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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.

In this mathematics activity (page 4 of the PDF), learners will explore the relationship between the diameter and circumference of an object.

Did you know that you would be a different age if you lived on Mars? It's true!

This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.

In this math-based activity, learners model the intensity of light at various distances from a light source, and understand how astronomers measure the amount of sunlight that hits our planet and othe

In this math activity, based on the research of famed astronomer Frank Drake, learners calculate the possibilities of finding intelligent life elsewhere in the universe besides Earth.

In this activity, learners build a scale model of the solar system using a roll of toilet paper.

In this space science activity, learners explore transits and the conditions when a transit may be seen.

In this small-group activity, learners assume the roles of pilots, air traffic controllers, and NASA scientists to solve five Air Traffic Control (ATC) problems.