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Speculative Stories
In this flexible activity patrons imagine future uses of AI tools, and...
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Ethiquest
In this short activity patrons consider the ethical dilemmas posed by...
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Data Bites
Patrons create a paper supervised learning machine, and use it to sort...
Universe of Stories There are 87 items.
These activities are curated around CSLP’s 2019 Universe of Stories reading challenge. The collection celebrates space exploration, coinciding with the reading challenge.
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Sorting Games: How Big? How Far? How Hot?
3 Review(s)This NASA@ My Library Activity Guide will help library staff facilitate these sorting activities in large or small groups, with patrons from Pre-K to adult. 29595
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Jump to Jupiter
1 Review(s)Participants jump through a course from the grapefruit-sized “Sun,” past poppy-seed-sized “Earth,” and on to marble-sized “Jupiter” — and beyond! 6157
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Strange New Planet
4 Review(s)In this simulation of space exploration, participants plan and carry out five missions to a “planet” and communicate their discoveries to their family or a friend. 26016
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Loony Lunar Phases
5 Review(s)Learners hear a story, song, or (silly or serious) poem that celebrates the Moon's different phases. 39865
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Teen Moon: Moon Ooze!
Learners model how the Moon's volcanic period reshaped its earlier features. 0
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Crater Creations
4 Review(s)This is an activity about impact craters. Learners will experiment to create impact craters and examine the associated features. 19740
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Big Dipper Star Clock
2 Review(s)Participants create a "star clock" that they can take home and use to tell the time from the posisiton of the Big Dipper in the night sky. 8850
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UV Kid
2 Review(s)In this activity, children use common craft materials and ultraviolet (UV)-sensitive beads to construct a person (or dog or imaginary creature). 8798
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Let's Make A Supernova!
Participants imagine themselves inside a large star at the end of its life, just as it is about to go supernova. Learn what happens in the core of a star when it runs out of fuel. This is a very active, engaging activity that your audience will remember. 0
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Touchdown
1 Review(s)In this engineering design challenge, students will use what they know and can investigate about gravity, motion, and forces to design and build a shock-absorbing system that will protect two "astronauts" when they land. 2509
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Health in Space
This suite of eight activities is designed to help patrons understand some of the unique twists to health issues that astronauts encounter while living in space! 0
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Trip to Mars
4 Review(s)Participants play a game that steps through a human mission to Mars, to learn about the variety of people on the ground supporting missions, and the factors that can affect a mission outcome. 21136
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