Michigan Reach Out!: Nasa Robots

Do plants need sunlight? What happens to plants if they do not get sunlight? Students will act like scientists in order to answer these questions. A scientist takes questions like this and then conducts an experiment to see what really...

Students explore the world of robotics. In this robotics lesson plan, students discover what a robot is and work with partners to find out how hard it is to accurately guide robots through simple tasks.

Brief article and video report on a humanoid robot NASA is testing for a mission to Mars.

This site is provided for by Michigan Reach Out. Students experiment with the variables of force, pitch and volume after making a drum.

Lesson plans from Michigan Reach Out! to help students understand the different soil types and what uses they would be good for.

Basic lesson provided for by "Michigan Reach Out!" for students learning to read a thermometer.

In this lesson plan, learners learn basic genetics by identifying their inherited traits.

Students contemplate the questions raised by the book/movie I, Robot.  In this theoretical physics lesson, students consider the pros and cons as well as the possibility of robots that can think.

Learners explore photosynthesis using NASA satellite data. In this inquiry based biology lesson plan, students will look at data from a chosen national park to determine when the maximum amount of photosynthesis is occurring. This will...

This site is provided for by Reach Out Michigan! Use the site to learn if our eyes and taste buds can detect contaminated drinking water by doing a simple experiment.