Plants in Space Teacher’s Guide
This teacher’s guide was published in 2012 to let middle and high school students imitate experiments with Brassica rapa that were taking place on…
Inspector Detector
This activity from Design Squad’s Mission: Solar System uses magnets as sensors to detect the positions of hidden objects. The first link includes the…
Invisible Forces
This activity from Design Squad’s Mission: Solar System uses magnets as actuators to change the paths of moving metal objects. Students try to hit a…
Rover Parts
This is Activity #2 of 12 in NASA’s huge guide called the Mars Robotics Education Poster, which came out around the time that the Spirit…
Ants in Space
Ants in Space is a set of free online resources for an exciting, authentic science investigation based on the “Ants in Space” experiment on…
Train Like an Astronaut
This is one of many activities in NASA’s Train Like an Astronaut project. The activities were published in 2012 and were inspired by Michelle Obama’s…
DNA Minizines
Print and fold these cute “minizines” and enjoy their simple, playful explanations of important topics in genetic research: PCR, DNA, and CRISPR. These concepts are relevant to…
Space Nutrition
This NASA guide from 2012 covers nutrition as well as exercise and other important human health considerations for space travel. It combines a friendly…
Get a Leg Up
When astronauts first travel to the International Space Station (ISS), they feel as if they have colds and their faces look puffy. At the…
“A Beautiful Planet” Educator Resource Guide
Embark on an awe-inspiring trip around our world through the eyes of astronauts on the International Space Station (ISS). This educator resource guide and…
Crystal Growth in Microgravity
Learners investigate the growth of crystals under different temperature conditions using heat pack hand warmers. This activity is from page 148 of the immense…
Bone Loss in Space: “Bag of Bones”
Students learn about factors that affect bone density, including the microgravity environment experienced by Space Station astronauts. They experiment with bags of cereal to…