Student Space Lab
Choose your grade and begin an interactive space activity
Build a research plan, investigate scientific evidence, design a mission, or record observations of the night sky. Everything is saved on this device only — no account, no personal details, no ads.
Grade selector
Choose the band, then pick your exact grade. Content adapts automatically.
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Four ways to learn
- Planner
Build a Space Report
Create a guided research plan with reliable facts, source links, an organized outline, and a presentation checklist.
- Grades
- 3–5 · 6–8 · 9–12
- Time
- ~35 min
- You'll finish with
- A printable research planner and citation worksheet.
Start a Report → - Investigation
How Astronomers Know
Investigate the evidence behind planets, stars, galaxies, motion, light, and the history of the universe.
- Grades
- 3–5 · 6–8 · 9–12
- Time
- ~25 min
- You'll finish with
- A completed investigation with scored self-check.
Investigate Evidence → - Simulation
Mission Design Challenge
Choose a destination, spacecraft, instruments, power system, and mission plan while working within real scientific constraints.
- Grades
- 3–5 · 6–8 · 9–12
- Time
- ~30 min
- You'll finish with
- A scored mission design report with tradeoff analysis.
Design a Mission → - Field journal
Night-Sky Observation Journal
Plan an observation, identify visible objects, record sky conditions, and create a printable astronomy journal.
- Grades
- 3–5 · 6–8 · 9–12
- Time
- ~25 min
- You'll finish with
- A dated observation entry ready to print or export.
Start Observing →
Achievements
0 of 6 earned. Nothing is shared with anyone.
First Observation
Saved your first night-sky observation.
Evidence Explorer
Finished your first Evidence Lab investigation.
Planet Researcher
Built a research planner about a planet or moon.
Mission Planner
Configured a complete spacecraft (platform, power, comms, instruments).
Data Detective
Answered a question that required reading a data table or chart.
Five Activities Completed
Completed at least five activities across all four tools.
Your progress on this device
Nothing is uploaded. Selected grade, activity drafts, and achievements are stored only in this browser. You can clear everything below at any time.
- Grade
- Not chosen
- Activities started
- 0
- Achievements
- 0
- Units
- metric
For teachers and parents
Each activity lists its learning objectives, the science and engineering practice it exercises, and the NGSS standards it aligns to. No student names, emails, schools, exact locations, drawings, or free-text responses ever leave the device. There are no accounts, no chat, no leaderboards, and no student-to-student features.