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Flying Wing
Fifth graders create a flying wing from a pastry tray. For this flying wing lesson, 5th graders understand how the shape of the wind affects flight. Students compare the flying wing to the zanonia seed in nature. Students make changes in...
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Polar Energy
Students define and read an article on polar energy. In this polar energy instructional activity, students answer questions about the article. Students participate in activities related to isotopes, half-life and radiocarbon. Students...
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Human Factors
Students explain the psychological effects of living in space. They esign the houses and interior of a space settlement, make decisions about the running of a space settlement, and explore the human factors involved in space colonization.
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Human Factors
Students design a space settlement for colonizing a planet in our solar system. In small groups, they play a space colony game and read an article about human needs in space to prepare for the design stage. They discuss their design...
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Rock Around the World
Students take pictures and write a paragraph about a rock they have found. For this rock lesson plan, students also send their information to the Mars Space Flight Facility.
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Speed & Velocity with Straw Rockets
Eighth graders explore calculating speed and velocity with Straw Rockets.
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Finger Boomerangs
Students construct boomerangs. In this aeronautics lesson, students use a file card, scissors, and pencil to develop their own boomerang.
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What's Happening to the Ozone?
Students identify causes of ozone depletion, generalize how that information affects everyday life, and discuss ways individuals can help slow down depletion of ozone.
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Studying Mars
Pupils study Mars and Odyssey's mission to Mars. In groups, they plan a community that could live on Mars.
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Flying Tube
Young scholars launch flying tubes. For this aeronautics lesson, students gather the materials and follow the procedures to create a paper tube that generates lift as it travels.
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Our Amazing Skeleton
Students study the skeleton, about the number of and types of bones in the body, and how outer space affects astronauts' bones. They discover how to take care of their bones here on Earth to prevent osteoporosis, or, weakening of the...
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Studying Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions
High schoolers explore the mesosphere and lower thermosphere globally and achieve a major improvement in our understanding of the fundamental processes governing the energetics, chemistry, dynamics, and transport of the atmospheric...
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Our Space Station Earth
Students discover ways to preserve the Earth's resources. In this natural resources lesson, students investigate how many gallons of water the average American uses per day and then total their estimated usage. Students discuss the...
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Four-Wing Paper Boomerang
Students cut out the pattern of the Four-Wing Boomerang and trace it on to one half of the file folder. They practice throwing it.
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Flying Tube
Students investigate how a spinning paper tube generates lift as it travels forward.
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Collecting S.O.C.K.S
Students participate in the Collection S.O.C.K.S program to protect their local watersheds. Using the socks, they plant new plants and trees around the watershed in order to protect it for future use. They also perform in a skit that...
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Flying Wing
Students cut out and trace a Flying Wing pattern on the bottom of the foam tray. They test flight it and observe the flight of the wing.