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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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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 10-20 minutes
  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Searching for Life

  Participants learn about the characteristics of life and conduct an experiment, searching for life in different soil samples. 0
  
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  How-to Video Implementation Guide Provides extensive background information, facilitation outline, materials shopping list, extended supporting media suggestions, correlations to national standards, and more.

  Content Area 

  • Biology

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $10-$20

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Exploring the Universe: Imagining Life

  Patrons imagine extreme environments that may exist beyond Earth and create life forms that could thrive there. 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Pre-K
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 10-20 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy

  Additional Languages Available 

  • Español / Spanish
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  Leaning Tower of Pasta

  Using spaghetti and marshmallows, patrons experiment with different structures to determine which ones are able to handle the greatest amount of load. 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes
  • 40 minutes to 1 hour
  • 1-2 hours

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Moon, Mars, and Beyond

  This collection features activities relevant to the exhibit and project, From Our Town to the Moon, Mars, and Beyond. These activities center around solar system exploration and concepts related to NASA’s Artemis mission. 0
  
  
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  Jumping on Other Planets

  Participants use math to figure out how high (or low) they could jump on another planet! 0
  
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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space
  • Mathematics

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Something is Different About You

  Build an understanding of patterns by playing a game recognizing differences 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Pre-K
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 10-20 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Space Stories Pop Up Book

  Patrons follow simple instructions to create their own pop up book about space. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by providing printed instructions and the necessary materials (8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper, cutouts of a Space Station, shuttle, capsule, parachute, astronaut, and planets, and notebook paper). 0
  
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  Age Group 

  • Family

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes
  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Rocket Car Distance Challenge

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  Using new and recycled materials, patrons construct rocket cars that use a balloon and straw “rocket” to move. Students will “race” the cars to see which can go the farthest before revising their design and “racing” again. 3060
  
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  Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources.

  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space
  • Engineering

  Age Group 

  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 1-2 hours

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Wind, Water or Crater Impacts?

  Patrons model the effects of wind, water, and impacts on a planetary surface using sand. They will compare the surface features they modeled with images of planetary surfaces to see if they can determine which process caused the features in the images. 0
  
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  Content Area 

  • Earth Science
  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Moon Mythbusters

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  This is an activity about the Moon's influence on Earth. 4358
  
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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 10-20 minutes
  • 20-40 minutes

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Penny Moon

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  This is an activity about the rotation of the Moon. Learners use a penny and a quarter to model that the Moon does indeed spin on its axis as it orbits the Earth. 2283
  
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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 10-20 minutes
  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $0 ("found" items)

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy