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In this activity, learners discover how geologists use stratigraphy, the study of layered rock, to understand the sequence of geological events.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 2 hours
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Through a series of simple body movements, learners gain insight into the relationship between time and astronomical motions of Earth (rotation about its axis, and orbit around the Sun), and also abou

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - adult 2 to 4 hours
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In this interdisciplinary activity, learners create a Space Weather Action Center (SWAC) to monitor solar storms and develop real SWAC news reports.

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 14 4 to 24 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 board game, learners explore the origins of meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites as well as the their characteristics and importance. They also discover some misconceptions about meteors.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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This lesson plan provides learners with two activities to explore the connections between events in their lives and the seasons of the year.

$1 - $5 per student Ages 11 - 14 1 to 2 hours
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In this two-part activity, learners map a navigation plan to get from Earth to Mars and back. In activity one, learners represent the orbital paths of Earth through dance and dramatic movement.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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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).

Over $20 per group Ages 8 - 18 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners make a flip book that shows the progression of two solar events on reversible sides of the flip book.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes