Astronauts and engineers must work together in this historical simulation of distance and communication.

Students need to decide which talents and skills would be ideal during a spaceflight.

Students land their Mars rover safely onto the surface (egg drop - space style).

Students use real NASA documentation to plan the landing site of Perseverance rover.

Students use different forms of technology to observe (and visit) exoplanets!

Students test different space suit materials to protect your astronaut from harsh solar conditions.

Students learn how astronauts on the ISS recycle water by building their own filters.

Students test their engineering skills to create this 3D shape with basic materials.

Students experiment with the properties of water by sticking pencils/pens through a bag.

Students apply the engineering design process to build their best rover.

Students create fog in the classroom with this simple demonstration.

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Students explore the concepts of mass and weight through different examples.

Participants make small, battery-powered robots to clean up Mar's solar panels.

Students create a habitat to protect astronauts from the harsh conditions of Mars.

Students use Newton's Laws to plan, design, and execute a precise landing.

Students work to save Mark Watney on Mars by safely delivering a payload of essential items.

Students use their detective skills to match meteorite samples to its parent-body asteroid.

Students test mystery samples of liquid brought back by the Curiosity Rover. Which is water?

Students use mini marshmallows and toothpicks to build the night sky through various constellations.

Students create their own windsock to determine the wind direction and strength.

Students learn the difference between accuracy and precision in this hands-on activity.

Students explore moons of our solar system with this NGSS middle school lesson plan.

Lead "Build the Station Simulation" using this educator guide from NASA.

Students build a device that can grasp objects just like human hands.

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Students work with a set list of simple materials to replicate the end of the ISS CanadArm.

Students use NASA's GLOBE app to contribute to citizen science initiatives.

Students make a scale of the solar system. Will they correctly guess how far apart the planets are?

Students analyze remote sensing images from across the solar system and compare them to Earth's.

Students work to decipher where they would land a Mars lander to set up a human settlement.

Students learn about what's in our wind using commonly found, household materials.

Students harness the sun's energy on a hot day to make a delicious treat.

Students experiment with different materials to test which would warm water the most.

Students use everyday materials to build a model atom - learn about electrons, neutrons, and protons.

Students create these mini-holograms, then describe what is happening in terms of physics.

Students create their own parachute to safely land a payload on a planet (egg drop).

Students simulate a capsule docking on the International Space Station via a coding program.