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Reflections on Ice: How We Look for Ice
Patrons travel to different stations to explore how different types of light interact with ice. 0
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A Solid or a Liquid - What is the Mantle Like?
1 Review(s)Is the Earth's mantle a solid or a liquid? Participants compare and describe the properties of silly putty and ooblek, comparing it to the layer of Earth that the crust flows on. 1591
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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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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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Taking Earth's Temperature
1 Review(s)Participants are introduced to a type of energy, infrared radiation, which we can’t see with our eyes but we can feel as heat. Then, they explore their outdoor environment using an infrared thermometer (also known as an IR thermometer) to measure the temperatures of concrete, asphalt, grass, and bare soil. 1730
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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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A Wonderful Weather Story
Practice the parts of speech as you write a silly story about the weather. 0
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Traveling Seeds
Patrons make three different seed types to discover which design helps it to go the farthest 0
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Exploring Earth: Rising Sea
This hands-on activity demonstrates ways to use topographical mapping techniques to track changes in the sea level 0
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Exploring the Universe: Static Electricity
Patrons learn about the different tools scientists use to study forces on Earth and in space and build their own electroscope to explore static electricity! 0
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Exploring Earth: Temperature Mapping
Participants learn about Landsat satellites by using infrared thermometers to measure surface temperatures 0
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Exploring Properties: Heat Transfer
Patrons investigate how quickly heat transfers between two different materials 0
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