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In this activity learners observe mold growth on different types of bread by measuring and recording the growth rate.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this interdisciplinary activity, learners create a Space Weather Action Center (SWAC) to monitor solar storms and develop real SWAC news reports.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity about engineering, nutrition, and physical activity, learners design and build a healthy bone model of a space explorer which is strong enough to withstand increasing amounts of weigh

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 11 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners test the rate of ripening fruit and vegetables and use a chemical to inhibit the ripening process.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners experiment and collect data during a simulation of the fluid shifts experienced by astronauts' bodies in microgravity.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this pencil and paper activity, learners work in pairs and simulate how astronomical spacecraft and computers create images of objects in space.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This lesson will helps learners answer the question: How does the bombardment of micrometeoroids make regolith on the moon?

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, "space cadets" (learners) use writing and sequencing skills in addition to directional words/ordered pairs to guide Buzz Lightyear (from the movie "Toy Story") through a grid to reac

free Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners are introduced to challenges of maintaining temperatures while living in space.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 14 - 18 1 to 7 days
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In this activity (on page 142 of the PDF), learners will compare breathing rates before and after hyperventilation to explore how reduced carbon dioxide levels in the blood lower the need to breathe.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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Using simple materials, learners will construct the end effector (grasping device) of a robotic arm and use the device to capture and pick up an object.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 11 45 to 60 minutes