Explore December 7 in science history! Discover Apollo 17’s iconic “Blue Marble” photograph of Earth, NASA’s Galileo spacecraft arriving at Jupiter, and Dutch-born astronomer Gerard Kuiper’s contributions to planetary science. These three events connect space exploration, geology, astronomy, and engineering, with practical discussion ideas for middle and high school science. Explore 132 December events in the Science on This Day classroom resource.

What connects recorded sound, gas laws and the International Space Station? Explore three science milestones from December 6: Thomas Edison’s phonograph, chemist Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, and the first connection of ISS modules in orbit. These stories make useful classroom starters for physics, chemistry and engineering. The December Science on This Day resource includes 132 STEM events, interactive HTML, editable slides, a filterable spreadsheet and printable PDF.

Explore three science stories from December 5: Werner Heisenberg’s contribution to quantum physics, the Great Smog of London and its impact on air pollution laws, and Albert Einstein’s 1932 US visa controversy. These events connect physics, environmental science, public health and the relationship between science and society. Discover 132 daily STEM events in the December Science on This Day resource, with interactive HTML, editable slides, a filterable spreadsheet and printa

Discover three science milestones from December 4! Explore how the International Space Station began taking shape, how Alfred Hershey’s research helped show that DNA carries genetic information, and how Gemini 7 tested the limits of human spaceflight. These events make engaging science starters for middle and high school. Explore 132 daily STEM events in the December Science on This Day activity set, with interactive HTML, slides, spreadsheet and printable PDF.

Explore December 3 in science history: the first human-to-human heart transplant, Pioneer 10’s historic Jupiter flyby, and the birth of X-ray spectroscopy pioneer Manne Siegbahn. Connect biology, space exploration and atomic physics with practical classroom discussion ideas. The December Science on This Day calendar features 132 STEM events in interactive HTML, slides, spreadsheet and printable PDF formats.

Discover December 2 in science history: Enrico Fermi’s first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, the Hubble Space Telescope repair mission, and Mars 3’s first soft landing on Mars. Explore nuclear physics, engineering, space exploration and scientific problem-solving with practical classroom connections. The December Science on This Day calendar includes 132 STEM events in interactive HTML, slides, spreadsheet and printable PDF formats.

Discover December 1 in science history: Henry Ford’s moving assembly line, the Channel Tunnel breakthrough beneath the sea, and NASA’s deliberate aircraft crash test to investigate aviation safety. Explore how engineering, experimentation and evidence shape the world, with practical classroom discussion ideas for science and STEM teachers. Find 132 daily events in the interactive, slides, spreadsheet and printable formats of the December Science on This Day calendar.