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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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How-to Video Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources.