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Star Power
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In this activity, learners create a star show and discover how they can prevent light pollution. Using simple materials, learners first design constellation boxes.
Photolithography
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In this activity, learners use UV light to transfer a pattern onto a plastic board. The pattern is transferred by placing a mask (a transparency sheet with the pattern) on a plastic board.
Dough Creatures
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In this technology activity, learners light up the room with electrifying play dough creations. Learners use conductive and insulating homemade play dough to build simple circuits.
Structure of Matter: Pigment vs. Iridescence
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This is an activity (located on page 3 of the PDF under Butterfly Wings Activity) about how visible light is affected by tiny nanoscale structures, producing iridescence on butterfly wings, soap bubbl
Wire Maze
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Learners create an electrical-circuit maze out of wire, then try to pass a paperclip through the maze without touching the wire.
Telescoping Periscope
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In this activity, learners explore the many uses of periscopes and how this simple device was designed and is used in many applications.
Arduino Blink Challenge
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In this activity, learners explore computer programming and the impact of computers on society. Learners build and test a program to turn a light on and off using an Arduino board.
Where Do We Choose to Live and Why?
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In this geography investigation, learners use a nighttime satellite image to observe areas of light across the United States and to identify patterns and spatial distributions of human settlements.
Infrared Investigations
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In this activity, learners explore how infrared technology is used by engineers to create equipment and systems for a variety of industries.
Stereoscope
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In this activity, learners construct a device that allows them to view 2-D images in 3-D.
Investigating Ice Worlds
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In this activity about the solar system, learners use various light sources to examine ice with different components to understand how NASA studies planets and moons from space.