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  • Manufacturing
    Lesson 2

    Manufacturing

    Career ExplorationComputer ScienceMathScience6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade

    Meet with a data analyst at La-Z-Boy to learn how her work helps to bring comfy chairs to your home. Learn about how 3D printing is the future of manufacturing…

  • Take Me Out to the Ball Game: The Art and Physics of Sports
    Lesson 203

    Take Me Out to the Ball Game: The Art and Physics of Sports

    English4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    https://youtu.be/P36_y9eLl10Our guest today, Doug Mirabelli, was a catcher for the Boston Red Sox. He reads us a book about Moe Berg, a Jewish baseball player …

  • Space Part 2
    Lesson 116

    Space Part 2

    4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    This week's theme is Space. On today's episode of Extra Credit, we make paper rockets, meet an engineer who helps people explore outer space, and remember the …

  • Space Part 1
    Lesson 115

    Space Part 1

    4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    This week's theme is Space. On today's episode of Extra Credit we build our own straw rockets, learn about space food, make our own comics, and so much more!

  • NASA Space Crafts: Mathematician on the Go in Honor of Katherine Johnson
    Lesson 2

    NASA Space Crafts: Mathematician on the Go in Honor of Katherine Johnson

    ArtScience3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade

    Katherine Johnson is known for being human computer and one of the original Hidden Figures at the National Advisory Committee, the precursor to NASA’s Langley …

  • #AskNASA: How Do Astronauts Use the Potty in Space?
    Lesson 2

    #AskNASA: How Do Astronauts Use the Potty in Space?

    Science1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade, Kindergarten

    Hygiene, eating, sleeping — life operates a tad differently when you're in space.Join NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir as she answers some of our popular questions …

  • #AskNASA: How Are We Going to the Moon?
    Lesson 01

    #AskNASA: How Are We Going to the Moon?

    Science1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade, 9th - 12th Grade, Kindergarten

    NASA Spacesuit Engineer Lindsay Aitchison answers the question “How are we going to the Moon?” She addresses key questions about our plans to explore the Moon …

  • Air Pressure
    Lesson 108

    Air Pressure

    Science4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade

    Mister C and the Science Crew build a barometer to measure air pressure.