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    Students put their own ideas to work in challenges and activities from NASA.

     Make the science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, subjects come alive for your students! For K-12 students, NASA provides opportunities not found anywhere else. Imagine preparing your students to talk with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station or discussing geography while sharing images that students captured 250 miles above Earth.

    It's all available. Just click on the links below to learn more.

    Grades K-4

    An astronaut speaking into a microphone on the space station Amateur Radio on the International Space Station -- ARISS -- "KC5ACR, this is NA1SS. How do you read me? Over." Astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station use ham radios to talk to students and educators. Do you want to find out how to talk with them on the space station?


    Do-It-Yourself Podcast logo Do-It-Yourself Podcast -- Lights, camera, action! NASA's Do-It-Yourself Podcast activity sets the stage for students to host a show that features astronauts training for missions, doing experiments in space or demonstrating equipment.
    • Fitness
    • Lab Safety
    • Micro-g
    • Newton's Laws
    • Robots
    • Solar Arrays
    • Space Station
    • Spacesuits
    • Sports Demo


    NEON logo Free Webinars from the NASA Educators Online Network -- The Aerospace Education Services Project is NASA’s longest running K-12 education project, and its specialists are experienced educators who have a broad knowledge about NASA’s missions, programs and education resources. Join the AESP team members for free webinars for students and educators. Consult the schedule for topics and viewing information.


    A student standing in front of a microphone asking a question during an education downlink In-flight Education Downlinks -- "How does it feel to float? How does a spacesuit work?" A downlink is the ultimate "ask-the-experts" experience! During a downlink, students talk live with astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station.


    A person looking at a plant growth chamber NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber -- What's for dinner on the moon? Astronauts will need to grow food when they return to the moon and eventually travel to Mars. Join the challenge to design and build a lunar plant growth chamber.


    Grades 5-8

    An astronaut speaking into a microphone on the space station Amateur Radio on the International Space Station -- ARISS -- "KC5ACR, this is NA1SS. How do you read me? Over." Astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station use ham radios to talk to students and educators. Do you want to find out how to talk with them on the space station?


    Do-It-Yourself Podcast logo Do-It-Yourself Podcast -- Lights, camera, action! NASA's Do-It-Yourself Podcast activity sets the stage for students to host a show that features astronauts training for missions, doing experiments in space or demonstrating equipment.
    • Fitness
    • Lab Safety
    • Micro-g
    • Newton's Laws
    • Robots
    • Solar Arrays
    • Space Station
    • Spacesuits
    • Sports Demo


    NEON logo Free Webinars from the NASA Educators Online Network -- The Aerospace Education Services Project is NASA’s longest running K-12 education project, and its specialists are experienced educators who have a broad knowledge about NASA’s missions, programs and education resources. Join the AESP team members for free webinars for students and educators. Consult the schedule for topics and viewing information.


    A student standing in front of a microphone asking a question during an education downlink In-flight Education Downlinks -- "How does it feel to float? How does a spacesuit work?" A downlink is the ultimate "ask-the-experts" experience! During a downlink, students talk live with astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station.


    Terrain near the Ganga River in Bihar, India International Space Station EarthKAM -- There is no place like home! Take pictures of our home planet with a camera located on the International Space Station. Students direct the camera to take photographs of Earth from 250 miles above its surface.


    International Space Station International Space Station National Lab K-12 Education -- The International Space Station is the largest and most complex space vehicle ever built. The space station provides a home for laboratories equipped with a wide array of resources to develop and test the technologies needed for future generations of space exploration. Explore the potential of the space station to engage, inspire and educate in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM.


    A person looking at a plant growth chamber NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber -- What's for dinner on the moon? Astronauts will need to grow food when they return to the moon and eventually travel to Mars. Join the challenge to design and build a lunar plant growth chamber.


    Robonaut next to the words How can you… design a 'zero-g foot' for Robonaut 2 that will provide support and stability during space walks? RealWorld and InWorld -- The RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge encourages students in grades 7-12 to explore and build skills essential for successful careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, through two phases of project-based learning and team competition.


    A large white cloud set against a blue sky Students' Cloud Observation On-line -- When was the last time you took time to gaze at the clouds? Students' Cloud Observation On-line, or S'COOL, engages students in minds-on learning as they observe clouds, report data to NASA and compare their information with satellite data.


    Grades 9-12

    An astronaut speaking into a microphone on the space station Amateur Radio on the International Space Station -- ARISS -- "KC5ACR, this is NA1SS. How do you read me? Over." Astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station use ham radios to talk to students and educators. Do you want to find out how to talk with them on the space station?


    Do-It-Yourself Podcast logo Do-It-Yourself Podcast -- Lights, camera, action! NASA's Do-It-Yourself Podcast activity sets the stage for students to host a show that features astronauts training for missions, doing experiments in space or demonstrating equipment.
    • Fitness
    • Lab Safety
    • Micro-g
    • Newton's Laws
    • Robots
    • Solar Arrays
    • Space Station
    • Spacesuits
    • Sports Demo


    NEON logo Free Webinars from the NASA Educators Online Network -- The Aerospace Education Services Project is NASA’s longest running K-12 education project, and its specialists are experienced educators who have a broad knowledge about NASA’s missions, programs and education resources. Join the AESP team members for free webinars for students and educators. Consult the schedule for topics and viewing information.


    Several students wearing gold and purple football jerseys look at a large projection screen In-flight Education Downlinks -- "How does it feel to float? How does a spacesuit work?" A downlink is the ultimate “ask-the-experts” experience! During a downlink, students talk live with astronauts and cosmonauts on the International Space Station.


    A person looking at a plant growth chamber NASA Engineering Design Challenge: Lunar Plant Growth Chamber -- What's for dinner on the moon? Astronauts will need to grow food when they return to the moon and eventually travel to Mars. Join the challenge to design and build a lunar plant growth chamber.


    Robonaut next to the words How can you… design a 'zero-g foot' for Robonaut 2 that will provide support and stability during space walks? RealWorld and InWorld -- The RealWorld-InWorld NASA Engineering Design Challenge encourages students in grades 7-12 to explore and build skills essential for successful careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, through two phases of project-based learning and team competition.


    A large white cloud set against a blue sky Students' Cloud Observation On-line -- When was the last time you took time to gaze at the clouds? Students' Cloud Observation On-line, or S'COOL, engages students in minds-on learning as they observe clouds, report data to NASA and compare their information with satellite data.


    Three girls working on a project Women in STEM High School Aerospace Scholars -- Girl Power! Opportunities are wide open for females in careers that require skills in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM. NASA has an opportunity that will put students on the fast track.