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Wind Turbine Tech Challenge
1 Review(s)Participants consider what they know about how wind turbines work and how wind energy could be used to provide electricity to a community park. 2677
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How-to Video Implementation Guide Provides extensive background information, facilitation outline, materials shopping list, extended supporting media suggestions, correlations to national standards, and more. Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources. 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. -
Curious George: Sail a Boat
Curious George sees treasures where others see trash. He transforms his "junk" collection into a masterpiece—reusing and recycling items from the street. Will the mayor declare George and his friends the winners of Pretty City Day? 0
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Robot Retriever
1 Review(s)This simple coding activity relies on a friend to play the role of "robot", and shows participants just how hard it is to make precise instructions! 1113
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Binary Numbers
1 Review(s)This pen and paper activity shows kids (and adults!) the language computers use to communicate, and provides a good first activity for libraries interested in getting into coding. 1167
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Binary Weaving
1 Review(s)Computers use binary numbers (Base 2), a series on "ons" and "offs" that encode information. 941
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Phylogenetics
This activity is a great introduction to why biologists (and most other scientists) are learning to code! 0
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Turing Test
Can you tell if you're talking to a human or a computer? This activity may help you be able to figure out if the online helpdesk is a real person, or just some code! 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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GLOBE Observer: Clouds
Citizen scientists of all ages are invited to make environmental observations that complement NASA satellite observations and help scientists studying Earth and the global environment. 0
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Tour the Moon or Mars with Google Earth
Patrons use Google Earth computer software to observe the geography of their own area. They then virtuallyvisit the same lattitude and longitude on the Moon and Mars! 0
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Mars Skits - Mars Adventure Travel Corporation
Literacy and space science - together at last! Participants write a script and act out a 30-60 second commercial convincing tourists to come to Mars for a visit. Use a green filming backdrop and Space Stage app to capture videos of the skits – using real images of Mars as the backdrop! 0
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Mars Skits - How's the Weather on Mars?
Literacy and space science - together at last! Participants write and act out a brief (30-60 second) skit about the weather at a fictitious settlement on Mars. Use a green filming backdrop and Space Stage app to capture videos of the skits—using real images of Mars as a backdrop! 0
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