NASA K-12 Educator Guides

The following downloadable resources are NASA Teacher guides with lesson plans and activities for K-12 educators.  Some of the guidebooks are a little dated, but still contain relevant information for students.  For more resources see NASA’s “For Educators” page.

 3 2 1 Liftoff! (Pre-K – 2)

Space Activity Book (Grades K-3)

Discovery (Grades K-3)

International Space Station (Grades K-5)

Astrobiology – afterschool (Grades K-7)

Space Food and Nutrition (Grades K-8)

Black Holes (Grades K-8)

Optics (Grades K-12)

Living with a Star (Grades K-12)

Microgravity: Earth and Space (Grades 3-12)

Exploring the Moon (Grades 4-12)

Astronomy (Grades 5-8)

Astronomy and Astrobiology (Grades 5-8)

Destination Mars (Grades 5-8)

Earth’s Mysterious Atmosphere (Grades 5-8)

Saturn (Grades 5-8)

Amusement Park Physics (Grades 5-9)

Meteorology (Grades 5-9)

Learning to Fly – The Wright Brothers Adventure (Grades 6-9)

Space Math (Grades 7-9)

The Brain in Space (Grades 5-12)

Investigating Plants in Space (Grades 5-12)

Exploring Meteorite Mysteries (Grades 5-12)

Suited for Spacewalking (Grades 5-12)

NASA’s Great Observatories (Grades 5-12)

Microgravity (Grades 5-12)

Discover Earth – Ozone (Grades 5-12)

Life Cycle of Stars (Grades 9-12)

What is Your Cosmic Connection to the Universe? (Grades 9-12)

Anatomy of Black Holes (Grades 9-12)

Space Math (Grades 9-12)

Planetary Geology (Grades 5-college)