For Kids and Students

Project Management & Systems Engineering

Math, Mentorship, Motherhood: Behind the Scenes with NASA Engineers

Editor’s note: This article was originally published on February 22, 2024. Engineering is a huge field with endless applications. From aerospace to ergonomics, engineers play an important role in designing, building, and testing technologies all around us.

Posted November 8, 2024

Learning Resources

For Colleges & Universities

For Educators

For Kids and Students

Grades 5 - 8

Grades 9 - 12

NASA Knows – How Can I Get Involved With NASA Research?

NASA provides a variety of pathways for those outside the agency to contribute to authentic and meaningful research.

Posted November 6, 2024

For Educators

For Kids and Students

Heliophysics

Science Activation

Bundling the Best of Heliophysics Education: DigiKits for Physics and Astronomy Teachers

For nearly a decade, the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) has been working to bring together resources through its DigiKits–multimedia collections of vetted high-quality resources for teachers and their students. These resources are toolkits, allowing teachers to pick and choose interesting content to support their instruction.

Posted November 5, 2024

For Educators

For Kids and Students

Humans in Space

ISS Research

STEM Engagement at NASA

Hello Earth? Space Calling

How it started versus how it’s going for astronaut Nick Hague with ISS Ham Radio on the space station. Since November 2000, crew members like Hague have used ham radio to communicate with people on Earth through this educational program, also known as Amateur Radio on the International Space Station or ARISS. So far, there […]

Posted October 30, 2024

Learning Resources

For Educators

For Kids and Students

Grades 5 - 8 for Educators

Grades 9-12 for Educators

Grades K - 4 for Educators

Outside the Classroom

Read With NASA: Books, More to Inspire Young Explorers

Stories open up new worlds and spark curiosity in readers of all ages – and NASA is using the power of storytelling to encourage the Artemis Generation to explore STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Through the below list of reading resources – books, comics, and graphic novels written and illustrated by NASA experts, and […]

Posted October 22, 2024

For Kids and Students

Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

NASA STEM Projects

Launch Your Creativity with These Space Crafts!

In honor of the completion of our Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s spacecraft — the vehicle that will maneuver the observatory to its place in space and enable it to function once there — we’re bringing you some space crafts you can complete at home! Join us for a journey across the cosmos, starting right […]

Posted September 27, 2024

For Educators

Aerosols

Climate Change

Clouds

Earth

Earth's Atmosphere

For Kids and Students

Grades 5 - 8

Grades 5 - 8 for Educators

Grades 9 - 12

Grades 9-12 for Educators

Grades K - 4

Grades K - 4 for Educators

Learning Resources

NASA STEM Projects

Partner with NASA STEM

Space Grant

STEM Engagement at NASA

Going Back-to-School with NASA Data

As students head back to school, teachers have a new tool that brings NASA satellite data down to their earthly classrooms. For over 50 years of observing Earth, NASA’s satellites have collected petabytes of global science data (that’s millions and millions of gigabytes) – with even more terabytes more coming in by the day. Since 2004, […]

Posted September 16, 2024

2023 Solar Eclipse

2024 Solar Eclipse

Earth Science

For Kids and Students

Heliophysics

Science Activation

Science Mission Directorate

NASA@ My Library and Partners Engage Millions in Eclipse Training and Preparation

The Space Science Institute, with funding from the NASA Science Mission Directorate and Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, provided unprecedented training, support, and supplies to 15,000 libraries in the U.S. and territories in support of public engagement during the 2023 and 2024 eclipses.

Posted June 28, 2024

Learning Resources

For Educators

For Kids and Students

Grades 5 - 8

Grades 5 - 8 for Educators

Grades 9 - 12

Grades 9-12 for Educators

Grades K - 4

Grades K - 4 for Educators

Outside the Classroom

Slow Your Student’s ‘Summer Slide’ and Beat Boredom With NASA STEM

The school year has come to an end, and those long summer days are stretching ahead like an open runway. Parents and educators often worry about the “summer slide,” the concept that students may lose academic ground while out of school. But summer doesn’t mean students’ imaginations have to stay grounded! Are you hoping to […]

Posted June 17, 2024

Learning Resources

For Kids and Students

Grades 5 - 8

Flag Day – One Small Flag’s Incredible Journey

This article is for students grades 5-8. This story tells the tale of one small American flag fortunate enough to embark on an incredible journey. It wasn’t the first flag to ride into space, or the most famous flag that went into space — that honor probably goes to the Stars and Stripes planted on the […]

Posted June 13, 2024