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Ncesse: Student Spaceflight Experiments Program
A competition for students in Grades 5 and up, in which they design an experiment that would fly in space under conditions of microgravity. Winners in local competitions are chosen to submit their designs for inclusion in a...
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Beyond Spaceship Earth
This unit of study explores the International Space Station through STEM experiences in space science education. Students become a spacecraft crew and launch from Earth to discover how microgravity affects the orbit of the International...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Ants in Space
Capture your own ants, build your own inexpensive ant habitat, and compare the communication and exploratory behaviors of pavement ants on Earth to those living on the ISS.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Life in Space: The International Space Station
Students are introduced to the International Space Station (ISS) with information about its structure, operation and key experiments. The ISS itself is an experiment in international cooperation to explore the potential for humans to...
Harvard University
Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Orbit
Students perform many inquiry activities related to Earth's orbit. Included are recording daily temperatures, observing the sun's path over several weeks, tracking sunrise and sunset times, and angle of sunlight. Diagrams make lessons...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Wind Generator
Using a voltage sensor, students will measure how much "electricity" is produced by the wind turbine that they design and build. Students will experiment with blade designs to see which one collects energy from the wind the most...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Super Scientists
Grab your science tools and explore with PBS KIDS. Through hands-on activities and exciting media that transports you to space and in the Earth, this collection will bring science to life in your classroom. These resources help students...
Read Works
Read Works: First Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage explains the pressure-bomb experiments of Robert Hazen and the origins of life. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills...
NASA
Nasa: Testing a New Spacecraft Material
This is a site from NASA that provides an activity where "You have invented a new material to use for the fuel tanks on the spacecraft. But before you send your new material into the harsh environment of space, you must test it on Earth...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain Earth's gravitational force, describe the gravitational effect of the Moon on Earth, discuss weightlessness in space, and understand the Cavendish experiment.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation
In the following interactive students will explain Earth's gravitational force and describe the gravitational effect of the Moon on Earth. They will discuss weightlessness in space and examine the Cavendish experiment.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Solar System!
An introduction to our solar system: the planets, our Sun and our Moon. Students begin by learning the history and engineering of space travel. They make simple rockets to acquire a basic understanding Newton's third law of motion. They...
Curated OER
Space Shuttle Atlantis Sts 122 Launch Profile in Google Earth
The author has extensive experience using GPS and has worked with NASA. In his blog he posts information about the latest uses and applications of Google Earth.
Read Works
Read Works: The Shocking Truth
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about Ben Franklin's discovery of electricity. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
NASA
Nasa: Launch a Rocket From a Spinning Planet
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides a fun project on rockets. "Nothing in space stands still. Everything either orbits around something else, or moves toward or away from something else. So how do...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Newton's Third Law: Action Reaction
An early astronaut's experiences teach students that Newton's third law of motion-for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction-applies both on Earth and in outer space.
My Science Site
Life Systems: Cells, Tissues, Organs
Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...