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In this activity, learners make their own solar oven to bake s'mores and learn about how solar energy is absorbed on Earth.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners use chocolate to explore how the Sun transfers heat to the Earth through radiation.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners will measure the length of their shadow from the Sun and compare it three to four months later.

free Ages 6 - 14 1 to 12 months
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners add food coloring to hot and cold water in order to see how fluids at different temperatures move around in convection currents.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners observe the moon each night for a month and draw their observations in a Moon Watch Log.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity on page 13 of the PDF, use a special plastic card that has been painted with a chemical that changes color when it is in UV light.

$5 - $10 per student Ages 6 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this sunny day, outdoor activity, learners observe changes in shadows over time. The activity also helps to develop a sense of the Earth's motion.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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This kinesthetic science demonstration introduces learners to four states of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners use binoculars (or a telescope) to identify and track sunspots. If using binoculars, learners need a pair that can be secured on a tripod.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - adult 10 to 30 minutes
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In this online interactive challenge, learners choose items to represent the Earth or solar system, then determine other items to represent the Moon, or Milky Way based on their relative size.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners explore how distance can affect the way we perceive the size of an object.

free Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners use the Sun's energy to cook marshmallows. Learners construct the solar oven out of simple everyday materials.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 45 to 60 minutes