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Lesson .
Touchdown
Students design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land.
Engineering
Grades 3-8
30 - 60 mins
Lesson .
NASA Space Voyagers: The Game
Students play a strategy card game that requires them to use problem-solving to successfully explore the Moon and Mars.
Science
Grades 6-12
1-2 hrs
Lesson .
Tracking Spacecraft With Trilateration
Students use simple supplies to model how NASA tracks the location of spacecraft from Earth.
Technology
Grades 6-12
30 - 60 mins
Lesson .
Rocket Activity: Heavy Lifting
Students construct balloon-powered rockets to launch the greatest payload possible to the classroom ceiling.
Engineering
Grades 3-8
30 - 60 mins
Student Project .
NASA Space Voyagers: The Game
In this strategy card game, you'll build spacecraft that can explore the Moon, Mars, and other destinations throughout our solar system while withstanding challenges thrown your way.
Engineering
1-2 hrs
Lesson .
Lunar Logic: A 'Pi in the Sky' Math Challenge
In this illustrated math problem, students use the mathematical constant pi to calculate the area covered by a laser used to detect frost on the Moon's surface.
Math
Grades 7-8
30 - 60 mins
Teachable Moment .
Pi Goes to Infinity and Beyond in NASA Challenge
Learn about pi and some of the ways the number is used at NASA. Then, dig into the science behind the 2022 Pi Day Challenge.
Science
Grades K-12
Lesson .
Pi in the Sky 9
In this illustrated problem set, students use pi to detect frost in lunar craters, determine the density of Mars' liquid core, calculate the powered output from a dam, and find out how far a spacecraft travels as it returns data to Earth.
Math
Grades 6-12
30 - 60 mins
Student Project .
Land a Spacecraft on Target
Modify a paper-cup spacecraft so it can zip down a line and drop a "lander" onto a target.
Engineering
30 - 60 mins
Teachable Moment .
Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of NASA's Apollo Moon Landing with Educational Resources and Projects for Kids
Explore the incredible history of the Apollo missions and find out what's in store for NASA's next mission to the Moon.
Science
Grades K-12
Lesson .
Rocket Math
Students use rocket manipulatives to help them develop number sense, counting, addition and subtraction skills.
Math
Grades K-1
30 - 60 mins
Lesson .
Robotics: Engineering a Rocket Transporter
Students design, build and program a robotic “super crawler” to transport a payload from a starting position to a target launch pad, deliver the payload in an upright position and return the robot to the starting point.
Engineering
Grades 6-9
Over 2 hrs

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