From videos to ready-to implement classroom activities, we’re here to help you get your learners excited about air and space.
Animals in the Sky - Scavenger Hunt (Paper)
This paper version of our popular scavenger hunt challenges you to find aircraft at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center that have animal names.
https://s.si.edu/AnimalsSkyScavengerHuntPaper
Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Aircraft, Spacecraft
Emergency Preparedness Kit: Parent Guide
This parent guide supports the creation of an emergency preparedness kit for home along with how to create an entire emergency plan.
https://s.si.edu/EmergencyPreparednessKitParentGuide
Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 4, Grade 7, Grade 8
Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, World War II
Parent/Caregiver
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Quarantine and Space Exploration
This lesson explores quarantine and space germs have been handled in space exploration. and connect what they have learned to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
https://s.si.edu/QuarantineSpaceExploration
Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade K, Grade 4, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 5, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Human spaceflight, Apollo program, Life sciences
Teacher
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Planetary Landforms
Presentation on how landformsare are created on Earth, other planets and our Moon. Supports Planetary Landforms Lesson and Learning Lab
https://s.si.edu/PlanetaryLandformsPresentation
Grade 4
Science, Physical science
Student
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Stream Tables
Stream Table activity in support of the Planetary Landforms Lesson and Learning Lab
https://s.si.edu/StreamTable
Grade 4
Physical science, Science
Student
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Design a Mars Rover_Explore on Your Own
In this Explore on Your Own activity, students will design a rover to explore the surface of Mars and determine if there are any signs of past life.
https://s.si.edu/DesignMarsRoverExplorePresentation
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Science, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering
Student
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Landing a Rover on Mars Explore on Your Own
In this Explore on Your Own activity, students will watch a short video about landing spacecraft on Mars and then answer some questions.
https://s.si.edu/LandingRoverMarsExplorePresentation
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Physical science, Science, Spacecraft
Student
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Engineering Mars Spacecraft
This lesson presents characteristics of spacecraft models on mars to see how well they meet design requirements and then presents a design challenge for students.
https://s.si.edu/EngineeringMarsSpacecraft
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Science, Spacecraft
Building for Extreme Weather
This slide show supports the Designing for the Weather Lesson.
https://s.si.edu/buildingExtremeWeather
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
Human spaceflight, Physical science, Science, Spacecraft, Technology and Engineering