Before you eat your Halloween candy ... 🍫

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Use it to learn about rocks on Earth, the Moon, and Mars instead! 🔎 

EDUCATION UPDATES | OCTOBER 2021

There's a geology lesson inside your Halloween candy

Student Project: Describe Rocks Like a NASA Scientist

In this activity for grades 4-8, students learn how NASA studies rocks on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Then they play the role of a scientist to match images of "rocks" made of candy bars with their correct descriptions.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Event: International Observe the Moon Night

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Saturday, Oct. 16

International Observe the Moon Night

Event: Celebrate Halloween With NASA Online

Public Event

October (All Month)

Celebrate Halloween With NASA Online

WATCH & LEARN

 
Learning Space: Make a Moon Phases Calendar

Learning Space

Make a Moon Phases Calendar

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Educator Guides

Educator Guide: NASA Space Voyagers: The Game

Lesson | Grades 6-12 | 1-2 hours

NASA Space Voyagers: The Game

*NEW* Outer Worlds Expansion Pack now available

 

Student Activities

Student Project: Code a Mars Rover Driving Game

Project | Grades 10-12 | 2+ hrs

Code a Mars Rover Driving Game

Student Project: Do a Mineral Mystery Experiment

Project | Grades 2-12 |

2 sessions (30-60 mins)

Do a Mineral Mystery Experiment

 

Articles

Teachable Moments: Learn About the Universe With the James Webb Space Telescope

Teachable Moments

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Career Advice

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Edu News: JPL Internship Program Expanding Diversity in STEM

Edu News

JPL Internship Program Expanding Diversity in STEM

Meet JPL Interns: On the Fast Track to a Career in STEM

Meet JPL Interns

On the Fast Track to a Career in STEM

SHOW & TELL

 

Got a space-themed Halloween costume? Share it with us at the link or tag your photos using #NASAHalloween.

ACROSS THE NASA-VERSE

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