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The Stardust Discovery Mission: Bringing Comet Wild-2 Samples Home to Earth
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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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OSIRIS-REx: Revealing Secrets from the Dawn of our Solar System
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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Bringing Mars Samples Back to Earth
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National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
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Textron How Things Fly
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Futures in Space
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Astronaut Taste Test
Learn why it's had to taste things in space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2TKbtuYuEQ
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
Human spaceflight, People, Science, Technology and Engineering
Student
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History of Space Food
A very short history of how people eat and what they eat in space.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kivw3nnSt_8
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Apollo program, Human spaceflight, Life sciences, Mercury program, People, Science, Spaceflight
Student
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Ice Cream in a Bag
In this fun science experiment, you will learn how to make ice cream in a bag and explore the chemistry involved in making this summertime treat!
https://bit.ly/3ZKRA2T
Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9
People, Science
Teacher
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Design a Mars Rover_Explore on Your Own - Spanish
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/DesignaMarsRover_ExploreonYourOwn_es_us
Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Science, Technology and Engineering, Spacecraft
Teacher
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Engineering Mars Spacecraft - Spanish
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_es_us
Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 6
Commercial spaceflight, Human spaceflight, Science, Spacecraft
Teacher
cc-by-nc
Food on the Fly - STEM in 30 - Season 10 - Episode 1
I need to eat, you need to eat - we all need to eat. In this episode we’ll explore how the simple act of eating, under certain circumstances, can become complicated.
https://airandspace.si.edu/multimedia-gallery/food-fly-stem-30-season-10-episode-1
Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7
General aviation, People, Science, Spaceflight, Technology and Engineering
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Globalizing Polar Science: Reconsidering the International Polar and Geophysical Years
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The Space Telescope: A Study of NASA, Science, Technology, and Politics
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