Astronomy and Space There are 158 items.

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  Living in a Bubble: Play with Magnets and Compasses

  Use a bar magnet to make a model of Earth's magnetic field and sketch its shape! 0
  
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  Content Area 

  • Earth Science
  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 10-20 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Sun Tracking

  Learn how to track the Sun using only a stick! Then, print out Sun clocks and experiment placing them in the correct position. 0
  
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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Eclipse Chalk Art

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  Use a circular template and chalk to create your very own eclipse art! 1818
  
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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Pre-K
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 10-20 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Shadow Tracing

  Participants create and trace their shadows indoors and on the playground. 0
  
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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 10-20 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Shifting Shadows

  Participants trace shadows of playground equipment, then visit their tracings a few minutes later to discover how they've changed. 0
  
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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 10-20 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Solar System Bead Activity

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   Participants calculate and construct a scale model of the solar system using beads and string. 1814
  
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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Make a CD Saturn

  Everyone loves Saturn! This craft uses unwanted CDs or DVDs and a styrofoam ball to make a model of the planet. 0
  
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  How-to Video

  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 20-40 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Make a UV Detector

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  Use tonic water to make an ultraviolet light detector! 1125
  
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  How-to Video Family Take-home Activity A take-home that can be sent with patrons that wish to do STEM activities at home. These at-home activities cover similar topic areas as the associated activity and could be handed out at the conclusion of a program or left on a circulation desk for patrons to take home.

  Content Area 

  • Earth Science
  • Astronomy and Space
  • Physics

  Age Group 

  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • Under 10 minutes

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $1-$5

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium
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  Recipe for a Planet (Mars Version)

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  Patrons build edible models of Earth and Mars to compare their sizes, internal layers, and surface features. 2511
  
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  Content Area 

  • Earth Science
  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Recipe for a Moon

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  Patrons use common food items to model the interiors of the Moon and Earth. 7892
  
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  How-to Video Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources.

  Content Area 

  • Earth Science
  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  Space Place Loopy Legends

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  Patrons author their very own story about a zany space adventure! 1481
  
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  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space

  Age Group 

  • Early Elementary
  • Upper Elementary

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • Under 10 minutes

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Easy
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  After School Universe Session 4- Invisible light

  Participants travel to different stations to learn about visible, infrared, and ultraviolet light and discover that "invisible" light is just as real as "visible" light! 0
  
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  How-to Video

  Content Area 

  • Astronomy and Space
  • Physics
  • Engineering

  Age Group 

  • Family
  • Tweens (9-12)
  • Teens
  • Adults

  Time to Complete Activity 

  • 40 minutes to 1 hour

  Cost associated with Activity Materials 

  • $5-$10

  Difficulty Level (by content) 

  • Medium