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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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UV Bead Bracelet Experiments: Learning about...
2 Review(s)Participants make bracelets using UV beads to learn about ultraviolet light. 3260
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See the Light
Explore light and color in Earth’s atmosphere with a simple hands-on investigation using a prism, glue stick, and pen light. 0
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Investigating the Insides
Investigate the composition of unseen materials, using a variety of tools, as an analogy to how scientists discover clues about the interiors of planets using spacecraft. 0
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Solar Heated Water
Patrons design and build a solar hot water heater and see how big a temperature change they can get; they then evaluate and redesign their heater to see if they can increase the temperature. 0
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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. -
Span-tastic Bridges Activity
1 Review(s)Participants use commercially available building sets to “go long” or “reach high” with their own designs for model bridges. 1506
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Go GREEN with Creative Circuits
Participants explore Green energy through this engineering design challenge to create structures for a model neighborhood using conductive and insulating dough, LEDs, and handcrank generators. 0
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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. -
Let's Make A Supernova!
Participants imagine themselves inside a large star at the end of its life, just as it is about to go supernova. Learn what happens in the core of a star when it runs out of fuel. This is a very active, engaging activity that your audience will remember. 0
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Objects in Motion
Participants in this activity use "orbiting" clay balls to make simple, functioning models of interacting objects in space. 0
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Filtered Light
Use colored filters with art supplies like astromers use filters to study the universe. 0
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Building and Launching a Rocket
Patrons use the engineering design process to make paper rockets. They then modify the rocket's fins to see how it affects their flight! 0
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Health in Space
This suite of eight activities is designed to help patrons understand some of the unique twists to health issues that astronauts encounter while living in space! 0
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