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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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Coloring the Universe (with Pencil Code)
Participants use pencilcode.net to undertake a series of simple programming exercises, including recoloring images of scenes, everday objects, and finally, a supernova and a region where stars are forming. 0
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Nuclear Fusion in Stars
1 Review(s)This simple and engaging activity explains nuclear fusion and how radiation is generated by stars, using marshmallows as a model. 1455
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How Do We Find Planets Around Other Stars?
Discover the techniques scientists use to find planets orbiting distant stars: use a foam ball, a toothpick, and a small ball of clay. 0
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Pinhole Viewer: Shoebox Version
1 Review(s)Use a shoebox and other common materials to create a safe way to view the Sun. 3713
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Solar Energy
Two bottles -- one painted black, the other painted white -- are covered with balloons and placed in bright sunlight. 0
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How to Build a Galaxy (beta)
Use craft materials -- and 3D printed models of astronomical models -- to model our Milky Way galaxy. 0
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Pinhole Viewer: Cereal Box Version
2 Review(s)Use a cereal box and other common materials to create a safe way to view the Sun. 3752
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Pinhole Projector: Shipping Box Version
Use a long box or tube and other common materials to create a safe way to view the Sun. 0
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Why Do Eclipses Happen? (Yardstick Eclipse...
3 Review(s)Using simple materials, participants explore the vast distance between the Earth and Moon and model how solar and lunar eclipses happen. 9600
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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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Dunking the Planets
Participants place scale models of the planets, represented by fruit and other foods, in water to determine their density. 0
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