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This fun hands-on astronomy activity uses a variety of simple props to help learners understand why they see what they see in a telescope.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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This hands-on astronomy activity lets learners hunt for different objects in the night sky that contribute to stellar and planetary formation, using a Treasure List.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations.

free Ages 4 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a paper model of the spacecraft and photometer (telescope) used during NASA's Kepler Mission.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners examine photo images of Earth taken from space, and attempt to identify and explain some of our planet's geological features.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 30 to 45 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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Use this model to demonstrate the goal of NASA's Kepler Mission: to find extrasolar planets through the transit method.

Over $20 per group Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 11 1 to 2 hours