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Be a Plumber
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In this activity (located on page 6 of the PDF), learners explore the ways people access water in their homes.
Morning Star and Evening Star
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This demonstration activity models how Venus appears from Earth.
Pocket Solar System: Make a Scale Model
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners build a scale model of the universe with little more than adding machine tape.
Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets
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In "Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets," participants learn about how some rockets carry science tools—not scientists—into space, and how a special kind of rocket called "sounding rockets" can
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.
Constellation Viewer
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In this activity, learners will explore what a constellation is and make their own.
Expanding Balloon Universe
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In this activity, learners will discover how our universe is continuously expanding.
The Size and Distance of the Planets
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In this activity, learners investigate the concepts of relative size and distance by creating a basic model of the solar system.
Constellation Tubes
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In this activity, learners will create their very own constellation.
The Thousand-Yard Model
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.
Crazy Camouflage
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In this activity about camouflage, learners create a model that shows how a flounder is able to blend into a variety of environments.