Experiments & Activities
Check out some amazing activities and experiments you can try at home!
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Make A Pastel Aurora
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Make a Pinwheel Galaxy
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Make a Planet Mask
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Make a Stained Glass Earth
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Make a Star Finder
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Make Handprint Art Using UV Light
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Make Sun Paper
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Make Sunspot Cookies
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Meteor Shower
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Oreo Moon Phases
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Space Valentines
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Stretchy Universe Slime
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Super Sound Cones
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Test A New SpaceCraft Material
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ESL Solar System Memory Game
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The Cosmic Distance Scale (online)
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Dance of the Planets
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Flash Scale of the Universe Visualization
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Listen to a song about the sun
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Shoulders of Giants
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Solar System Simulator (online)
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Space Jello
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The Sun Song
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Dance of the Planets
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Flash Scale of the Universe Visualization
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Listen to a song about the sun
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Shoulders of Giants
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Solar System Simulator (online)
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Space Jello
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The Sun Song
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On the Moon – Touchdown (Grades 3-12, p. 16-19)
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Pinhole Camera – Touch the Sun (Grades 5-12)
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Powers of 10 CERN
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Secret Worlds: The Universe Within (FSU Power of 10)
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Solar System Lithograph Set (online, Grades K-12)
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Solar System Shuffle (online, level 1)
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Space Weather Action Center
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SpaceSim (download)
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StarChild (lower elementary)
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Stardust Activity Guide – Egg Drop Sample Return Capsule (p. 62-64)
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Sun-Earth Day
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The Nine Planets Solar System Tour
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Two Astronomy Games “Small and Large” “Near and Far” (Grades K-8, PowerPoint)
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What is a planet? (video, Grades 9-12)
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WrightSim (download, Grades 6-9)
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Your Age on Other Worlds (online)
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Your Weight on Other Worlds (online)
