Coming soon! Mission: Solar System
NASA and Design Squad Nation team up to inspire
a new generation of engineers.
This guide has six space-based hands-on challenges
for school and afterschool programs, grades 4–8.
Download PDF: Full Guide (English)
In collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)-
On the Moon
This guide has six hands-on challenges that bring engineering and NASA's moon missions to life for kids in grades 4-8 school and afterschool programs.
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DSN Space Activities
Space-themed hands-on challenges that focus on the engineering design process. Simple materials. Ideal for ages 9-12!
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NOVA Sun Lab
Teens discover what makes the Sun so volatile and get access to the same data, images, and tools that scientists use to predict solar storms.
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NOVA Solar System Tour
Interactive tour of the planets that precisely positions the objects in the solar system in three dimensions!
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NOVA Space
All of NOVA's space videos and interactives gathered, tagged and ready to explore!
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Life Beyond the Solar System
See how the Hubble Space Telescope is being used to find dense disks of dust and gas particles forming around new stars like our Sun.
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Life on Mars
This NOVA clip shows the search for water on Mars.
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NASA Educator Training
Learn how to lead hands-on, space-based engineering activities with kids.
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ZOOM Lemon Juice Rockets
Baking soda + lemon juice + vinegar = cork rockets!
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NASA Video Collection
The NASA Physics and Engineering Collection's videos and interactives explore real-world applications of these subjects.
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Planetary Science Collection
The NASA Planetary Science Collection's videos and interactives show what NASA missions have discovered about the solar system.
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Earth from Space
This show reveals a spectacular new space-based vision of our planet and the web of connections that sustain life on Earth.