Grades 6-8
Astrophysics | Solar System | Sun | Earth Science| Moon | All Science
Astrophysics
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 6-12, Adults
Use balloons to model the expansion of the universe.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 6-8
Use everyday household materials in activities to explore the cosmos.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 3-12, Adults
Explore electricity and conductivity using paper, LED lights, conductive tape and a battery.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 3-12, Adult
Create a scale model of the TRAPPIST-1 system.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 4-6
Build your own Webb, learning about each part of the satellite as you go.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 3-12, Adult
Build your own paper models of spacecraft exploring our universe.
ASTROPHYSICS
GRADES: 6-12, Adults
A VR tour and interactive experience controlling the Spitzer telescope.
ASTROPHYSICS
GRADES: 3-12, Adults
AstroPix puts images from telescopes around the world and in space at your fingertips.
ASTROPHYSICS
GRADES: 3-12, Adults
Explore the universe of astronomy with videos that entertain and inform!
ASTROPHYSICS, SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades 6-12, Adults
Join space science researchers by operating your OWN robotic telescopes!
ASTROPHYSICS, ALL SCIENCE
Grades 3-12, Adults
Print out today's APOD and start a family discussion!
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 6-12, Adults
3D printing is a unique tool to understand scientific data
ASTROPHYSICS, SOLAR SYSTEM
GRADES: K-12, Adult
What can you see in the sky tonight? Skywatching and online activities for the whole family.
ASTROPHYSICS, ALL SCIENCE
Grades 3-12, Adults
Color, astronomy and coding using data from Chandra X-ray Observatory.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 6-12, Adults
Just click your mouse to visit newly discovered gas giants, Earth-sized planets and “super Earths”.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 3-12, Adults
A collection of resources related to planets around other stars.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 3-12, Adults
A collection of resources related to the life and death of stars.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 6-12, Adults
By analyzing different types of light we learn what the universe is made of.
ASTROPHYSICS
Grades 3-12, Adults
Communities empowering women’s success in science.
Solar System
SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades K-12, Adult
Learn about the challenges of deep space exploration in this video series.
SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades K-12, Adult
A video series to teach you about the International Space Station and space travel.
SOLAR SYSTEM, MOON
Grades K-8
Engage in the wonders of lunar exploration! Learn about planets, rockets and staying healthy in space.
SOLAR SYSTEM, MOON
Grades K-8
Run Mission Control, design and drive a Rover, navigate obstacle courses and explore distant planets.
SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades K-12
Make a scale model of the solar system.
SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades K-12, Adults
Learn about asteroids with a basketball, a tennis ball and a grain of salt.
SOLAR SYSTEM, MOON
Grades 1-6
Demonstration of how impact craters affect the surface of the Moon.
SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades K-12; Adults
Visualize, explore, and analyze the surfaces of other worlds.
SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades K-12
Use teamwork, problem solving & video to create a Mars mission
SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades 3-8
Discover small worlds explored by women in STEM careers.
SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades 3-8
Explore nuestro sistema solar desde la perspectiva del Sol y recopile datos sobre pequeños mundos.
SOLAR SYSTEM
Grades 3-8
Explore our solar system from the perspective of the Sun.
SOLAR SYSTEM, MOON
Grades 6-8
Visualize the scale of the solar system and phenomena such as eclipses and seasons.
Sun
SUN, EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-8
Learn about the electromagnetic spectrum and its significance on objects around us.
SUN, EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 6-12
Learn all about electro-magnetic waves and how scientists visualize the data
Earth Science
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-12, Adult
Single player iPad game where players help NASA classify coral.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-12
Mini lesson on Crosscutting Concept: Scale, Quantity, and Proportion; connected to Google Classroom.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-12
Mini lessons on how scientists use albedo to measure change in the cryosphere; connected to Google Classroom.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-12
Mini lessons on the volcanic eruptions; connected to Google Classroom.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-12
Mini lessons on the Urban Heat Island phenomenon; connected to Google Classroom.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-12
Mini lessons on ocean circulation; connected to Google Classroom.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-12
Mini lessons on phytoplankton; connected to Google Classroom.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-12
Build an instrument to measure rain using recycled plastic bottles.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-12
Learn about the hydrosphere by observing and collecting data.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about the hydrosphere by making observations and collecting data.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about the hydrosphere by making observations and collecting data.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about the hydrosphere by making observations and collecting data.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Think about ways humans use freshwater and how we can conserve this natural resource.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about Earth’s water cycle by completing a webquest and building a model.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about the GPM mission and build an edible satellite model.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about the water cycle and how energy from the sun and the force of gravity drive it.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn how much and where water is on Earth through a demonstration and maps.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about Earth’s four spheres and how they are connected.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-12, Adult
Learn how ICESat-2 uses lasers to measure tree heights and more!
