Education Resources

Build, and launch  your own paper rocket using air power! As you test different designs, launch angles, and fin…

Build, and launch  your own paper rocket using air power! As you test different designs, launch angles, and fin shapes, you’ll discover how forces, motion, and aerodynamics work together to send rockets soaring through the sky.

Radio telescopes don’t take pictures the way cameras do—they detect invisible radio waves from space. In this activity, you’ll…

Radio telescopes don’t take pictures the way cameras do—they detect invisible radio waves from space. In this activity, you’ll become a radio astronomer by turning real telescope data into a colorful image. As you color each pixel based on its data value, you’ll reveal a hidden object from the universe and discover how astronomers create images from invisible light.

Stellarium is a free, open-source planetarium program for your computer that displays a realistic 3D night sky. Explore the…

Stellarium is a free, open-source planetarium program for your computer that displays a realistic 3D night sky. Explore the stars, planets, and constellations just as they appear to the naked eye—or as seen through binoculars or a telescope

Can your team keep gravity from winning? Work together to keep balloons in the air as more are added…

Can your team keep gravity from winning? Work together to keep balloons in the air as more are added each round. It’s a fun, fast-paced challenge that puts teamwork, coordination, and quick thinking to the test while exploring the force of gravity.

Can you protect a fragile “scientific instrument”–a raw egg– from a 20-foot fall? In this hands-on engineering challenge, you’ll…

Can you protect a fragile “scientific instrument”–a raw egg– from a 20-foot fall? In this hands-on engineering challenge, you’ll explore how engineers use force, momentum, energy transfer, and impact absorption to protect valuable equipment.

The Green Bank Telescope (GBT) is a true engineering giant—rising 485 feet into the air and boasting a dish…

The Green Bank Telescope (GBT) is a true engineering giant—rising 485 feet into the air and boasting a dish as big as a football stadium! But that means that the telescope is very heavy! It weighs 17 million pounds! This poses an engineering dilemma! What keeps this gigantic structure from falling down? Activity uses Strawbees building materials.

Overview of Radio Astronomy in one place! Discover how radio telescopes work, what makes radio astronomy unique, and why…

Overview of Radio Astronomy in one place! Discover how radio telescopes work, what makes radio astronomy unique, and why scientists use different types of light to better understand the universe.

Every star has a story. Discover how stars are born, how they change over millions or even billions of…

Every star has a story. Discover how stars are born, how they change over millions or even billions of years, and what happens when they reach the end of their lives. Explore the incredible life cycle of stars—from glowing stellar nurseries to dazzling supernova explosions, neutron stars, and black holes—and learn how these cosmic events shape our universe.

Pulsars are the incredibly dense, rapidly spinning remnants of exploded stars. As they rotate, they sweep beams of radio…

Pulsars are the incredibly dense, rapidly spinning remnants of exploded stars. As they rotate, they sweep beams of radio waves across space like cosmic lighthouses. Find out how these fascinating objects form, why they pulse so precisely, and how astronomers use them to study gravity, space, and the universe.