Suited for Spacewalking
This NASA educator guide has 8 activities plus background sections packed with history and technical information about spacesuits and spacewalks. Some details are outdated…
STEMonstration 8: Water Filtration
Astronauts on the ISS drink water recycled from their own urine and sweat! It may sound gross, but it’s cleaner than bottled water! In…
Lunar Nautics Educator Guide
As a whole, this 150-page educator guide may seem overwhelming! But it’s not intended to be used all at once. Educators can select pieces…
Expeditionary Skills for Life
NASA partnered with 4-H to make this series of free videos and activities focused on skills that are vital for success but are not…
STEMonstration 4: Kinetic and Potential Energy
Watch NASA astronaut Joe Acaba demonstrate kinetic and potential energy on the International Space Station by showing how an object’s potential energy changes due…
STEMonstration 5: Nutrition
Watch NASA astronaut Scott Tingle demonstrate the importance of astronaut nutrition on the International Space Station! Do you have what it takes to stay…
STEMonstration 6: Orbits
Watch NASA astronaut Scott Tingle demonstrate the orbit of spacecraft such as the International Space Station! Can you solve for the distance the station…
STEMonstration 7: Surface Tension
The surface tension of water plays a unique role in living and working onboard the International Space Station. Watch Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky…
STEMonstration 1: Exercise
Exercise is an integral part of the astronauts’ daily routine aboard the International Space Station. In this STEMonstration, Expedition 53/54 Flight Engineer Joe Acaba…
STEMonstration 2: Newton’s Second Law of Motion
Watch NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik demonstrate Newton’s Second Law of Motion on the International Space Station by applying a force to objects of different…
STEMonstration 3: Newton’s Third Law of Motion
Watch NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei demonstrate Newton’s Third Law of Motion on the International Space Station by exhibiting an equal and opposite force…
Taste in Space
Through two fun experiments, students compare taste sensations on Earth and in space. Salt and sugar solutions and other liquids must be prepared in…