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Lava Layers
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In this activity (on pages 11-12 of PDF) learners create models of lava layers that have formed on the moon.
Exploring the Universe: Imagining Life
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“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.
Exploring the Solar System: Moonquakes
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In this activity, learners sort different natural phenomena into categories (they occur on Earth, on the Moon, or on both), and then model how energy moves during a quake using spring toys.
Investigating Ice Worlds
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In this activity about the solar system, learners use various light sources to examine ice with different components to understand how NASA studies planets and moons from space.
Exploring the Solar System: Story Blocks
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In this collaborative storytelling activity, learners and caregivers develop a strong story about science and exploration.
Our Place in Our Galaxy
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In this fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity, learners construct a model of our place in the Milky Way Galaxy and the distribution of stars, with a quarter and some birdseed.
A Universe Without Supernovae
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity illustrates the value of supernovae in the universe.
Constellation Viewer
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In this activity, learners will explore what a constellation is and make their own.
Out of Sight: Remote Vehicle Activity
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In this robotics activity, learners drive a remote-controlled car through a course to learn the challenges faced while trying to operate a planetary rover.
Solar System in My Neighborhood
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In this activity, learners shrink the scale of the vast solar system to the size of their neighborhood.
Solar Energy
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In this activity (page 11 of PDF), learners compare the air pressure within a dark and a light bottle both heated by the sun, and discover that solar energy can be collected and stored in many ways
Stargazing
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In this nighttime, outdoor activity, learners keep a record of what they see in the sky by drawing constellations, the Moon, and making note of the weather and conditions each day.
What Does Life Need to Live?
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In this astrobiology activity (on page 11 of the PDF), learners consider what organisms need in order to live (water, nutrients, and energy).
Shapes and Angles
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In this activity (page 7 of PDF), learners will identify the general two-dimensional geometric shape of the uppermost cross section of an impact crater.
House Warming
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In this physical sciences activity, learners explore how passive solar design increases energy efficiency.
Rainbow in the Room
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This activity generates learner excitement about light through the creation of a room-sized rainbow.
Rain Machine (Solar Still)
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In this activity, learners work in groups to build simple solar stills filled with salt water. After the stills are complete, learners observe what happens when they place the stills in the sun.
Using a Simple Astrolabe
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In this activity, learners use an astrolabe to measure the altitude of objects. Learners will first practice taking measurements by measuring the altitude of trees and buildings.
Any Year Calendars
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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.
Our Solar System to Scale
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In this activity, learners plan and create a 24-foot long, two-dimensional model of our solar system, and compare and contrast the differences between planets and the sun.