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In this activity, learners are challenged to calculate their own weight on various planets using a scale and calculator. Older learners may be challenged to do so without using calculators.

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

In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.

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 math activity related to light, learners assemble a photometer and use it to estimate the power output of the Sun.

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

In this astrobiology activity (on page 11 of the PDF), learners consider what organisms need in order to live (water, nutrients, and energy).