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Take & Make: Balloon Rockets
Children are "rocket scientists" as they create and launch simple balloon-powered straw "rockets." Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by providing bags with materials (balloons, drinking straw, and string) along with the printed family guide. 0
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Build Your Own Spacecraft
Patrons learn about the basic parts of a satellite by crafting their own model using found materials. Turn this into a "Take & Make" activity by providing bags with materials (small boxes, sponges, craft sticks, screws) and a printed diagram of a satellite with the basic parts labeled. 0
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Build a Zipline
Patrons use common materials to design and construct their own zipline to transport small item from here to there. Turn this into a "Make & Take" activity by providing printed family guides and materials for constructing ziplines in a bag for your patrons. 0
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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. -
Hogar Dulce Hogar
Un hábitat es el hogar o entorno natural de una planta, un animal u otro organismo. Un hábitat proporciona a un animal alimento, agua y un lugar para vivir. A veces los animales no pueden vivir en sus hábitats naturales, y los humanos deben construir hábitats para ellos. Para satisfacer las necesidades de los animales, las personas intentan imitar sus... 0
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Vela Sedienta
Patrons use a candle, dish, water, and a drinking glass to experiment how a flame interacts with oxygen to create low and high pressure systems. 0
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Little Coders: Unplugged
This suite of activities introduces patrons to basic coding concepts, such as sequencing, conditionals, and events, through fun "unplugged" games 0
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Catching a Whisper from Space
Patrons simulate how NASA communicates with spacecraft by playing a kinesthetic game with sounds and umbrellas 0
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Infant Moon: Moon Mix!
Investigate the Moon’s infancy by modeling how different materials floated and sank in the early molten Moon. 0
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Chocolate Rock Cycle
In this sweet activity, patrons learn about the rock cycle using chocolate blocks! 0
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Terrific Trees
Patrons learn about the importance of trees and practice collecting data on trees in their community 0
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All Tangled Up
Patrons explore the interconnectedness of organisms in an ecosystem by creating an interactive food web with string 0
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Heart to Heart
Patrons investigate how different exercises affects how hard our hearts work and learn about keeping a healthy heart. They also get to make their own stethoscope to take home! 0
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