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In this activity, dry ice and other items are used to construct a demonstration model of a comet that illustrates the comet nucleus, coma, and tails.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners compare the relative sizes and masses of scale models of the planets as represented by fruits and other foods.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners discover the relationship between temperature and pressure in the lower atmospheres of Jupiter and Earth.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners build edible models of Jupiter and Earth to compare their sizes and illustrate the planets' internal layers.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, pairs of learners model how scientists use craters to determine the ages of lunar surfaces. One partner keeps time while the other creates a painting for the other to interpret.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners create volcanoes like those they have examined on Earth and Mars through images taken by spacecraft.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners help create and then navigate an outdoor course of the traditional "planets" (including dwarf planet Pluto), which are represented by small common objects.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes