Space Station Explorers is a community of educators, learners, and organizations that make STEM learning fun and exciting through connections with the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab.
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In this activity, students choose a picture and use all seven tangram pieces to fill in the outline.
By making ‘paths’ out of different materials and discussing these, children will develop their shape and space language in this activity.
Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold explains the significance of these resilient structures and the forces they are up against in microgravity.
Watch Expedition 55/56 flight engineer Ricky Arnold in this two-part episode as he explains spacewalk safety and training in addition to the parts of the spacesuit that protects astronauts outside the space station.
Watch Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold as he explains the station’s solar arrays and the importance of solar energy on the space station.
Watch Expedition 55/56 Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold discuss the crew sleeping quarters, why sleep is important and how they adapt for circadian rhythms aboard the space station.
Have a kid who is space obsessed? Introduce them to Storytime from Space, where astronauts read children’s books while in space.
Astronauts tested 16 toys to learn how the laws of physics would affect the behaviors of the toys.
Explore the Kennedy Space Center in this exclusive video from Studies Weekly.
Launched in 1998, NASA Space Place’s mission is to inspire and enrich upper-elementary-aged kids’ learning of space and Earth science online through fun games, hands-on activities, informative articles and engaging short videos.
