Learning Resources

We asked Adam Savage some popular myths about being in middle school and here is his response to If you aren’t good at something, should you stop doing it?

What was Adam Savage (from Mythbusters!) like when he was in middle school? His answers might surprise you. Find out in this Middle School Minute.

Find out what NASA Astronaut Gregory Ray–J Johnson was like as a young student in this edition of the Middle School Minute!

Find out what NASA Astronaut Michael Good was like as a young student in this edition of the Middle School Minute!

Find out what United States Air Force Thunderbirds pilot Maj. Jason Markzon was like as a young student in this edition of the Middle School Minute!

Find out what NASA Astronaut Serena Auñón–Chancellor was like as a young student in this edition of the Middle School Minute!

Find out what NASA Astronaut Drew Feustel was like as a young student in this edition of the Middle School Minute!

Learn about the distance to the ISS using a simple scale modeling activity, then challenge yourself and your students to build their own robotic arm with materials from home.

Join National Air and Space Museum Curator Dr. Jennifer Levasseur to learn about the history, purpose, and legacy of the International Space Station.

Have you ever wondered how important people get to where they are? NASA's deputy director; Dava Newman; shares her path in this segment brought to you by STEM in 30.

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.

Ever wonder what it takes to become an astronaut and fly in space? NASA astronaut and former teacher Joe Acaba shares his path in this segment brought to you by STEM in 30.