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In this activity, learners create channel features with flowing water, comparing their observations to real images of Mars and Earth taken by satellites/orbiters.

In this activity, learners act as the Earth and observe how different angles between the Sun, Earth, and Moon affect the phases of the moon we see each month.

In this activity, learners create a "mini sky" in a glass of water in a dark room.

In this activity, learners observe the moon each night for a month and draw their observations in a Moon Watch Log.

In this activity, learners use sand and ice cubes to create a model of permafrost and the effects of the ice melting through the surface.

In this plant science activity, learners conduct four experiments to observe how plants respond to sunlight and gravity.

This is a fun activity about the power of the Sun and the importance of using sunscreen to protect your sensitive skin from its rays.

In this activity, learners use a toaster to generate wind and compare the appliance's heat source to Jupiter's own hot interior. Learners discover that convection drives wind on Jupiter and on Earth.

In this activity, learners model how the Moon's volcanic period reshaped its earlier features.

In this math activity related to light, learners assemble a photometer and use it to estimate the power output of the Sun.

In this activity on page 7 of the PDF (Plants—The Green Machines), learners examine the effects that light and air have on green plants.

In this activity, learners use the Sun's energy to cook marshmallows. Learners construct the solar oven out of simple everyday materials.

In this activity, learners make a flip book that shows the progression of two solar events on reversible sides of the flip book.