In this media-rich lesson, students explore some of the ethical, legal, and social issues related to personal genetic testing and genome sequencing.

In this lesson, the students will summarize their experiences in the Amazon rainforest by developing and presenting a briefing for a T.V. evening news program.

In this video segment adapted from NASA, students in Matsuyama City, Japan, interview Expedition 8 Commander and NASA Science Officer Mike Foale and Flight Engineer Alexander Kaleri about life and work aboard the International Space Station.

This activity includes reading a non-ficiton book and trying the experiments with air listed in the book. Students will record their observations regarding the experiments in an observation journal.

Using the scientific method this simple hands on experiment is designed to verify Newton's Second Law.

Part of the National Air and Space Museum's online exhibition about Exploring Planets, this describes and gives visuals of telescopes, probes and fly-by aircrafts, orbiters, and landers as current methods for earth and airborne exploration of the planets. The tools and technology used to get, bring back, and analyze samples are also included.

In this activity, participants will imagine the challenges and opportunities of asteroid mining. Participants will draw their own asteroid mining machines, and consider how these devices would extract, process, and return mined materials to Earth. They can also assume roles assigned by the activity's challenge cards, and imagine what concerns or priorities they might have as a scientist, explorer, lawyer, or engineer. While the technologies necessary for mining materials from asteroids do not yet exist, current missions exploring and studying asteroids may lay the groundwork for future asteroid mining operations. Educators should begin with the file named: Asteroid Mining - Lesson Plan - START HERE.

Estimated time required: 1-2 class periods.

Technology required for this lesson: Tablet or Smartphone.

In this video segment adapted from Interactive NOVA, astronaut John Young experiences extreme temperatures on the Moon that are a result of the Moon's low gravity and lack of atmosphere.

In this activity, the students will develop a briefing for a T.V. evening news program that summarizes their experiences surviving in the Amazon rainforest. The students will have the opportunity to role play as interviewer and interviewee in presentations to the class.

Examine facts and figures on how teens use the Internet in this infographic from FRONTLINE: Generation Like. Ninety-five percent of teens use the Internet. The infographic details which forms of technology they use to access the Internet, which sites they use, what they do when they're online, and whether they care about privacy.

What do the first five minutes of class look like for you? How do you maximize student learning while you take care of attendance and other administrative chores? We'll share our favorite five bellringers that utilize technology and provide meaningful experiences for students.

Tips for avoiding the serious crime of identity theft. Learn how your identity can be stolen and how to protect yourself.

Identity theft is a serious crime and it's important to act fast if this happens to you. Learn how to tell if your identity is stolen and what to do about it.

Grades 9-12, Biology. Take part in a virtual lesson to learn more about how technology impacts corn growth and yield. See how seed population and corn growth influence yield, then take part in a yield prediction lesson to estimate yield at harvest.

Using the LEGO® NXT robotics kit, students construct and program robots to illustrate and explore the Fibonacci sequence. Within teams, students are assigned roles: group leader, chassis builder, arm builder, chief programmer, and Fibonacci verifier. By designing a robot that moves based on the Fibonacci sequence of numbers, they can better visualize how quickly the numbers in the sequence grow. To program the robot to move according to these numbers, students break down the sequence into simple algebraic equations so that the computer can understand the Fibonacci sequence.

This video segment adapted from NOVA explains how the sprinkler revolutionized fire safety and also features developments in fire-safety design for high-rise buildings.

This activity is an investigative introduction to class 1 levers. Students create levers and record observations to determine the use and components of a lever.

This is an exploratory activity where students in small groups discover the relationship between the force of resistance, the force of effort, and placement of the fulcrum in a first class lever.

This activity will provide the students with an opportunity to use inquiry. This activity will also help them to begin to understand friction and inertia,.