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63 resources with the concept the international space station

Design a Folding Solar Panel Activities & Project

Design a Folding Solar Panel

6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Solar energy is an amazing alternative ... but, not always particularly portable! Challenge young scientists to a folding solar panel build-off with an easy-to-execute activity. Scholars brainstorm around specific design needs, construct...
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Northern Lights From 100,000 ft! Video

Northern Lights From 100,000 ft!

5 mins 9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
What do the northern lights look like from the inside? A team of scientists, teachers, and students head to Alaska to study the aurora borealis using weather balloons. The installment of the Veritasium video playlist shares the...
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An Astronaut's View of Earth Video

An Astronaut's View of Earth

4 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Ever wonder what climate change looks like from above? See Earth's struggle through the eyes of Commander Chris Hadfield with a video from the Veritasium playlist. Commander Hadfield describes his amazing journey through the Southern...
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Heat Transfer and Cooling Lesson Plan

Heat Transfer and Cooling

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Astronauts train underwater to simulate the change in gravity. An out-of-this-world unit includes three hands-on activities, one teacher demonstration, and a discussion related to some of the challenges astronauts face. Scholars apply...
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Is There Gravity In Space? Video

Is There Gravity In Space?

2 mins 6th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Does space have its own gravity? And, if so, why do astronauts just float around in the space station? Science sleuths examine the forces acting upon astronauts in the International Space Station with help from the narrator. He...
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Satellites, Shuttles, and Space Stations: Satellites in Orbit Interactive

Satellites, Shuttles, and Space Stations: Satellites in Orbit

6th - 8th
Blast off! How do satellites, space shuttles, and space stations escape Earth's gravity and achieve orbit? Young astronauts study rocket science (literally) with an interactive lesson. They discover the four main uses for satellites, how...
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Why Are Astronauts Weightless? Video

Why Are Astronauts Weightless?

4 mins 6th - 12th
Where is gravity when you need it? Explore Earth's hold on the astronauts at the International Space Station. The narrator of a short video asks museum visitors why they think the astronauts float when they are still very close to Earth....
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Meteors Video

Meteors

11 mins 6th - 12th
When you wish upon a shooting star ... you're actually pinning your hopes and dreams upon a meteor! Science scholars discover the origin of these dazzling falling bodies in a video that's sure to captivate. The narrator explains the...
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What Is A Spacewalk? Worksheet

What Is A Spacewalk?

4th
CCSS: Adaptable
Read about all the jobs astronauts do and all the responsibilities they have while on a spacewalk. After reading the what, the why, and the how about spacewalks, readers respond to six comprehension questions.
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Ripening of Fruits and Vegetables Activities & Project

Ripening of Fruits and Vegetables

5th - 8th
How long do fresh foods last in space at the International Space Station? Which foods perish quicker than others? How can astronauts preserve their foods to make them last longer in space? Young scientists test the rates at which some...
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Take a Tour of the Space Station Video
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Take a Tour of the Space Station

3 mins Pre-K - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Take a step into the International Space Station with an entertaining video that thoroughly details all the going on when astronauts call their home ISS
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What Do Astronauts Do? Video
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What Do Astronauts Do?

5 mins Pre-K - 6th
CCSS: Adaptable
Discover why astronauts go to space and what they do there with an entertaining video equipped with captivating graphics and an energetic host.
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Space Tourism Video

Space Tourism

8 mins 9th - 12th
There have been seven tourists who have gone into space for trips ranging from eight to 15 days. A video explains how they have traveled and the costs associated with the trip. The video then introduces the second wave of space tourism...
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Manned Space Exploration: From Apollo to Present Presentation

Manned Space Exploration: From Apollo to Present

7th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
How did the manned space mission program progress? The presentation covers American space exploration from the Apollo missions through the International Space Station. 
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Manned Spaced Exploration: From Start to Gemini Presentation

Manned Spaced Exploration: From Start to Gemini

7th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Seven percent of Americans believe the moon landing was staged. The presentation covers manned space exploration from the beginning of the space race through the Gemini missions. The lesson is the 23rd in a set of 26.
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The Science and Beauty of Auroras Video

The Science and Beauty of Auroras

5 mins 6th - 12th
Did you know that Earth is one of three planets that experiences auroras? A video explains what happens when the magnetic sun throws giant balls of plasma at the earth. It includes both the beauty and the damage an aurora can cause. 
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Rendezvous For Two Lesson Plan

Rendezvous For Two

10th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
Imagine the challenge of getting the space shuttle to rendezvous with the International Space Station. Groups must determine the elliptical transfer orbit needed to get the space shuttle from its orbit to the orbit of the International...
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Lost in Space: Bone Density Lesson Plan

Lost in Space: Bone Density

9th - 12th
CCSS: Adaptable
If you don't use it, you lose it. Groups work together to compare bone loss on Earth as opposed to bone loss in space. They determine the equations that model bone loss and make calculations to determine the amount of bone loss for...
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Lights on the International Space Station Lesson Plan

Lights on the International Space Station

9th - 12th
CCSS: Designed
Groups explore illumination with NASA's Lighting Environment Test Facility (LETF) as a context. Using the TI-Nspire app, groups determine the lux equation that models their simulation. They then use the lux equation to solve problems...
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Testing for Life’s Molecules Lesson Plan

Testing for Life’s Molecules

6th - 8th
CCSS: Adaptable
Want to hear a joke about sodium? Na. Young scientists test various materials to identify if they include protein, starch, and glucose by using the Biuret test, iodine starch test, and Benedict's test respectively. After practicing with...
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Everything Revolves Around You Video
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Everything Revolves Around You

4 mins 3rd - 8th
There are a couple of things that orbit Earth; satellites and our moon. But how is it that these objects don't crash into Earth? This is the focus of a video that explains how the gravitational pull of Earth on the moon and the velocity...
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The Incredible Collaboration Behind the International Space Station Video

The Incredible Collaboration Behind the International Space Station

5 mins 4th - 12th
Imagine 16 nations working together to build a six-bedroom house. In space. Welcome to the International Space Station and follow along as it is built room-by-room.
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Space Station Research Explorer App

Space Station Research Explorer

4th - Higher Ed
CCSS: Adaptable
Take a trip into outer space from the safety of your classroom. A great addition to the digital library of any science teacher, this reference offers a behind-the-scenes look at the research going at the International Space Station.
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International Space Station Tour #1 Video

International Space Station Tour #1

10 mins 5th - 12th
Space stations are situated far out in space and astronauts actually live there. This is a really cool video providing learners with an astronaut-guided tour on the International Space Station. They'll see what it looks like, the tools...
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