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In this activity, learners create their own constellations and star patterns and write a short, descriptive story explaining the significance of their star pattern/constellation.

In this activity, learners design a flag for a chosen or assigned planet. The instructions include information about flags on Earth, and a list of flag references.

In this activity, learners will build a model of a nebula using cotton balls and colored water. Astronomers photograph nebulas and add colors to provide information about the nebula's composition.

Learners create their own piece of history by decorating, shattering, and piecing together a flowerpot "artifact".

In this science/art activity, learners create an insignia or emblem for a planet exploration mission.

In this activity (on page 8), learners model how marble statues and buildings are affected by acid rain.

In this activity, learners make flipbooks of drawings showing the progression of a Total Solar Eclipse.

In this activity, learners will see how UV light affects colors over time by making their own sunprint on construction paper.

In this activity, learners will create their own lava lamps. Learners will explore density, effervescence and chemistry through this activity.

In this game, learners cutout a model black hole "cone" and attempt to roll around a marble or other small spherical object without touching the event horizon.

Coins are everyday objects which tell a lot about the people who use them.

“Exploring the Universe: Imagining Life” is a hands-on activity in which visitors imagine and draw an extreme environment beyond Earth, then invent a living thing that could thrive in it.

In this activity, learners construct models of plants that are adapted to living under specific environmental conditions.

Learners will build and experiment with their own windmills made from simple household materials.

This PDF contains 12 calendars (12 months). Each month contains activities about math. Things to do on familiar holidays (like July 4), less common holidays (like Backward Day), and any day.

In this activity, learners will turn an ordinary tray of sand into a desk-top garden for meditation.

In this activity, learners will create their very own constellation.

This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners make 3-dimensional models of the Earth and Moon.

In this design challenge, learners design a storm drain cover that catches litter to protect waterways to learn about how local actions can have system-level effects.

In this activity, participants will learn about how gigantic clouds of gas and dust in space, called nebulas, are formed. They'll create their own colorful model nebula using paint and a spinner.