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Space Rock Sherlock
Participants become detectives as they use scientific instruments and...
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Take & Make: Make a Stained Glass Earth!
Patrons make a "stained glass" window-style Earth with simple craft materials. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by providing each patron with the materials ( two 9'' unwaxed paper plates, a 20-inch long piece of wax paper, tissue paper sheets that are blue, green, and white, and an Earth template printed in color) and a print-out of the craft... 0
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Take & Make: Make a Planet Mask!
Patrons learn about the eight planets in our solar system and create a wearable mask of Earth. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by printing out the mask template in color, and including a fact sheet about Earth (https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/all-about-earth/en/). 0
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Take & Make: Balloon Rockets
Children are "rocket scientists" as they create and launch simple balloon-powered straw "rockets." Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by providing bags with materials (balloons, drinking straw, and string) along with the printed family guide. 0
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Build Your Own Spacecraft
Patrons learn about the basic parts of a satellite by crafting their own model using found materials. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by providing bags with materials (small boxes, sponges, craft sticks, screws) and a printed diagram of a satellite with the basic parts labeled. 0
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Build A Planet
Patrons use a guide to create their own planet with different features such as craters, storms, and volcanoes. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by providing printed instructions and art supplies. 0
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Space Stories Pop Up Book
Patrons follow simple instructions to create their own pop up book about space. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by providing printed instructions and the necessary materials (8 1/2 x 11 sheets of paper, cutouts of a Space Station, shuttle, capsule, parachute, astronaut, and planets, and notebook paper). 0
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El Poder de las Estrellas
Crea una demonstración estrellas y aprende a conocer cómo puedes evitar la contaminación lumínica. 0
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Historias Estrellas (Star Stories)
Usa el mapa celeste para crear tu propia constelación. Después crea una historia para esta constelación. ¿Cómo se inmortalizó en las estrellas? Finalmente, después de ponerse el sol, ¡sal afuera y encuentra tu conselación! 0
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Life Cycle of a Massive Star
Patrons create a visual representation of the life cycle of a massive star using colored pony beads and yarn. 0
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Space Guess Quest Game
In this activity, patrons play a yes-or-no question guessing game that identifies the many types of objects in space, from human-made spacecraft to nebulas, galaxies, stars, and worlds. 0
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Mission to Space Board Game
In this tabletop board game, players will represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space. 0
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The Expanded Universe: Playing with Time
In this activity, participants use balloons to model the expansion of the universe and observe how expansion affects wavelengths of light and distance between galaxies 0
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