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Edible Model of the Sun
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In this activity, learners make "solar cookies," edible models of the Sun's outer layers using sugar cookies and toppings.
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From the Internet to Outer Space
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In this activity, learners will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations.
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Sidewalk Constellations
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In this activity, learners will go outside and create a constellation.
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Do the Mystery Samples Contain Life?
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In this activity (on pages 13-16 of the PDF) learners investigate three mystery samples to see which one contains life. The three samples are sand, sand and yeast, and sand and antacid.
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Big Wave
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This is an activity about waves. Using marbles, paper clips and rubber bands, learners explore how waves behave.
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Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds
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“Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds” is a hands-on activity in which visitors create a cloud in a bottle and explore it with laser light.
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.
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Where Does Life Live?
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In this activity (on pages 22-24 of the PDF), learners match extreme enviroments with life forms they support.
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Exploring the Universe: Space Guess Quest
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Space Guess Quest is a fun game that encourages participants to identify the many types of objects in space, from human-made spacecraft to nebulas, galaxies, stars, and worlds.
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Morning Star and Evening Star
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This demonstration activity models how Venus appears from Earth.
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Exploring the Solar System: Asteroid Mining
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In this activity, learners will imagine the challenges and opportunities of asteroid mining.
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Creating Craters
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In this activity, learners will investigate how craters are made and the different factors that contribute to size left from the impact.
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Make a Comet on a Stick
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In this activity, learners craft their own model of a comet on a stick to make it fly around the room.
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Exploring the Solar System: Mission to Space Board Game
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In this tabletop board game, players will represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space.
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Moon and Stars
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In this craft activity, learners create a string of cut-out moons and stars.
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Magnification vs. Resolution: Can you see the flag on the Moon?
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners explore the difference between telescope magnification and resolution.
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Is It Living?
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This activity (on pages 10-12 of the PDF) encourages learners to consider what makes living things different from non-living things.
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Modeling the Night Sky
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In this two-part activity, learners explore the Earth and Sun's positions in relation to the constellations of the ecliptic with a small model.
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Exploring the Solar System: Pocket Solar System
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“Exploring the Solar System: Pocket Solar System” is a hands-on activity in which visitors make a scale model of the distances between objects in our solar system.
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Are Microbes Alive?
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In this activity (on pages 19-21 of the PDF) learners observe mold growing on potatoes. Preparation for this activity has to start a week before, to allow time for the mold to grow on the potatoes.