Launchpad: Cryogenics – The Cold Hard Facts
Discover the everyday applications of cryogenics from magnetic scans to high-tech space telescopes like the new James Webb. Learn about absolute zero and the Kelvin temperature scale.
Background Information
Grades 9 through 12
- Florida Solar Energy Center Cryogenics
- NASA Safely Transporting High-Pressure Gas Using Cryogenic Technology
- NASA JPL Images of the JWST Mirrors
- NASA JPL James Webb Space Telescope -- Images
Activities
Grades 9 through 12
- Florida Solar Energy Center K-12 Alternative Energy Curricula
- NASA 3D Fly-by Interactive
- NASA 3D Model
- NASA Explore the James Webb Space Telescope - Materials for Educators
- NASA JPL Build and Launch a Foam Rocket
Mathematics
Grades 9 through 12
- National Institute of Aerospace and NASA GSFC Solving Simple Equations