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Mars Skits - Mars Adventure Travel Corporation
Literacy and space science - together at last! Participants write a script and act out a 30-60 second commercial convincing tourists to come to Mars for a visit. Use a green filming backdrop and Space Stage app to capture videos of the skits – using real images of Mars as the backdrop! 0
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Mars Skits - How's the Weather on Mars?
Literacy and space science - together at last! Participants write and act out a brief (30-60 second) skit about the weather at a fictitious settlement on Mars. Use a green filming backdrop and Space Stage app to capture videos of the skits—using real images of Mars as a backdrop! 0
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Tour the Moon or Mars with Google Earth
Patrons use Google Earth computer software to observe the geography of their own area. They then virtuallyvisit the same lattitude and longitude on the Moon and Mars! 0
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Life on Mars? Nurturing Life
A garden can be a reminder of life’s needs and our connection to the planet we call home. Children consider the requirements of living things and compare the surface conditions on Mars to those found on Earth as they plant gardens. Gardening tips and options for indoors and outdoors are provided. 0
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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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Mars Engineering
Mars is a good candidate for finding past and/or present life beyond Earth. Groups of participants design Mars rovers that could search for the building blocks of life in martian rocks and build model rovers out of everyday materials. 0
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Investigating the Insides
Investigate the composition of unseen materials, using a variety of tools, as an analogy to how scientists discover clues about the interiors of planets using spacecraft. 0
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UV Bead Bracelet Experiments: Learning about...
2 Review(s)Participants make bracelets using UV beads to learn about ultraviolet light. 3260
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Space Place Loopy Legends
1 Review(s)Patrons author their very own story about a zany space adventure! 1481
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Recipe for a Planet (Mars Version)
1 Review(s)Patrons build edible models of Earth and Mars to compare their sizes, internal layers, and surface features. 2511
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Recipe for a Moon
4 Review(s)Patrons use common food items to model the interiors of the Moon and Earth. 7892
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See the Light
Explore light and color in Earth’s atmosphere with a simple hands-on investigation using a prism, glue stick, and pen light. 0
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