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Steady Partner, Steady Seasons
In this kinesthetic learning activity, patrons explore how Earth's tilt creates the seasons and model how Earth's axis would wobble if its tilt was not stabilized by Moon. 0
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Mars: Inside and Out
Within this suite of activities patrons discover the tallest volcano and deepest valley in the Solar System, take an inside look at the planet's interior, and compare Mars to Earth. 0
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Rover Races
Participants work in teams to model the process for communicating with a rover on Mars, to build programming skills, and understand the effects of time-delay. 0
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Anomaly Adventures: Through the Eyes of a Computer
Patrons compare images to find the differences to learn about the process of "anomaly detection," and how scientists use this process to explore the Universe and study our own planet 0
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Space Forts: Exploring Computer Processing Systems
Patrons learn about parallel and serial processing computer systems by racing the clock to build a fort with stackable blocks 0
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Rover Designs: Coding with Art
Participants explore computer programming by "coding" one another to build space designs using uniform blocks, such as Keva Planks 0
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Citizen Science: SciStarter Projects
Citizen science enables people from all walks of life to advance scientific research! Find projects that match your community's interest, collect data from your local area, and engage in citizen science using SciStarter resources! 0
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Curiosity Rover's Adventure on Mars
Patrons code a programmable toy vehicle, such as the Code & Go Robot Mouse, to travel to different waypoints on a 4' x 5' vinyl map of Mars, while learning about NASA's Curiosity Rover and its mission to Mars. 0
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Make a Planet Mask!
Patrons learn about the eight planets in our solar system and create a wearable mask of Earth. 0
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Make a Stained Glass Earth!
Patrons use wax paper and colorful tissue paper to create a "stained glass" Earth. 0
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Take & Make: Make a Pinwheel Galaxy
Patrons learn about spiral galaxies with this fun and easy craft! Turn it into a "Take & Make" activity by providing colored print-outs of the template on cardstock along with 2-3 Chennile stems and a popsicle stick for each patron. 0
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Take & Make: Make a Star Finder
Patrons make an origami "fortune teller" from a template that helps them learn their way around the night sky by finding constellations. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by downloading the Star Finder template of the current month and printing it out along with the folding instructions and rules for the Star Finder game. 0
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