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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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Art and the Cosmic Connection
3 Review(s)Using NASA imagery, participants use images as inspiration for artwork while learning about geology of planetary bodies and moons 8817
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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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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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Pocket Solar System
Visitors create a scaled model of the Solar System using a long piece of paper, such as receipt paper, to understand the distances of objects in space. 0
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Make a Pinwheel Galaxy
2 Review(s)Patrons design, cut-out, and assemble their own Pinwheel Galaxy 5292
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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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Guide to Building Solar Eclipse Viewers
Patrons build a safe eclipse viewer using a cereal box and foil. This is an indirect way of viewing the sun using a projection casted by the viewer. 0
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Solar Energy Quick Facilitation Guide
Patrons will be able to see how different colored objects passively absorb sunlight at different rates. It’s easy to set up! 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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Star Stories
Use the star map to the left to create your own constellation. Then create a story for that constellation. How did it become immortalized in the stars? Finally, once the sun sets, go out and find your constellation! 0
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SciGirls Star Power
In this maker activity, participants use a shoe box, constellation template, and flashlight to shine a star pattern on a wall. An additional maker project demonstrates the importance of reducing light pollution. 0
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