Query a Career Profile
Lessons
Students will explore career profiles and relate them to what they are learning in science class.
Why does the Earth have Layers?
STEM Explained
An in-depth look at how the Earth got its layers.
Jamie Sevigny
Career Profiles
Management Engineer
SETI - The Search for extraterrestrial Intelligence
Backgrounders
Some astronomers are not looking for stars, planets or galaxies. They are searching for intelligent life in the universe beyond our planet.
Thomas Graham
Career Profiles
Research Scientist, Space Farming
Mike Dixon
Career Profiles
Professor and Director of CESRF
Carl Dixon
Career Profiles
Naval Communicator
Keven Bruce
Career Profiles
Tactical Weather Specialist
Alexis Dorais
Career Profiles
Remote Sensing Analyst
Carbon Dioxide on Earth and on the ISS
Backgrounders
Carbon dioxide is an important part of the air on Earth and in space. What is carbon dioxide? How is it measured? How can it affect us mentally and physically?
Why is it colder in the winter even though the Earth is closer to the Sun?
Hands-on Activities
Learn why we have seasons in this hands on activity.
What is your weight on another planet?
Hands-on Activities
Do you weigh the same on Jupiter as you do on Earth? Learn to calculate your weight on a different planet.
What would happen if a meteor hit Earth?
Hands-on Activities
Explore the effects of asteroid impacts in this hands on activity.
Temperature on Earth and on the ISS
Backgrounders
Temperature is an important part of life on Earth and life in space. This backgrounder explains what temperature is, how it affects people and how it is controlled on the International Space Station.
Testing Parachutes for Mars
STEM Explained
NASA engineers apply kinematics and dynamics to test parachutes designed specifically to help space probes land safely using aerodynamics.