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Fold a Crystal
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Rocks are made of minerals, and minerals often have crystal shapes. In this fun activity about geometry in nature, learners create their own crystal shapes out of paper.
Stories in the Sky
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In this activity, learners create their own constellations and star patterns and write a short, descriptive story explaining the significance of their star pattern/constellation.
Any Year Calendars
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This PDF contains 12 calendars (12 months). Each month contains activities about math. Things to do on familiar holidays (like July 4), less common holidays (like Backward Day), and any day.

Model the Sun and Earth
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In this activity, learners make scale models of the Sun and Earth out of paper mache.

Building a 3-D Space Maze: Escher Staircase
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In this activity (page 95 of the PDF), learners create Escher Staircase models similar to those that were used by Neurolab's Spatial Orientation Team to investigate the processing of information about

Kites
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Kites) is a full inquiry investigation into how a kite’s shape affects its performance.

Building an Army
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In this activity, learners explore the potential of interchangeable standard parts to create a large number of unique creations in different combinations.

Getting There!: Navigation and Trajectory
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In this two-part activity, learners map a navigation plan to get from Earth to Mars and back. In activity one, learners represent the orbital paths of Earth through dance and dramatic movement.

Zany Zen Garden
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In this activity, learners will turn an ordinary tray of sand into a desk-top garden for meditation.

DIY Pasta Rover
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In this activity, learners design and build a NASA rover using raw pasta and candy with a limited imaginary budget.

Map Your World
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In this activity, learners map their world by drawing a plan of their bedroom.
Pósteres Sobre el Espacio y Matemáticas
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Exponga estos pósteres en el salón o déjelos donde los chicos los puedan explorar. Los chicos buscan las respuestas en línea, en libros de consulta, y en calendarios y almanaques.

What Color is Your Air Today?
Learners develop awareness and understanding of the daily air quality using the Air Quality Index (AQI) listed in the newspaper or online.

A Recipe for Air
Learners use M&Ms® (or any other multi-color, equally-sized small candy or pieces) to create a pie graph that expresses the composition of air.

Paint by the Numbers
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In this pencil and paper activity, learners work in pairs and simulate how astronomical spacecraft and computers create images of objects in space.

Treasures in the Rough
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In this archaeology activity, learners make observations and conduct an experiment to demonstrate the effect saltwater has on artifacts.

Excavating and Mapping Under Water
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In this archaeology activity, learners consider ways in which excavating an underwater site is different from excavating a terrestrial site.

Space Stations: Sponge Spool Spine
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In this activity, learners simulate what happens to a human spine in space by making Sponge Spool Spines (alternating sponge pieces and spools threaded on a pipe cleaner).

Breaking the Code: Mayan Math
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This is a lesson plan for an activity in which learners, playing the role of archeologists, use math concepts about number bases to decipher the Dresden Codex, an ancient Mayan document.

Where in the World is the Terra Cotta Army?
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In this activity, learners find Xi'an, the archaeological area in China where the Terra Cotta Army was discovered, on a map or globe and look more closely at the relationship of the warrior site to ot