#PiDay Activities for the Classroom

The “Pi Day Activities for the Classroom” collection from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory is an educational resource designed to help teachers celebrate Pi Day (March 14) while engaging students in real-world math and science. The webpage gathers a variety of lesson plans, challenges, and problem sets that show how the mathematical constant pi (π ≈ 3.14) is used in space exploration and scientific research.

The activities are organized by grade levels—from elementary to high school—and allow students to solve problems similar to those faced by NASA scientists and engineers. Through illustrated challenges and short investigations, learners use pi to calculate things such as spacecraft data collection, the distance traveled by Mars rovers, the area of telescope mirrors, or the volume of rock samples collected on Mars.

This resource is a creative way to connect mathematics with space science and STEM learning.

Visit:

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/resources/collection/pi-day-activities-for-the-classroom/

NASA+

NASA+ is a new streaming service launched by NASA to bring the wonders of space exploration and science directly to the public. Available on both web and mobile platforms, NASA+ offers a variety of content including live broadcasts, documentaries, original series, and educational materials. 

The service is designed to be accessible and free, providing a unique opportunity for viewers to explore NASA’s missions, research, and the broader universe.

https://plus.nasa.gov/ 

From Hidden to Modern Figures

Resource for teaching by means of biographies, videos and images about the women who made significant contributions to the development of NASA's space program.

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

NASA Kids' Club

NASA Kids’ Club is a collection games, interactive activities, and images for students in Kindergarten through fourth grade. You will find games of various skill levels for children pre-K through grade 4. These games support national education standards in STEM.

Their games and interactive activities are arranged on five skill levels. The activities range from simple things like coloring pages and pattern recognition games to more difficult tasks like identifying planets based on clues provided in written and video form. 

(Source NASA Kids’ Club)

https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html 

#NASA Solar System Exploration

Launched in October 1998, the Solar System Exploration website is a real-time, living encyclopedia of the robotic exploration of our solar system. 

It provides the public with reliable, accurate, up-to-date information about the planets, moons, asteroids, comets and everything else in our solar system. It also provides a complete historical record of deep space exploration.

Visit this webpage on:

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/

Women@NASA

The Women@NASA website was created by the NASA Open Government team in order to celebrate women from across the agency who contribute to NASA’s mission in many ways.

This website includes a collection of videos and essays from women across the agency who contribute to NASA’s mission in many different ways. Their stories inspire girls everywhere to reach for the stars and explore the opportunities available to them through pursuing careers in science.

Visit:

https://women.nasa.gov/

NASA eClips

NASA eClips™ is a web-based video and educator resource repository that focuses on grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and the general public. These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections by exploring current applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, topics. .

(Source NASA eClips)

https://nasaeclips.arc.nasa.gov/

On Twitter

https://twitter.com/nasa_eclips

On Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/NASAeClips

On YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAeClips

Astrobiology: The Story of our Search for Life in the Universe

NASA’s Astrobiology Program addresses three fundamental questions: How does life begin and evolve? Is there life beyond Earth and, if so, how can we detect it? What is the future of life on Earth and in the universe?

This website offers a series of downloadable astrobiology-related graphic history books, conceived to highlight key moments and key people in this field.

https://astrobiology.nasa.gov/resources/graphic-histories/

NASA's Interactive Guide to the Solar System

This site produced for NASA's Science Mission Directorate was launched in october 1998. It strives to be a real-time, living encyclopedia of robotic exploration of the solar system. 

It aims to provide the public with reliable, accurate, up-to-date information about the planets, moons, asteroids, comets and everything else in our solar system. It also provides a complete historical record of deep space exploration.

Visit:

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/

NASA Kid’s Club

NASA Kid’s Club offers information and resources about space science to the kids. It has activities and safe and funny educational games from the space agency. The website doesn’t require children to register or email address to post comment. 

Children can learn about math and science by playing and doing space-related games and activities. 

This webpage includes a section for educators with game descriptions and information about National Education Standards. 

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/kidsclub/flash/index.html#.VCOYU2RdVnF