Curated OER
Astronaut's Favorite Foods
Students examine space food. In this space science instructional activity, students visit suggested websites to identify the eight categories of space food. Students use a space food nutrition guide to classify space food.
Curated OER
Classifying Space Food
Students write a written summary of what they have learned about the astronaut nutritional diet in comparison with their own diet habits.
NASA
Nasa: Space Food and Nutrition Educator Guide
The Space Food and Nutrition document, published by NASA, supplies teachers with lessons and activities to introduce students to space food and astronaut nutrition.
NASA
Nasa Human Research Program: 21st Century Explorer
This NASA research program allows students to explore space topics using science, technology, engineering, and mathematics skills. Find twelve themes to investigate through video, song, and animation. Also find links to other NASA projects.
DOGO Media
Dogo News: Iss Astronauts Enjoy First Space Grown Salad
Learn how astronauts on the International Space Station are learning to grow their own food in space in order to have fresh vegetables to eat. Includes video.
CommonLit
Common Lit: Space Food
A learning module that begins with "Space Food" by Barbara Radner, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...