Author: Models and Materials

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.

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:

Large painted 3-D model of the Psyche Asteroid

June 25, 2018 / Models and Materials

Psyche Asteroid 3D Model

A couple of years in the making, this model of the Psyche Asteroid incorporates both the best shape model for the body that has been created using radar from Arecibo Observatory (Shepard+ 2017)...
This image shows a small 3D model of the Psyche spacecraft that was printed in black PLA plastic. It is approximately 18 inches long, 5 inches wide, and 2 inches high.

June 25, 2018 / Models and Materials

Psyche Mission Spacecraft 3D Model

The Psyche spacecraft model was created by Anne Norenberg, a student at Arizona State University studying digital culture (design). She is one of the Psyche Mission’s “Psyche Inspired”...