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Future Moon: The Footsteps of Explorers
Lunar and Planetary InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners drop impactors onto layers of graham crackers! The process models how impacts throughout the Moon's history have broken rocks down into a mixture of dust, rocks, and...
Solar System in My Neighborhood
Lunar and Planetary InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners shrink the scale of the vast solar system to the size of their neighborhood. Learners are challenged to consider not only the traditional "planets," but also...
Dunking the Planets
Lunar and Planetary InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn this demonstration, learners compare the relative sizes and masses of scale models of the planets as represented by fruits and other foods. Learners dunk the "planets" in water to...
Jiggly Jupiter
Lunar and Planetary InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners build edible models of Jupiter and Earth to compare their sizes and illustrate the planets' internal layers. Learners discuss how the Juno mission will infer details...
Recipe for a Moon
Lunar and Planetary InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners discover that the Moon, like Earth, is made up of layers of different materials. Learners work in teams to make models of the interiors of the Moon and Earth. Common food...
Oreo Phases
Lunar and Planetary InstituteAdd to list DetailsIn 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.