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Toolkit Activity
Life Cycle of a Massive Star
Patrons create a visual representation of the life cycle of a massive star using colored pony beads and yarn. 0
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Space Guess Quest Game
In this activity, patrons play a yes-or-no question guessing game that identifies the many types of objects in space, from human-made spacecraft to nebulas, galaxies, stars, and worlds. 0
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Mission to Space Board Game
In this tabletop board game, players will represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space. 0
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The Expanded Universe: Playing with Time
In this activity, participants use balloons to model the expansion of the universe and observe how expansion affects wavelengths of light and distance between galaxies 0
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Make an Ocean Ecosystem Dessert
Learn to make a cool and tasty version of the ocean ecosystem at home! 0
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Create a Flip Book of the Earth's Oceans
In this data visualization activity patrons will create their own flipbook animation using maps of chlorophyll and learn about phytoplankton. 0
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Make Your Own Ocean in a Tube
In this activity patrons will mix fluids to learn more about ocean salinity and ocean currents. 0
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Crank It Up
Machines help us get work done; some are complex, with lots of moving parts, and others are simple. Cams are one example of a simple machine. They are like gears, but have no teeth and come in lots of different shapes. We use them to convert rotating motion (such as turning a crank) into back and forth motion (such as waving an arm). 0
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Dough Creatures
You can use anything that conducts electricity to make an electrical circuit—copper, pencil lead, fruit, even play dough! Adding salt to the dough helps electricity move through the material. With enough power, the electrical current can light LEDs and sound a buzzer! 0
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Color Mixing
In these two activities, patrons explore color by mixing food coloring and exploring what happens when you shine light through water. 0
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Bubble Fun
Have fun with bubbles and explore at home! Patrons of all ages will love experimenting with bubbles! This activity is best done outside for easy cleanup. 0
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Catapults!
Patrons construct catapults with simple craft materials and experiment launching objects. 0
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