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What's Hidden Inside
Participants use strategies and tools to determine what object is hidden inside of a sealed paper bag. 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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Taking Earth's Temperature
1 Review(s)Participants are introduced to a type of energy, infrared radiation, which we can’t see with our eyes but we can feel as heat. Then, they explore their outdoor environment using an infrared thermometer (also known as an IR thermometer) to measure the temperatures of concrete, asphalt, grass, and bare soil. 1730
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Home Energy Audit
Send patrons home with an energy audit so they can see just how much energy is being used in their house. 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. -
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. -
Around the School
3 Review(s)Don't let the name fool you - this activity is open-ended and perfect for the library setting! Patrons collect specimens from around the classroom or school yard to examine under the microscope. They can collect virtually anything that they wish to see at the microscopic level. 1764
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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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