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Planet Party
Visitors view planets, the Moon, and stars in the sky with the naked eye and binoculars or telescopes. Planning resources and tips for partnering with a local astronomical society are provided. 0
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Jump to Jupiter
1 Review(s)Participants jump through a course from the grapefruit-sized “Sun,” past poppy-seed-sized “Earth,” and on to marble-sized “Jupiter” — and beyond! 6157
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Levers at Play
2 Review(s)Participants consider how a simple machine, a lever, turns a small push or pull (a small force) into a larger — or stronger — push or pull (a larger force) — and apply the concept to designing a model seesaw. 5712
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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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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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Seeing the Invisible: Infrared Light Detectors
1 Review(s)Infrared light is all around us, but we can't see it with our own eyes! Participants use digital cameras to discover infrared light sources. 890
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Let's See Light in a New Way: Diffraction Spectra
Participants look at the "fingerprints" of different light sources using spectroscopes. 0
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A Light Snack: Cookie Box Spectrometers
Celebrate the contributions of women astronomers and make your own spectrometer using a cookie or cereal box and diffraction grating slides. 0
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Parachute Design
2 Review(s)Celebrate the accomplishment's of the Huygen's probe with this classic, STEM-based activity! 3496
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Daylight in a Bottle
1 Review(s)Patrons will experiment with radiant energy and the concept of refraction to develop a lighting system made out of recycled materials. Water bottle–based systems like the ones patrons create in this activity are in use in several impoverished areas. 1960
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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. -
Make a UV Detector
1 Review(s)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. -
Reflections on Ice: How We Look for Ice
Patrons travel to different stations to explore how different types of light interact with ice. 0
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