Engineering Design Challenges: Spacecraft Structures Educator Guide -- Grades 6-9  read more »

Students create programs in TI-BASIC to run Norland Research calculator robots. Missions are built sequentially on the knowledge of previous activities.  read more »

Genesis education modules are written for K-12 classroom teachers and capture student interest by using the Genesis mission as a real-world link.  read more »

This activity demonstrates the need for cooperation among competing interests to make scientific measurements of planetary phenomena using "body-fixed" instruments.  read more »

Participants learn the challenges of operating a planetary rover and problem solve solutions using a hands-on simulation.  read more »

The RAT is an instrument on the Mars Exploration Rovers.  read more »

Explore! Fun with Science is designed to engage youth in space and planetary science in the library and other informal learning environments.  read more »

In recent years, learning more about the Sun and its effects on Earth has become a critical research priority.  read more »

The activities build on students' motivation to experiment with model rockets to introduce the concept of controlled experimentation.  read more »

Demonstrates the effect of the inverse square law of illumination with distance.