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CDC Features New Solve the Outbreak iPad App
Teens and young adults act as disease outbreak detectives to Solve the Outbreak with this new free iPad app produced by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.) In this …
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Virtual Robotics Lab
Follow your advisor, Mr. Roboto through the robotics lab and learn about a virtual robot named Iris. In this activity you will study, build and interact with Iris and find out how she…
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Build an Air Powered Bottle Rocket in 30 Minutes
Do you want to do a short and fun activity? Try to build this rocket in thirty minutes! You will only need simple supplies.
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Similar Triangles: Using Parallax to Measure Distance
Do you know what motion parallax is? In this experiment you will explore this concept and use it to measure the distance of space objects.
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Make A Spaceship
Design and build your own spaceship, space station or satellite. What features will you add to make your creation safe as it travels in space?
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Launch a Rocket from a Spinning Planet
Have you ever wondered how scientists know where in space a rocket will go when it launches? In this activity, you can learn more about how the Earth's rotation affects a rocket's path!
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Space Shuttle - Online Flight Simulator
Do you want to know what it was like to fly the space shuttle? In this online simulation, you can do a real-time launch sequence, a sixty second launch sequence, or skip the launch s…
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Follow the Falling Meteorite
Have you ever heard of triangulation? In this activity, you can learn all about it as you use triangulation techniques to locate a fallen meteorite! (Picture Credit to Dr. Svend Buhl)
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Making a Comet in the Classroom
In this activity, you can make your very own comet using dry ice!
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Tails of Wonder
In this game, you can help the Stardust spacecraft capture comet dust and bring it back to Earth!
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Hole-In-One
Did you know that the Genesis spacecraft has a special device called the ion concentrator that collects different ions from the sun? In this activity, using a plastic cup, five rubbe…
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Here Comes the Heat
Did you know that there are different kinds of waves that you can't see? Often, waves in the electromagnetic spectrum not visible to the naked eye are all scientists have to go on to…
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Cooling with Sunshades
In this activity, you can learn more about heat and how it can affect different substances both on Earth and in space! You'll get to make a simple device to test the phase change of …
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Roaming Robots: Build Your Own Underwater Robot
The ocean is home to some amazing animals! Make your own robot to discover this fresh world! This is an advanced activity so get ready for some fun!
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Do Warmer Seas Make Stronger Hurricanes?
Do warmer sea temperatures increase the intensity of hurricanes? Find out by going through this activity.
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Mechanical Grabber
Using materials around your house follow the instructions to design and build a mechanical grabber. The kids that developed this project needed a tool to pick up trash around their co…
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DIY Aqua Scope
Do you want to see life under the sea? You should make an aqua scope and do just that!
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Robot Movement
Build a robot and learn how it moves.
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In the Air and All Around
This is a simple way to see what is the air all around you! You can use everyday materials to observe air pollution.
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Build and Surf an Origami Hang Glider on a Wave of Air
This is really amazing! Can you make a glider fly without touching it, without a motor, without any wind? Well after doing this project you will be able to! Watch the video first…
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