STEM in 30: Mail Away, Mail Away, Mail Away: Innovations in Delivering the Mail
In the United States mail service often fueled the transportation industry to expand and innovate allowing more people to be connected, and ushered in an era of faster communication.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2Zyd-VXv0o
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Technology and Engineering, People, Society and Culture
Student
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STEM in 30: Remote Sensing, and how it Impacts YOUR life.
Remote Sensing is the gathering of data remotely. This data is gathered from satellites, airplanes, and even drones flying through hurricanes.
https://youtu.be/3VtZleF7nQ8
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Physical science, Technology and Engineering
Student
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This One Time: Dean Kamen, Founder of FIRST, Flying the B–2 Stealth Bomber
Dean Kamen is most well known for founding FIRST Robotics Competition, but he is also a pilot and this one time, he got to fly the stealth bomber.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE67emCWDG8&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_XFR-UsQFhIqfz2anz2xc1_
Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3
People, Robotics
Student
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Middle School Minute: NASA Astronaut Gregory "Ray–J" Johnson
Find out what NASA Astronaut Gregory Ray–J Johnson was like as a young student in this edition of the Middle School Minute!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-wA3OPJw2A
Grade 12, Grade 11, Grade 10, Grade 9, Grade 8, Grade 7, Grade 6, Grade 5, Grade 4, Grade 3
People, Science, Spaceflight
Student
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My Path: "Don't Be Afraid of Who You Are." Hannah Wakeford, Astronomer
Dr. Hannah Wakeford is on the cutting edge researching and hunting for exoplanets. Many of these newly discovered planets are in the Goldilocks Zone where conditions may be right to support life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM4gSVAhMIQ&list=PL6RlkQnoCx_VvN6SkGaFShkAyOcNX8Rry&index=9
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Astronomy, Dwarf planets, Exoplanets, People, Solar System, Spaceflight
Astronaut Training, Moon Mission
This family activity trains you on how to pick up samples of Moon rocks like the Apollo astronauts.
https://s.si.edu/MoonMissionAstronautTraining
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade K, Grade 1, Grade 2
Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Moon (Earth)
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Building Paper Airplanes with Astronaut Gregory "Ray J" Johnson
What does flying a paper airplane have to do with landing the Space Shuttle?
https://youtu.be/2lVzXQElTpU
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 3, Grade 5, Grade 4
Aircraft, Technology and Engineering, Space Shuttle program
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Bristlebots with Private Space Explorer, Anousheh Ansari
Build robots with with electrical engineer and private space explorer, Anousheh Ansari
https://youtu.be/fbPUSTmMjjU
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Robotics, Technology and Engineering
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Space Lingo: What Is "Puffy–Head Bird–Legs?" – ISS Science
Astronaut Randy Bresnik explains this condition that astronauts experience. Also check out a demonstration of Puffy–Head Bird–Legs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zld_7m2WWg
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Space stations
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Smithsonian Science Starter: Puffy Head, Bird Legs
This lesson investigates the effects of gravity on the human body and how it impacts astronauts in space.
https://s.si.edu/PuffyHeadBirdLegs
Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, Space stations, Spaceflight
Teacher
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STEM in 30: Lighter, Stronger, Better: Composites
Explore composites in this fast-paced webcast to learn what they are, how they are made and how they are used in the aerospace industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqr6_hE7yh4
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Aircraft, Technology and Engineering