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Strange New Planet
4 Review(s)In this simulation of space exploration, participants plan and carry out five missions to a “planet” and communicate their discoveries to their family or a friend. 26016
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Trip to Mars
4 Review(s)Participants play a game that steps through a human mission to Mars, to learn about the variety of people on the ground supporting missions, and the factors that can affect a mission outcome. 21136
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Find Micrometeorites
Patrons learn about micrometeorites and search for them in debris using magnets. 0
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Kinesthetic Astronomy
Modern everyday association with time involves watches, clocks, and calendars instead of the astronomical motions that were the original bases for time keeping. 0
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Big Sun, Small Moon?
1 Review(s)If you’ve ever seen a picture of a solar eclipse, you may have noticed that the Moon comes very close to covering the entire Sun. 1813
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Design Your Own Solar Cupcakes
Learners will explore aspects of the Sun and solar activity by modeling them as solar cupcakes. 0
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Sun Cookies
1 Review(s)Learners will use candy pieces and a cookie to make an accurate model of the Sun that they can eat. 2920
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Scale Model of Sun and Earth
In this activity, participants use scaled cut-out models of the Sun and Earth to learn about the difference in size and distance between the two celestial bodies. 0
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Making a Solar Eclipse Book
This is an activity about how to model and label a solar eclipse. 0
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How Can the Little Moon Hide the Giant Sun?
This is an activity exploring the concept that distance affects how we perceive an object's size, specifically pertaining to the size of the Sun and the Moon as seen from Earth. 0
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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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Moon Mythbusters
2 Review(s)This is an activity about the Moon's influence on Earth. 4358
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