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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…