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In this activity, learners make "solar cookies," edible models of the Sun's outer layers using sugar cookies and toppings.

In this activity, learners will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations.

In this activity, learners will go outside and create a constellation.

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.

This is an activity about waves. Using marbles, paper clips and rubber bands, learners explore how waves behave.

“Exploring Earth: Investigating Clouds” is a hands-on activity in which visitors create a cloud in a bottle and explore it with laser light.

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.

In this activity (on pages 22-24 of the PDF), learners match extreme enviroments with life forms they support.

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.

This demonstration activity models how Venus appears from Earth.

In this activity, learners will imagine the challenges and opportunities of asteroid mining.

In this activity, learners will investigate how craters are made and the different factors that contribute to size left from the impact.

In this activity, learners craft their own model of a comet on a stick to make it fly around the room.

In this tabletop board game, players will represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space.

In this craft activity, learners create a string of cut-out moons and stars.

This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners explore the difference between telescope magnification and resolution.

This activity (on pages 10-12 of the PDF) encourages learners to consider what makes living things different from non-living things.

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.

“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.

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.