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-8, Adult
When snow melts, it turns into water, but how much water does snow produce?
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 6-12, Adult
Build a paper model and learn about technology that measures precipitation from space.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 6-12
Get creative assembling a paper model of the satellite!
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 4-8
Create your own ice cores using simple craft supplies.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-8
Create a paper kite from a printable template and common household materials.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-8
Create a paper airplane from printable paper template.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-8
Several activities to teach you what makes Earth a unique and viable planet.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-8
Fold and create a ring wing paper airplane using a paper printout.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-8
Learn to collect, analyze and interpret barometric data and its effect on weather.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-12
Determine the conditions necessary for cloud formation in this activity.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Graph precipitation data and compare to averages, seasonal patterns and other locations.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Investigate how plants sprout and grow from seeds.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Observe and investigate the water cycle by confining the processes to a bag.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-12
Lesson plans, GIS story map, and Earth data visualizations.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-8
Learn about aerodynamics and wind and how they influence kite flight.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-8
Experiment with temperature and pressure to make your own cloud in a bottle.
EARTH SCIENCE, ISS
Grades K-12, Adult
Find out when the ISS will fly overhead, you can watch it with your naked eyes!
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about science through exploration, play, and observing your world.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades Pre-K-12
Decorate your garden or lawn with a weather-durable windsock you can make in just a few steps.
EARTH SCIENCE, MOON
Grades 6-8
Explore the Sun, Earth, Moon, and how the Moon’s orbit generates solar and lunar eclipses.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 3-12, Adults
Review ISS and Space Shuttle images to help train NASA computers to recognize Earth features.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
"Make it rain" and explore the effects of water on different surface types.
EARTH SCIENCE, MOON
Grades 6-8
Observe our colorful and dynamic planet up close through satellite images and explanatory models.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 6-8
Observe weather and climate patterns, visualize how they are affected by Earth processes.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Carmen Travels the World is an activity in map reading using My NASA Data.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn how deciduous trees transition from winter dormancy to spring buds.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
This inquiry-based lesson for designing and testing a device to measure rain.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 2-8
Learn about land ice and sea ice through a melting demonstration.
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades 1-6
Downloadable activity book with mix of SMD and HEO content
EARTH SCIENCE
Grades K-8
Learn about the atmosphere by making observations and taking measurements.
Moon
MOON
Grades 3-12, Adults
Learn how lunar samples connect the past, present, and future.
MOON
Grades 6-8
Explore the phases of the Moon in this cool 80's retro style experience.
All Science
ALL SCIENCE
Grades 3-12, Adults
Learn the basics of CubeSats, the small spacecraft designed to perform missions.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades 3-12, Adults
CubeSats catch a ride into space on rockets that have extra room for the small spacecraft.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades 3-12, Adults
CubeSats offer flexibility and opportunity, it's up to the imagination what a CubeSat can do.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades K-12
Lessons and activities to do at home with common household items.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades K-12, Adults
Celebrate Earth Day to raise awareness of how to best protect our planet.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades K-12, Adults
Exploring Mars, investigate the extinction of the dinosaurs and the origins of life on Earth.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades 6-12
Online learning experiences that bring Earth and space science to life.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades K-12
Videos for students and educator resources for interactive, hands-on experiences.
ALL SCIENCE
Pre-K - Adult
Hands-on STEM activities to do with common household materials.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades 3-8
Make a paper Apollo Capsule to fly as a free flying drogue or kite tail.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades 6-12, Adults
The Scientific Visualization Studio wants you to learn about NASA programs through visualization.
ALL SCIENCE
Grades 6-12, Adults
This video library gives you an opportunity to explore our planet, solar system, galaxy, and universe.