You can use the NASA CONNECT Laser Challenge Web Activity to meet the following National Standards:

NCTM Mathematics Standards (Expectations)

• Understand numbers, ways of representing numbers, relationships among numbers, and number systems
• Select, create, and use appropriate graphical representations of data, including histrograms, box plots, and scatterplots
• Discuss and understand the correspondence between data sets and their graphical representations, especially histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, box plots, and scatterplots
• Make conjectures about possible relationships between two characteristics of a sample on the basis of scatterplots of the data and approximate lines of fit
• Understand measurable attributes of objects and the units, systems, and processes of measurement
• Develop, analyze, and explain methods for solving problems involving proportions, such as scaling and finding equivalent ratios
• Use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena
• Use mathematical models to represent and understand quantitative relationships
• Understand patterns, relations, and functions
• Communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others
• Analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others

NSTA Science Standards

Science as Inquiry

• Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry

Physical Science

• Properties and changes of properties in matter

Earth and Space Science

• Structure of the earth system

Science and Technology

• Understanding about science and technology

ITEA Standards for Technological Literacy

Abilities for a Technological World

• Use computers and calculators in various applications