Audience
Educators, Students
Grade Levels
Grades K-4, Grades 5-8, Informal Education
Subject
Careers, Earth Science, Space Science, Geology, Planetary Geology
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities, Videos
NASA Role Model: Kelsey Young
NASA Center: Goddard Space Flight Center
Topic: Planetary Geologist
Original Air Date: July 22, 2019
In this 90-second video, meet Kelsey Young, a planetary geologist and former NASA intern. As a planetary geologist, Young’s office is the field. She travels to sites here that look like sites on other planets to design science experiments for astronauts to conduct in space.
STEM Short Activity: Whip Up a Moon-Like Crater
Objective: Use baking ingredients to make a moon-like crater as a demonstration for students. This activity works in classrooms, camps and at home.
Duration: 30-60 minutes
Materials Needed: Cake pan, flour, cake sprinkles, cocoa powder, spoon or sifter, rocks
Difficulty: Easy
Next Generation Science Standards: 4-PS3-1, 4-PS3-3, MS-PS3-1, MS-PS3-5
Common Core State Math Practice: Measurement and Data