Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Informal Education
Subject
Life Science, Mathematics, Space Science, Spanish, Health and Nutrition, Measurement and Data Analysis, Solar System and Planets, Earth's Moon
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
NASA’s 21st Century Explorer activities are standards-based lessons designed for students in grades 3-5. The series uses the Internet, animation and video to introduce science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and space exploration concepts.
The following topics and activities are components of the 21st Century Explorer series. Modules are also available in Spanish.
Individual activities and lesson plans:
Those Who Have Come Before Me Activity
Food For Spaceflight Activity
Get a Leg Up Activity
Speed It Up Activity
Designing a Crew Exploration Vehicle Activity
Moon Mining Activity
Let’s Investigate Mars Activity
Cleaning Water Activity
Making Regolith Activity
Ray Shielding Activity
Cool Suits Activity
What’s Hidden Inside Activity