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…
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…