International Space Station Curriculum and Activities


ISS Models: Detailed drawings to allow you to build your own models of the ISS.

Planetary Weights: Check to see how much you would weigh on other worlds.

Film Canister Rockets: Demonstrate Newton's Principles by building and launching your own rockets.

Balloon Rockets: Investigate how rockets work by building single stage balloon rockets.

Balloon Rocket Staging: Investigate how rockets work by building multi-stage balloon rockets.

Comet Nucleus Model: Recipe for creating the Nucleus of a Comet with dry ice, worcestershire sauce, and other household items.

Docking with the ISS: Learn the dynamics of spaceflight while simulating a Shuttle docking with the ISS. Should be used after completing the Shuttle Glider Activity.

Make your own Space Shuttle Glider: Create a scale model of the Space Shuttle and see it fly.

Health and Exercise in MicroGravity: Activities and Background important for space travel.

Personal Hygiene in Space: Learn about the most delicate questions of space travel including how the space toilet works

Meal Menu for the ISS: Before you sign up to go on the ISS, check out what will be available to eat and drink! Remember, there is no pizza delivery in orbit (yet).

A Primer on Microgravity: A short overview of Microgravity as it applies to life in Space.

Newton Cars: Demonstrate Newton's Principles by building your own "mass driver" vehicle.

Planning an Interplanetary Mission: Technical obstacles are sometimes the easiest to overcome in the quest for space, this simulation puts you in the position of a policy and budget analyst who must create the best mission for the least cost.

Rocket Cars: Demonstrate Newton's Principles by building and racing your own rocket cars.

Simulating Weightlessness: Build your own Neutral Buoyancy tank.

Solar Arrays on the ISS: How does Solar Energy work and what will its applications be aboard the ISS?

Water Purification on the ISS: Learn how water purification systems will work aboard the ISS and build your own purifier.

Crystal Growth Activities: Learn about commercial crystal growth potentials in space and conduct your own crystal growth activty