Teachers

Search Results

Please click on the lesson name below to access the lesson in pdf or zip format.

Lesson Title	Program (or sub-program)	Grades
A Day in Space	Mission Preparation	3-8	X			X
A New Slant on the Seasons	Encounter Earth	3-6	X
A Scale Model Solar System	Solar System	9-12	X			X
A View of Home From the Front Door and From Space	Elementary Science	PreK-2	X
Acids and Bases	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Aerogel	Rendezvous with a Comet	4-8	X	X
Air Pressure	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Amazing Race: Navigating using a compass	Mission Preparation	5-7				X
An Eye for Details	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Angle Practice	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X			X
Animal Homes	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Antarctic Survival!	Space Exploration	5-7	X
Apollo 11 Cryptograph	Return to the Moon	5-8	X
Astronomy Lenses, Literary Lenses	Astronomy	9-12	X
Average Temperature	Mission Preparation	5-8	X			X
Basic Life Support System	Return to the Moon	5-8	X
Be a Reporter	Space Exploration	3-5	X
Bioregenerative Life Support System Unit	Mission Preparation	5-9	X	X	X
Biosphere	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Build A Hydroponics Garden	Encounter Earth	5-8	X		X
Build a Space Shuttle Cockpit	Space Exploration	7-8	X		X
Build an Astronaut Base - Mars	Voyage to Mars	7-9	X		X	X
Build an Astronaut Base - Micronauts	Return to the Moon	3-4	X		X
Build an Astronaut Base - Moon	Return to the Moon	7-9	X		X	X
Building a Lunar Settlement	Return to the Moon	5-12	X
Building for Earthquakes	Elementary Science	PreK-4	X		X
Building the International Space Station	Space Exploration	9-12	X
Careers in Space	Mission Preparation	6-9	X
Carl Sagan Cryptograph	Astronomy	5-8	X
Catapulted Payloads from the Moon to Mars and Other Uses of Catapults in Space	Space Exploration	5-8	X	X	X	X
Catch Some Air: Build a Plane	Space Exploration	5-7			X
Causes and Effects of El Nino	Encounter Earth	9-12	X	X
Celestial Review	Solar System	7-8	X			X
Challenger 51L Crew Sudoku	Space Exploration	5-8	X
Choose a Lunar Landing Site	Return to the Moon	7-9	X
Choose a Martian Landing Site	Voyage to Mars	7-8	X
Choose Your Words Wisely	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X
Chromatography	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Classifying Pebbles	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Clean Water	Mission Preparation	4-6	X
Cloud Observations Unit	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Comet Modeling	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X
Comet Pre-activity Web	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X			X
Cometary Orbits	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X			X
Communication	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Communications 101	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Comparative Geomorphology of Earth and Mars	Voyage to Mars	8-12	X
Composition of the Earth	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Conducting Interviews	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Constellations	Astronomy	3-6	X			X
Cookin' Up a Comet	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X			X
Cooler in the Shadows	Elementary Science	PreK-1	X	X
Cooling with Sunshades	Space Exploration	9-12	X	X	X	X
Countdown	Space Exploration	5-6	X
Create an Alphabet to Communicate	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Create an Electric Circuit	Elementary Science	K-2	X		X
Dangers of Radiation Exposure	Space Exploration	9-12	X	X		X
Density Investigation	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Describing Meteorites	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X
Design Challenge: How do you prevent things from getting too hot?	Elementary Science	2-4	X	X	X
Design Challenge: How to Keep Gelatin from Melting?	Space Exploration	5-8	X	X	X
Design Challenge: What Will Keep My Lunchbox Cool?	Space Exploration	PreK-1	X	X	X
Design, Build and Fly Straw Rockets Unit	Space Exploration	5-10	X	X		X
Designer Wheels: Rovers	Voyage to Mars	4-8	X		X
Designing a Scale Model of the Solar System	Solar System	3-4	X		X
Destroy the Comet!	Rendezvous with a Comet	6-8	X
Dinosaur Eggs	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Disaster! Ground Zero at Watubu!	Encounter Earth	6-8	X
Discover the Moon! (Trivia)	Return to the Moon	5-8	X		X
Disorientation on the Moon	Return to the Moon	7-8	X
Distance to the Moon	Return to the Moon	5-8	X
Earth Clocks and Viewing the Planets	Solar System	9-12	X		X	X
