Limited-Time Freebie of the Month!

As part of your STEM Space Explorer Library, we're excited to bring you an exclusive monthly freebie! This resource provides a sneak peek into the STEM Space Membership, which offers 250+ rigorous K-8 STEM lessons.

Space Capsule Heat Shield Unit: Design and build a heat shield to protect your astronauts (chocolate) during re-entry! This design challenge uses our new Stage 2 lesson template to promote engineering learning:

• Real-World: Role of a material scientist

• Habits of Mind: Use data to inform design

• Science: Investigate how materials slow the transfer of heat

• Making: Use materials to build a heat shield

• Math: Calculate temperature differences

• Technology: Explore NASA's Orion heat shield