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Exploring Magnetic Field Lines
NASAAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners explore the magnetic field of a bar magnet as an introduction to understanding Earth's magnetic field. First, learners explore and play with magnets and compasses....
Standing in the Shadow of Earth
Astronomical Society of the PacificAdd to list DetailsThis fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity demonstrates the shadow of the Earth as it rises as a dark blue shadow above the eastern horizon. Shadows are not just what we see on the sidewalk,...
Observing the Moon
Astronomical Society of the PacificAdd to list DetailsUse this Moon Map Guide to help learners identify features on the Moon, while looking through a telescope. Learners will gain understanding of the Moon's light and dark areas and how lunar...
Achieving Orbit
NASAAdd to list DetailsIn this Engineering Design Challenge activity, learners will use balloons to investigate how a multi-stage rocket, like that used in the Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) mission, can propel a...
Exploring Ultraviolet (UV) light from the Sun
NASAAdd to list DetailsIn this outdoor activity, learners explore UV rays from the Sun and ways to protect against these potentially harmful rays. Learners use "detectors" (UV beads) at five different stations,...
LEGO Orrery
NASAAdd to list DetailsUse this model to demonstrate the goal of NASA's Kepler Mission: to find extrasolar planets through the transit method. The model uses legos to represent the planet system, a light to...