Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Food for Spaceflight

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
When astronauts get hungry in outer space, they can't just call and have a pizza delivered. In order to gain an appreciation for the challenges associated with space travel, young learners are given the task of selecting,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Astronaut's Favorite Foods

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine space food. For this space science lesson, students visit suggested websites to identify the eight categories of space food. Students use a space food nutrition guide to classify space food.
Worksheet
Curated OER

An Astronaut's Journal: Snacks and Beverages

For Students 4th - 6th
In this snack and beverage worksheet, students place a check beside all the words that can complete the 10 sentences logically.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lunch in Outer Space!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the challenges astronauts face while eating in outer space. In small groups, they design and construct an original model device to assist astronauts eat in a microgravity environment.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

People and Space

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore space travel.  In this space science lesson, students define "dehydration" and explain why dehydrated foods are necessary for space survival.  Students prepare and eat a meal that includes a variety of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

An Astronaut's Journal: Snacks and Beverages

For Students 5th - 6th
In this completing sentences worksheet, students fill in the blank in ten sentences by checking all the words that can complete the sentence logically.
Activity
NASA

Nasa: Food for Spaceflight Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
This educator's guide provides teachers with activities to teach students about food during spaceflights. Students will learn about types of food astronauts take on space missions and why these foods are the most suitable for space.
Unit Plan
NASA

Nasa: 21st Century Explorer

For Students 3rd - 5th
This is a standards-based program follows that provides content on what astronauts eat, how bodies change in space, and how imagination would help you to become a space explorer. Teacher and student educational resources, glossary, books...