Invite your community on a walk around the library’s outdoor spaces to...
Esta guía de siete pasos explica cómo dejar que una parcela de tierra...
Help your library create a space for nature to recover! This activity...
Patrons use craft sticks, balloons, and rubber bands to design an airbag system that can safely land a dropped egg. 0
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In this suite of physical activities, patrons utilize the same body parts/systems as astronauts do in training and on missions in space. The activities may be used by individual students or delivered to an audience of students by educators 0
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Participants investigate a frozen sphere, trying to learn about objects hidden inside and comparing that process to how planetary scientists at NASA investigate "icy worlds." 0
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Binoculars and a hidden object Moon poster let young participants discover how some tools can make distant objects appear closer and brighter. They also learn about how cultures around the world have viewed the Moon through books (and online pre-recorded cultural stories). 0
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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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Patrons learn about the relative size of the Moon compared to the Earth by using a basketball and tennis ball, and use this model to demonstrate how far the Moon is from the Earth 0
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Participants explore the sizes and distances of the Earth, Moon, and the Sun by constructing a scale model using a variety of fruits 0
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Using a golf ball under a blacklight, patrons explore the dynamics of lunar phases 0
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This STEAM activity provides guidance and examples for using NASA missions and discoveries to get patrons writing poems to share their knowledge of or inspiration about these topics 0
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Patrons learn about the use and structure of satellites and use the engineering design process to design, build, test, and improve a model satellite 0
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Children are "rocket scientists" as they create and launch simple balloon-powered straw "rockets." Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by providing bags with materials (balloons, drinking straw, and string) along with the printed family guide. 0
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Children create channel features with flowing water on “stream tables.” 0
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