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Learners recreate the classic egg-drop experiment with an analogy to the Mars rover landing. The concept of terminal velocity will be introduced, and learners perform several velocity calculations.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity encourages visitors to build an electroscope—a simplified version of one of the tools scientists use to study the invisible forces on Earth and in space.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners take core samples of candy bars with a straw and carefully observe & excavate their sample, modeled after what the NASA Perseverance rover will do on Mars.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 6 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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Learners build a model of the planets in the solar system. In their model, the planets are spaced in their relative distance from the Sun.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 8 - 11 30 to 45 minutes