Connect with scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and NOAA to:
Host Researcher:
Dan Sawyer
Mechanical Engineer
Precision Engineering Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Understand the importance of accurate and precise measurements to help society.
Host Researcher:
Matt Brumbelow
Mechanical Engineer
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Investigate and analyze the factors that describe motion and position.
Host Researcher:
Kobie Boykins
Staff Mechanical Engineer
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab
Apply your knowledge of forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion to explore the universe around you.
Host Researcher:
Lisa Jones
Research Fish Biologist
NOAA
Evaluate the technological and societal applications of work, power, and machines.
This 136-page, full-color magazine introduces the host researchers and Argonaut teams, and provides the science background knowledge and the tools to help students solve each Mission challenge. It also contains a “getting started” tutorial, reference charts, a glossary, and interdisciplinary connections.
This 160-page, two-color manual includes facsimile Student Edition pages, wrap-around teacher notes, lesson plans, extentions, worksheets, and resources.
60 minutes of videos introduce teachers and students to some of the world’s top explorers and key science concepts. Our video content is seamlessly woven throughout the curriculum, offering a gateway into the exciting world of exploration and adventure.
Digital Labs allow students to explore the scientists’ work through interactive online games.