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December 4, 2020 / Models and Materials

Engineering Process Part 1

Do you know what the engineering process is and how it is used? Watch this video to learn how scientists and engineers tackle real world problems and come up with new innovative solutions.

December 4, 2020 / Models and Materials

Engineering Process Part 2

Watch this video to learn about the engineering process and see how it is implemented in real life with the NASA Psyche Mission!

August 4, 2020 / Models and Materials

EL VIAJE DE PSYCHE

Los participantes de Psyche Inspired escribieron e ilustraron un libro para colorear sobre la misión Psyche desde la perspectiva de la nave espacial. Descargue e imprima las páginas completas...
Graham cracker psyche spacecraft.

February 7, 2020 / Models and Materials

Gingerbread Psyche Spacecraft

Looking for a fun holiday craft? Check out our Gingerbread Spacecraft! This activity is designed to engage younger minds in to the mission and get them excited about visiting a new metal world!...
Two kids take a picture next to the fake psyche asteroid.

August 26, 2019 / Models and Materials

Grades K-2

Below is a list of activities, learning materials and videos for students in kindergarten through 2nd grade. Click on each heading to view the full activity. Have fun exploring the NASA Psyche...
Little kids hold up the fake psyche asteroid along with psyche props.

August 25, 2019 / Models and Materials

Grades 3-5

Below is a list of activities, learning materials and videos for students in 3rd through 5th grade. Click on each heading to view the full activity. Have fun exploring the NASA Psyche Mission!...
This image shows Psyche team members talking with members of the public at a the JPL Open House

August 25, 2019 / Models and Materials

Grades 6-8

Below is a list of activities, learning materials and videos for students in 6th through 8th grade. Click on each heading to view the full activity. Have fun exploring the NASA Psyche Mission!...
Undergraduate students displaying their protoype controlled by a laptop.

August 25, 2019 / Models and Materials

Grades 9-12

Below is a list of activities, learning materials and videos for students in 9th through 12th grade. Click on each heading to view the full activity. Have fun exploring the NASA Psyche Mission!...

August 22, 2019 / Models and Materials

Pom Pom

This activity is designed to engage younger minds in to the mission and get them excited about visiting a new metal world! Download Tutorial

This artist's conception shows a close-up of the heavily cratered surface of the Psyche asteroid.

June 25, 2018 / Models and Materials

Why Is Nasa Sending a Spacecraft to a Metal World?

View this TED-Ed video about the Psyche mission and check out the full lesson on the TED-Ed website.

Cover for the children's book "Psyche's Journey to a Metal World" showing the Earth, the spacecraft, and the asteroid on a starry background.

June 25, 2018 / Models and Materials

Psyche’s Journey to a Metal World

Psyche Inspired participants wrote and illustrated a coloring book about the Psyche mission from the perspective of the spacecraft. Read the book online Leer libro en español Download and print...

June 25, 2018 / Models and Materials

Psyche Spacecraft Lego Model

Download the parts list and watch how to make your own LEGO model of the Psyche spacecraft: