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Guide to Building Solar Eclipse Viewers
There are many ways to build your own solar eclipse viewers that project...
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Build a Moon Habitat
1 Review(s)Astronauts on the Moon must have homes that protect them like no home on Earth would ever need to do. Teams of participants roll sheets of newspaper to create "logs," which are stapled together to frame a "habitat" and "airlock." The structure is covered with a bedsheet and decorated with the NASA logo. 2050
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Why Do Eclipses Happen? (Yardstick Eclipse...
3 Review(s)Using simple materials, participants explore the vast distance between the Earth and Moon and model how solar and lunar eclipses happen. 9600
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Planet Party
Visitors view planets, the Moon, and stars in the sky with the naked eye and binoculars or telescopes. Planning resources and tips for partnering with a local astronomical society are provided. 0
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Sun, Moon, and Star Patterns in the Sky
Patrons make observations of the sky to identify patterns of the stars, sun, or moon 0
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Dance of the Moon and Oceans
This is an activity about the tides. Learners discover how the Moon's gravitational pull causes the level of the ocean to rise and fall twice a day along most coastlines. 0
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Build a Space Colony
2 Review(s)Participants design technology to provide air to breathe, plentiful food, shielding from ultraviolet light, power, and more for space explorers. 9130
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Objects in Motion
Participants in this activity use "orbiting" clay balls to make simple, functioning models of interacting objects in space. 0
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Making a Solar Eclipse Book
This is an activity about how to model and label a solar eclipse. 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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Rocket Car Distance Challenge
2 Review(s)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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Gaining Traction on Mars
Groups of participants create and test various wheel designs and materials on a test vehicle to determine which are most effective on a simulated Martian surface. 0
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Eclipse Chalk Art
1 Review(s)Use a circular template and chalk to create your very own eclipse art! 1818
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