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Look Up! Explore Our Universe There are 8 items.
Celebrate the James Webb Space Telescope mission with these activities that work really well at libraries.
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Make a Pinwheel Galaxy
2 Review(s)Patrons design, cut-out, and assemble their own Pinwheel Galaxy 5292
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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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Mission to Space Board Game
In this tabletop board game, players will represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space. 0
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The Expanded Universe: Playing with Time
In this activity, participants use balloons to model the expansion of the universe and observe how expansion affects wavelengths of light and distance between galaxies 0
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Life Cycle of a Massive Star
Patrons create a visual representation of the life cycle of a massive star using colored pony beads and yarn. 0
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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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Nuclear Fusion in Stars
1 Review(s)This simple and engaging activity explains nuclear fusion and how radiation is generated by stars, using marshmallows as a model. 1455
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Space Guess Quest Game
In this activity, patrons play a yes-or-no question guessing game that identifies the many types of objects in space, from human-made spacecraft to nebulas, galaxies, stars, and worlds. 0
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