Earth from Space	Elementary Science	PreK-4	X
Earth Museum	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X	X
Earth Pre-activity Thinking Web	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Earth Science Jeopardy	Encounter Earth	6-6	X
Earth Systems Modeling	Encounter Earth	8-12	X	X
Earth vs. Other Worlds	Solar System	5-8	X	X
Earth Watch	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Earth's Crust, Mantle & Core	Elementary Science	K-4	X
Earth's Layers	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Earth's Systems	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Eclipse: Similar Triangles in Space	Solar System	6-8	X			X
Edible Comet	Rendezvous with a Comet	4-5	X
Electric Maze	Mission Preparation	5-12				X
Electromagnetic Spectrum	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Energy and Color	Astronomy	5-8	X
Energy, Power, and Photovoltaics Unit	Return to the Moon	5-9	X	X	X
Erosion	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Erosion Unit: Go With the Flow	Encounter Earth	4-5	X
Establishing Priorities	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Ethics of Exploration	Space Exploration	9-12	X
EVA Pencils (for Space Walking)	Space Exploration	3-8	X		X
Exploration Yesterday & Today	Space Exploration	PreK-4	X
Explore Bigger Neighborhoods	Space Exploration	PreK-4	X
Exploring Gravity	Space Exploration	5-8	X
Exploring the Neighborhood of the Solar System	Solar System	5-8	X			X
Famous Comets	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X
Flat Stanley Scientists	Elementary Science	2-4	X
Food Detectives	Space Exploration	PreK-4	X
Force and Motion	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Framing the Stars	Astronomy	PreK-5	X
Gravity Well	Solar System	5-12				X
Growing Plants Unit	Space Exploration	3-6	X	X
Habitable Zones	Astronomy	8-12	X	X		X
Hairy Humidity	Mission Preparation	5-8	X	X
HazMat Control, Reinforcing Communication and Teamwork Skills	Mission Preparation	5-8	X	X
History of Human Spaceflight Timeline	Space Exploration	5-8	X
Houston, We Have an Air Filter Problem!	Mission Preparation	5-8	X	X	X
How do Shape, Size, and Distance among objects affect the way we interpret things?	Solar System	7-8	X	X
How Do We Explore Strange Environments?	Space Exploration	PreK-4	X		X
How do we track the space station’s location?	Space Exploration	5-12	X	X	X	X
How do you know that the Earth goes around the Sun?	Solar System	5-8	X
How do you know that the Earth is round?	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
How do you know the Temperature of Stars?	Astronomy	5-8	X
How do you know where Black Holes are located?	Astronomy	5-8	X			X
How Far Is Far?	Return to the Moon	5-8	X			X
How Far is Hubble?	Astronomy	4-6	X
How High is Space?	Space Exploration	5-9	X
How long, how far?	Solar System	5-8	X			X
How Old is the Earth?	Encounter Earth	9-12	X			X
How to Launch 375 Elephants into Space Unit	Space Exploration	6-6	X
How were the greatest achievement and worst atrocity of the 20th century related?	Space Exploration	7-8	X
Hubble Space Telescope	Astronomy	5-8	X	X	X
Human Body: Space Probe	Mission Preparation	5-8	X		X
Human Solar System	Solar System	7-8	X
Hurricanes	Encounter Earth	5-8	X			X
Hydroponics	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X			X
Hygrometer Emergency 101	Mission Preparation	5-6	X	X
Investigating Falling Particles	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X			X
Jet Boy Cartesian Coordinates	Mission Preparation	5-8				X
John Glenn Cryptograph	Space Exploration	5-8	X
Journey through the Solar System: The Inner Planets (Unit)	Solar System	3-4	X
Journey through the Solar System: The Outer Planets (Unit)	Solar System	3-4	X
Keyboard (Type) Without Looking	Mission Preparation	5-8		X
Latitude and Longitude	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Launch the Comet Probe	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X			X
Launch the Probe! - Mars	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X	X	X	X
Layers of the Moon	Return to the Moon	5-8	X
Let's Learn Vocabulary Unit	Return to the Moon	5-6	X
Let's Plant a Seed	Encounter Earth	3-6	X
Living in Space Unit	Space Exploration	7-9	X	X	X	X
Living Space	Space Exploration	5-8	X			X
Logic Puzzles	Mission Preparation	5-7				X
LOST	Space Exploration	6-8	X	X		X
Lost Satellite Probability	Space Exploration	5-8	X			X
Lunar Craters	Return to the Moon	5-8	X
Lunar Geology	Return to the Moon	5-8	X
Lunar Landforms and Contour Lines	Return to the Moon	5-8	X
Lunar Law	Return to the Moon	8-9	X
