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Students use simple materials to model a partial, annular, and total solar eclipse.
Students learn about Earth processes by simulating and examining lava flows from a volcano model made of play dough.
Students balance circular and gravitational forces to create a model of an object in orbit.
Students use a paper plate to make a model that explains why lunar eclipses don’t occur during every full moon.
In this lesson, students use their knowledge of moon phases to build a calendar they can use to find out when and where to see each phase of the Moon throughout the year. 2025 calendar now available!
In this activity, students use spreadsheet software and their knowledge of scale, proportion and ratios to develop a solar system model that fits on a playground.
Students learn about the phases of the moon by acting them out.
In this illustrated problem set, students use the mathematical constant pi to solve real-world science and engineering problems related to craters on Mars, a total solar eclipse, a daring orbit about Saturn, and the search for habitable worlds.
Students learn about scale models and distance by creating a classroom-size Earth-Moon system.
Students predict the scale of our solar system and the distance between planets, then check their answers using fractions.
In this standards-aligned unit, students learn about Mars, design a mission to explore the planet, build and test model spacecraft and components, and engage in scientific exploration.
Students use the mathematical constant pi to measure the approximate size of the shadow that will fall on Earth during a total solar eclipse.
Students identify the Moon’s location in the sky and record their observations over the course of the moon-phase cycle in a journal.
Students build a spectrometer using basic materials as a model for how NASA uses spectroscopy to determine the nature of elements found on Earth and other planets.
Teachable Moment .
The New Horizons mission became the first to fly by Pluto in July 2015, sending back more than just pretty pictures. Explore the science that also provided new perspectives on Pluto.
