NASA
Nasa: Multimedia: Three Dimensional Resources: Station Spacewalk Game
A game through which students act as astronauts, conducting work on the International Space Station (ISS). Simulations feature footage from actual NASA missions.
NASA
Nasa: Multimedia: Three Dimensional Resources: Station Spacewalk Game
A game through which students act as astronauts, conducting work on the International Space Station (ISS). Simulations feature footage from actual NASA missions.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: The Optimal Bottle Rocket Launch
Students build rocket models designed for gaining the maximum height. They use a compressed air rocket launcher and 2-liter plastic bottles. They will also use an online simulator to help them make predictions and adjustments to their...
NASA
Nasa: What Is Lift?
A description of how lift is a mechanical force that requires a fluid moving through a solid object and a change in velocity.
NASA
Nasa: Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics
A website that catalogs information and activities for how airplanes work. The concept of aerodynamics is explained in full detail.
Other
Environmental Science: Environmental Science Careers
Explore this list of close to fifty science careers with a connection and focus on environmental science. Also compare average salaries of each.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: Wernher Von Braun
Find out about one of the leading figures in the development of rocket technology, who invented the V-2 rocket for Nazi Germany and the Saturn V for the United States.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Activities and Videos: Space/transportation
Find hands-on challenges that focus on the space transportation that use simple materials, allow for multiple solutions, and are ideal for ages 9-12.
Michigan Reach Out
Nasa Teacher's Resource Center: Balloon Staging
Activity to show student how rockets reach high altitudes.