Lunar Mathematical Inequalities	Return to the Moon	7-9	X			X
Lunar Real Estate	Return to the Moon	7-8	X
Lunar Revealed It Game	Return to the Moon	5-6	X	X
Lunar Rover: Potential Energy	Return to the Moon	4-6			X
M&M Moon Mining	Return to the Moon	5-6	X			X
Magnets Make it Stick!	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Make A Constellation	Astronomy	3-4	X
Make a Constellation - Micronauts	Astronomy	3-4	X
Making Models to Understand Our Home	Elementary Science	PreK-2	X		X
Map Pizzas and Cookies	Elementary Science	2-5	X
Mars Geologic Mapping	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X
Mars Jeopardy	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X
Mars Mania	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X
Mars Mapping Unit	Voyage to Mars	6-8	X			X
Mars Movie Soundtrack	Voyage to Mars	8-9	X	X
Mars Pre-activity Thinking Web	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X
Mars Probe Mission Schedule Activity	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X	X	X	X
Mars Probe Unit	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X	X	X	X
Materials Testing	Mission Preparation	8-9	X	X
Me and My Shadow	Elementary Science	PreK-5	X
Messaging Through the Solar System	Space Exploration	7-8	X	X
Mining the Moon	Return to the Moon	5-8	X	X		X
Mission Meals	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X			X
Mission Patch	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Mission Survival	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Mission to Mars Unit	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X	X	X	X
Modeling Patterns & Cycles in Our Lives	Encounter Earth	3-4	X
Moon Maneuvers	Return to the Moon	5-8	X			X
Moon Memory “Moonemory” Game	Return to the Moon	5-6	X
Moon Phases	Return to the Moon	5-8	X			X
Moon Pre-activity Thinking Web	Return to the Moon	5-8	X
Moon/Mars Fashion Accessories	Space Exploration	7-8	X	X	X
Moon's Crust, Mantle and Core	Return to the Moon	5-8	X		X
My Angle on Cooling: Effect of Distance and Inclination	Space Exploration	5-8	X	X
My Hometown	Space Exploration	PreK-4	X
Mystery Profile	Astronomy	3-5	X
Nanocritters	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X
NASA Spinoffs	Space Exploration	5-6	X	X	X
Navigating a Spacecraft	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X			X
Newton's Laws Inquiry	Astronomy	5-8	X
Observe the Spectrum in a Bubble	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Observing the Moon	Return to the Moon	K-12	X
Oceans Zones and Life	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Our Moon, the Great Reflector Unit	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Our Solar System	Solar System	5-8	X
Paper Airplane Activity	Mission Preparation	5-12	X
Particle Collection	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-8	X			X
Pattern Play	Space Exploration	PreK-2	X			X
Patterns in Nature Unit	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Payload Rocket	Space Exploration	5-8	X		X
Planet Mythology	Astronomy	4-8	X
Planetarium in a Box	Astronomy	5-8	X
Planetary Equations	Voyage to Mars	7-9	X			X
Planet-Go-Round: Planetary Motion	Elementary Science	3-4	X
Plants in Space	Space Exploration	K-12	X	X	X	X
Plate Tectonics	Encounter Earth	5-8	X			X
Plate Tectonics: Movin’ and Shakin’	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Playing with Food	Space Exploration	5-8	X
Plotting a Course on Mars	Voyage to Mars	6-8	X
Preparing for Working in Space	Mission Preparation	5-8	X	X	X
Press Conference	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Press Team: Creating a Mission Soundtrack	Mission Preparation	7-9	X	X
Primary and Secondary Colors Unit	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Protecting Mars Habitats from Ultraviolet (UV) Radiation	Voyage to Mars	7-9	X	X	X
Puffy Heads	Mission Preparation	4-6	X
Pulse and Blood Pressure	Mission Preparation	5-8	X			X
Radiation Exposure	Space Exploration	9-12	X	X		X
Reaction Time	Mission Preparation	3-5	X
Reaction Time: Quick as a Wink	Mission Preparation	3-8	X			X
Reading Equipment with Scales	Mission Preparation	5-8	X			X
Reading Phrases	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Rock Groups	Return to the Moon	4-6	X
Rockin' and Rollin' in the Geosphere Unit	Encounter Earth	7-8	X
Rocks and Soil Unit	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Rocky Dimensions and Volume	Return to the Moon	4-6	X			X
Rover Navigation	Voyage to Mars	3-4	X	X
Rover Tracking on Mars	Voyage to Mars	6-8	X		X
Saturn V Coordinates	Space Exploration	5-8	X			X
Save the Satellite!	Space Exploration	5-6	X	X	X
