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Space telescopes can offer us better, clearer views of the universe (and of our own planet) than Earth-based telescopes can, but getting these large, delicate pieces of equipment into orbit is tricky.

This activity has three story puzzles learners can solve to learn about life in the Arctic.

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

This activity attempts to clear up the common misconception that deserts are always hot, totally dry, and uninhabitable.

In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.

In this activity, learners create their own icons for a forecast-at-a-glance poster for their classroom/learning space.

In this activity, learners explore in what ways the shape of the land and the pull of gravity influence how water moves over Earth.

This activity models the way Landsat satellites use a thermal infrared sensor to measure land surface temperatures.