out of Sight" Remote Vehicle Activity
12.01.09 - Students operate a robotic vehicle that is not directly in view of the driver or operations team.
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Is There Water on Mars?
10.20.09 - Investigations in this NASA educator guide explore the question of whether there is water on Mars.
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Climate Change: Educational Materials →
10.14.09 - Use these Web sites and classroom activities to bring Earth science into your classroom.
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On the Moon Educator Guide
NASA and PBS's "Design Squad®" offer students six hands-on engineering challenges for class time or after-school programs.
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X-15 To the Edge of Space Poster
09.22.09 - During 15 years of flight and 199 missions, the X-15 became the fastest and highest-flying piloted winged airplane of its time. The X-15 set NASA on course for the exploration of space.
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Fire Image Offers Lesson in Space-Based Observations
09.04.09 - What can an instrument in space tell us about the fires tearing through southern California?
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Astronaut Training Is Not Always "Sink or Swim."
09.09.09 - Use this resource guide and a NASA Brain Bites video to discuss density, sinking, floating and Archimedes' Principle.
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Blast Back to School
08.11.09 - Add a little space to your classroom this year with NASA educational resources.
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The Grand Canyon of Mars and How it Formed →
08.11.09 - Through the five activities in this module, students investigate the formation of Mars' 3000-mile-long rift valley.
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Introducing a New Moon
08.04.09 - "Selene," a NASA-funded game, guides students to see the moon in a new way.
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What Is a Planet?
07.21.09 - In a classroom activity for grades 9-12, students debate whether the fictional "Pandora" is a planet.
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Salute to Apollo 11 →
07.14.09 - On July 20, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first people to step foot on the moon. Learn more about their historic mission to the moon.
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Comparing Lunar Crater Sizes →
06.23.09 - How will the crater created by the LCROSS impactor compare in size to other craters on the moon? Find out here.
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Pop Can Hero Engine
06.16.09 - Students construct water-propelled engines from soft drink cans. They test the engines and the variables that affect the action-reaction of the engines.
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Exploring Space Through Algebra: Space Shuttle Ascent
02.02.10 - Students create scatter plots to interpret linear and quadratic data relating to a space shuttle flight during the ascent phase.
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Microgravity in the Classroom
06.02.09 - Demonstrate how microgravity is created by free fall.
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Basic Science Concepts Behind Telescopes →
05.19.09 - Find information and resources that explain how telescopes work and what discoveries have been made through their use.
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Bending Under Pressure
05.12.09 - In this activity, students will observe how an external joint in a spacesuit arm segment increases the bendability of the segment. A demonstration video is available.
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Fascinating Fluid Physics →
04.28.09 - Watch high-speed videos of water balloons being popped in microgravity and in one g. These experiments show how large liquid drops behave in a low-gravity environment.