This Learning Collection was developed to guide students in exploring the evolution of space suit design as a lead-in to NASA's recent Space Suit Design challenge. This is also bei...

A collection of videos and artifacts relating to the Red Planet. This collection was created to support the 2016 CCSSO Teachers of the Year Day at the Smithsonian.

Students learn about and use a right triangle to determine the width of a "pretend" river. Working in teams, they estimate of the width of the river, measure it and compare their r...

Students use vector analysis to understand the concept of dead reckoning. They use vectors to plot a course based on a time and speed. Then they correct the positions with vectors ...

shows daily (back to June 16 1995) a different image or photograph of the universe along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

Students will learn the basic principles of passive solar heating and how it isapplied to home design. Students will use Google SketchUp to design and create a passive solar additi...