Cleaning Water
Students design, build, and test the performance of their own water filtering systems in this activity from NASA’s 21st Century Explorer series published in…
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…
Space Food and Nutrition
Everyday nutrition becomes more interesting when you learn it in the context of spaceflight! This guide gives a detailed history of space food up…
Microgravity: Earth and Space
Published in 2001, this Microgravity Educator’s Guide provides a thorough introduction and eight activities that each target specific grade ranges. Students create microgravity in…
Rockets: 3, 2, 1, Puff!
Students construct small “indoor” paper rockets, check their flight stability, and launch them by blowing air through a drinking straw. This activity is from…
Water Rockets
Students design and construct water-powered rockets using plastic soft drink bottles, cardboard or Styrofoam, tape, and glue. Includes instructions for building the water rocket…
Keeping Your Cool
Students learn about the extravehicular mobility unit (EMU), or spacesuit, and experience the water-cooling technology that helps maintain the astronaut’s body temperature. This activity…
The Astronaut Diaper
Imagine you’re an astronaut on a spacewalk. You have to work for seven hours straight in a suit so stiff that you can barely…
Earth Observation from the ISS
Get a new perspective by viewing your home planet from the point of view of an astronaut! Learners examine beautiful photos taken by astronauts…