SPACED OUT! NASA DESIGN CHALLENGES

Grades 4 - 8

How do NASA engineers and designers think and what problems are they trying to solve right now?

Those are the questions we’ll take on in this in-museum field trip led by a MODA educator. 

We’ll learn how lunar landings work and talk about the ways that robots help us with space exploration. We’ll also talk about some of the challenges facing NASA engineers and designers now and try our hand at solving them.

Along the way, students will get familiar with a free, online, computer-aided design program called Tinkercad that they can keep using for other projects even after this workshop!

Want to schedule this field trip? Please fill out the form by clicking the grey button to the left (or by clicking here), and we’ll get back to you right away!

Please email Leslie Yarborough at education@museumofdesign.org with any questions.

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)

This field trip covers standards in the following areas and grade levels.

Visual Arts: 4-8

Mathematics: 4-8

Science: 4-8

Computer Science: 4-8

For a full list of applicable standards, please see the attached PDF.

  • Our field trips are completely FREE for Title I schools! For non-Title I schools, please see the rates below.

    1 - 10 STUDENTS: $150

    11 - 25 STUDENTS: $275

    26 - 40 STUDENTS: $400

    Once we’ve agreed upon a date and time for your in-museum field trip, we’ll send you an invoice. Payment must be made at least two weeks in advance of your scheduled field trip or upon receipt if scheduling within two weeks. Payment can be made by credit card, debit card, or check. Please email education@museumofdesign.org with any questions.

    Please note: registrations cancelled within two weeks prior to the field trip will result in a refund of 60%. No refunds will be available for cancellations less than two weeks prior to the date of the workshop, class, or program.