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Build the Big Dipper
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Learners use simple materials to construct a model the Big Dipper. Learners hang the model from a doorway or ceiling and look up at it to see the constellation as seen from Earth.
Balloon Staging
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In this activity, learners simulate a multistage rocket launch using party balloons, fishing line, straws, and a plastic cup.
Gravity and Falling
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners experiment with a bucket, stretchy fabric, marbles, and weights to discover some basics about gravity.
Investigating the Insides
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In this activity, learners work in teams to investigate the composition of unseen materials using a variety of tools.
Teen Moon: Moon Ooze
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In this activity, learners model how the Moon's volcanic period reshaped its earlier features.
Jump to Jupiter
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In this activity, learners help create and then navigate an outdoor course of the traditional "planets" (including dwarf planet Pluto), which are represented by small common objects.
Lift Off!
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This activity (on page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Lift Off) is a full inquiry investigation into the engineering challenges of sending scientific sensors into space.
Space Jell-O
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Albert Einstein proved that space bends around anything that has mass. This activity uses Jell-O's ability to bend around objects as a model for space bending around planets and stars.
Exploring Earth: Paper Mountains
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In this activity, learners explore in what ways the shape of the land and the pull of gravity influence how water moves over Earth.
Exploration Vehicles
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Using recycled materials, learners will design a transportation vehicle to carry an egg in an egg toss (a rudimentary model of a shock absorbent transport vessel).
Exploring the Universe: Nebula Spin Art
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In this activity, participants will learn about how gigantic clouds of gas and dust in space, called nebulas, are formed. They'll create their own colorful model nebula using paint and a spinner.
Oreo Phases
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In this activity, learners recreate the lunar phases using the frosting from Oreo® cookies and place the phases in order. Round cream cheese crackers can also be used if cookies are not an option.
Exploring the Solar System: Magnetic Fields
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The "Exploring the Solar System: Magnetic Fields" activity shows participants how scientists can use tools to study the invisible magnetic fields of Earth, the Sun, and other objects in the universe.
Exploring the Universe: Star Formation
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In this activity, participants will learn how stars form from the dust and gas that exists in space clumping together.
We Have Capture!
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Using simple materials, learners will construct the end effector (grasping device) of a robotic arm and use the device to capture and pick up an object.
Balloon Impacts
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In this activity, learners measure the diameter of their water balloons, model an impact, measure the diameter of the “crater” area, and determine the ratio of impactor to crater.
Exploring Black Holes and Gravity
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners imagine what would happen if our Sun were replaced with a black hole.