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Experiments & Activities

Check out some amazing activities and experiments you can try at home!

NASA Space Place Activities

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Fit Explorer Activities

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Projects & Printables

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NASA Highlights

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Online Activities

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Resources & Other Info

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Cartoon Measuring cup

Cosmic Recipes

NASA Space Place
  • Make A Pastel Aurora

  • Make a Pinwheel Galaxy

  • Make a Planet Mask

  • Make a Stained Glass Earth

  • Make a Star Finder

  • Make Handprint Art Using UV Light

  • Make Sun Paper

  • Make Sunspot Cookies

  • Meteor Shower

  • Oreo Moon Phases

  • Space Valentines

  • Stretchy Universe Slime

  • Super Sound Cones

  • Test A New SpaceCraft Material

projects / fit / online
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  • ESL Solar System Memory Game

  • The Cosmic Distance Scale (online)

  • Dance of the Planets

  • Flash Scale of the Universe Visualization

  • Listen to a song about the sun

  • Shoulders of Giants

  • Solar System Simulator (online)

  • Space Jello

  • The Sun Song

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  • Dance of the Planets

  • Flash Scale of the Universe Visualization

  • Listen to a song about the sun

  • Shoulders of Giants

  • Solar System Simulator (online)

  • Space Jello

  • The Sun Song

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  • On the Moon – Touchdown (Grades 3-12, p. 16-19)

  • Pinhole Camera – Touch the Sun (Grades 5-12)

  • Powers of 10 CERN

  • Secret Worlds: The Universe Within (FSU Power of 10)

  • Solar System Lithograph Set (online, Grades K-12)

  • Solar System Shuffle (online, level 1)

  • Space Weather Action Center

  • SpaceSim (download)

  • StarChild (lower elementary)

  • Stardust Activity Guide – Egg Drop Sample Return Capsule (p. 62-64)

  • Sun-Earth Day

  • The Nine Planets Solar System Tour

  • Two Astronomy Games “Small and Large” “Near and Far” (Grades K-8, PowerPoint)

  • What is a planet? (video, Grades 9-12)

  • WrightSim (download, Grades 6-9)

  • Your Age on Other Worlds (online)

  • Your Weight on Other Worlds (online)

Resources & Other Info
NASA Highlights
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