Science Lab Unit: Equipment, Data and Experiments	Mission Preparation	6-8	X	X
Searching for Signs of Life	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X
Seasons and Weather	Elementary Science	2-3	X
Sending Messages to Space	Astronomy	9-12	X			X
Sensing Energy	Elementary Science	2-4	X	X
Sensing the Invisible: The Herschel Experiment	Solar System	5-8	X	X
Settling the Moon	Return to the Moon	5-12	X
Simple Machines Unit	Elementary Science	K-2	X	X	X
Sink or Float	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Size Relationship Between the Earth and the Moon	Return to the Moon	5-6	X			X
Sleep and Space	Space Exploration	5-8	X
Smile, You're on ISS Camera!	Encounter Earth	6-8	X
Snow Goggles and Limiting Sunlight	Space Exploration	5-8	X	X	X	X
Soil, Water, and Plants	Elementary Science	PreK-4	X
Solar Arrays for the Space Station	Space Exploration	PreK-4	X			X
Solar Cooker	Space Exploration	5-6	X	X
Solar Flares	Solar System	5-8	X
Solar System Bulletin Board	Solar System	3-4	X
Solar System Distance	Solar System	PreK-8	X			X
Solar System Grand Prix: A Scale Modeling and Engineering Activity	Space Exploration	5-8	X	X	X
Solar System Hoppers	Solar System	5-8	X			X
Solar System Race	Solar System	5-8	X
Solar System Scaling	Solar System	5-8	X
Solar Tower: Design a Tall Structure	Space Exploration	5-7	X	X	X
Solids, Liquids, Gases Unit	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Sounds All Around	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Space Foods Unit	Space Exploration	1-8	X	X
Space Movie Bloopers	Space Exploration	7-8	X	X
Space Science Jeopardy	Space Exploration	6-8	X	X
Space Shuttle Coordinates	Space Exploration	5-8	X			X
Space Shuttle Model	Space Exploration	K-4	X
Space Suit Gloves	Space Exploration	2-4	X		X
Space Tools	Space Exploration	2-4	X
Space Weather Radiation and Astronaut Health Unit	Space Exploration	8-10	X	X	X
Spacecraft Bumper Sticker	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Spacesuit Design	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X
Star Bright: Constellations	Elementary Science	PreK-2	X
Star Color and Magnitude	Astronomy	3-5	X			X
Star Power! Discovering the Power of Sunlight	Solar System	9-12	X	X	X	X
Staying Cool: How do you keep things from getting too hot?	Elementary Science	2-4	X	X	X
Sun and Seasons Unit	Elementary Science	PreK-2	X
Sunday Afternoon in Space	Space Exploration	7-8	X	X
Sunspots	Solar System	K-12	X	X	X
Take Cover! Dust Storm on Mars!	Voyage to Mars	6-8	X			X
Taking a Voyage Away from Home	Elementary Science	PreK-2	X
Telescope Tech	Astronomy	3-6	X	X
The 5 W's	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
The Blue Planet	Elementary Science	PreK-4	X			X
The Drake Equation	Astronomy	9-12	X			X
The Electromagnetic Spectrum	Astronomy	5-8	X
The Irony of Rust	Encounter Earth	9-12	X
The Meaning of Life	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X
The Universe	Astronomy	3-4	X
The Voyage Scale Model Solar System	Solar System	9-12	X	X		X
There's More to Light than Meets the Eye	Space Exploration	PreK-4	X	X
Timeline: History of Space Exploration	Space Exploration	3-8	X
To the Moon, Mars & Beyond	Space Exploration	5-8	X			X
Training to Work in Space	Mission Preparation	3-5	X
Understanding and Calculating Density	Voyage to Mars	5-8	X			X
Using Energy Wisely	Elementary Science	K-2	X	X	X
Using Filters to Explore Light	Mission Preparation	5-8	X
Using Lunar Photos to Identify Geologic Features	Return to the Moon	5-8	X	X
UV Detectives	Astronomy	5-6	X
Viewing Planets from Earth	Solar System	7-9	X
Voyage of Discovery	Solar System	5-8	X		X
Voyage Through the Solar System	Solar System	3-4	X		X
Watch Out!	Rendezvous with a Comet	5-6	X
Water Cycle	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Water Cycle Unit	Elementary Science	K-2	X
Water on the Moon	Return to the Moon	5-8	X			X
Water Resources	Encounter Earth	5-8	X
Water Supply	Space Exploration	4-5	X
Water Supply for Space Travel	Space Exploration	5-9	X		X
Weather Watch	Encounter Earth	4-6	X
Weather: It Works or Not	Encounter Earth	5-8	X		X
Weightlessness	Space Exploration	5-8	X
What are you saying?	Mission Preparation	5-8	X	X	X
What Effect Does Gravity have on Plants?	Space Exploration	5-8	X
What is an Explorer?	Space Exploration	5-8	X
What is Necessary for Life?	Encounter Earth	9-12	X
What is Soil?	Encounter Earth	K-12	X
Where in the Solar System	Elementary Science	PreK-4	X
Where on the Moon is...? Game	Return to the Moon	6-9	X	X
X & Y Coordinates	Mission Preparation	5-8	X			X
Your Weight in Space	Elementary Science	2-4	X