Moon, Mars, and Beyond There are 8 items.
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.
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Soda Straw Rockets
3 Review(s)Patrons practice the engineering design process by creating paper rockets that can be launched from a soda straw. They then test, redesign, and do it again! 10383
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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