Space Systems

SOHO, the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory is a joint mission between NASA and the European Space Agency.  The SOHO Spacecraft studies our Sun from deep within the core of the sun, to its corona, all the way to its solar wind. The Composition ...

This activity engages learners to investigate the impact of Earth's tilt and the angle of solar insolation as the reason for seasons by doing a series of hands-on activities that include scale models. Students plot the path of the Sun's apparent move...

This teaching activity is an introduction to how ice cores from the cryosphere are used as indicators and record-keepers of climate change as well as how climate change will affect the cryosphere.

Students gain experience using a spreadsheet and working with others to decide how to conduct their model 'experiments' with the NASA GEEBITT (Global Equilibrium Energy Balance Interactive Tinker Toy). This activity helps students become more familia...

An applet about the Milankovitch cycle that relates temperature over the last 400,000 years to changes in the eccentricity, precession, and orbital tilt of Earth's orbit.

This animated visualization of precession, eccentricity, and obliquity is simple and straightforward and provides text explanations. It is a good starting place to show Milankovitch cycles.

An interactive that illustrates the relationships between the axial tilt of the Earth, latitude, and temperature. Several data sets (including temperature, Sun-Earth distance, daylight hours) can be generated.

This Motions of the Sun Lab is an interactive applet from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Astronomy Applet project.

This interactive activity, in applet form, guides students through the motion of the sun and how they relate to seasons.

Engineering Infusion with Waves

Mousetrap Car Challenge

Bungee Jumping Cord Design

Pendulums--and the Beat Goes On

Guitar Designs--Exploring How Music is Made

Game On!

Design a Speaker

LED School Spirit

Lights Out! Zombie Apocalypse Flashlight

Gravity and Orbits

Solar Activity and Space Weather

Each of us is made from star stuff. But how are stars formed? Take a closer look at the life cycles of stars and learn where stars come from, how they've changed, and what happens to stars when their lives come to an end. Find out about your connecti...

Did you know stars can come in many colors? Join our NASA Spotlite Student Producers as they explain how a star's color can help determine its mass, surface temperature, and position in its lifecycle!

The goal of this virtual lab is to allow students the opportunity to explore the factors that influence an object’s weight, primarily gravity and mass.

The goal of this virtual lab is to allow students the opportunity to explore the factors that influence an object’s weight, primarily gravity and mass.

The goal of this virtual lab is to explore the factors that influence the seasons on Earth.

The goal of this virtual lab is to explore the factors that influence the seasons on Earth.

The goal of this virtual lab is to explore the factors that influence the seasons on Earth.

The goal of this virtual lab is to explore the factors that influence the seasons on Earth.

The goal of this virtual lab is to explore how changes in the moon’s orbit and position can impact the different phases of the moon.

The goal of this virtual lab is to explore how changes in the moon’s orbit and position can impact the different phases of the moon.

The goal of this virtual lab is to examine how lunar and solar eclipses happen, and how scientists predict where and when eclipses can be observed.

The goal of this virtual lab is to examine how lunar and solar eclipses happen, and how scientists predict where and when eclipses can be observed.