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In this activity, learners model the gravitational fields of planets on a flexible surface.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners simulate what happens to a human spine in space by making Sponge Spool Spines (alternating sponge pieces and spools threaded on a pipe cleaner).

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration, learners compare the relative sizes and masses of scale models of the planets as represented by fruits and other foods.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (on pages 13-16 of the PDF) learners investigate three mystery samples to see which one contains life. The three samples are sand, sand and yeast, and sand and antacid.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners build a 1:140 "scale model" of NASA's X-33 Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) Technology Demonstrator, and investigate how the model dimensions compare to the real vehicle.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity (on pages 22-24 of the PDF), learners match extreme enviroments with life forms they support.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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In this group activity, learners will mark important developments of life on Earth on a timeline (each foot in length representing 200 million years).

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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This activity (page 2 of the PDF under SciGirls Activity: Microgravity) is a full inquiry investigation into how ordinary things behave in microgravity, similar to what astronauts experience.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 2 to 4 hours
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In this activity, learners discover that one way to cool an object in the presence of a heat source is to increase the distance from it or change the angle at which it is faced.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this activity, learners perform 20 arm curls with cans that simulate the weight of beans on Earth versus the weights of the same number of beans on the Moon and in space.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this space science activity, learners work together to create a human-powered orrery to model the movements of the four inner planets.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this math-based activity, learners model the intensity of light at various distances from a light source, and understand how astronomers measure the amount of sunlight that hits our planet and othe

$1 - $5 per group Ages 11 - adult 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners drop impactors onto layers of graham crackers!

$5 - $10 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners investigate the Moon's infancy and model how an ocean of molten rock (magma) helped shape the Moon that we see today.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this science/art activity, learners create an insignia or emblem for a planet exploration mission.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 6 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity, learners will investigate how craters are made and the different factors that contribute to size left from the impact.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners model ancient lunar impacts using water balloons.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, pairs of learners model how scientists use craters to determine the ages of lunar surfaces. One partner keeps time while the other creates a painting for the other to interpret.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners analyze a fictionalized report of life on Mars, based on a real NASA satellite photo, and explore how to separate scientific fact from fiction.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - adult 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity, learners make their own flip book that shows real solar flares erupting from the Sun in November 2000. Step-by-step instructions are included with photos.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes