Polar Puzzles Anthropological-Archaeologists like Dr. Bree Doering study the things people left behind. But what DO people leave behind? In this activity you will explore things that YOU leave behind and use that to understand the kinds of items left at a dig site!
Imagine what it would be like to live and work on the Moon. What kind of work might astronauts do? How might they live? Read an article about Moonquakes, then design and draw astronaut housing. Heavy Lifting is part of the NASA STEM: Forward to the Moon Activity Guide. These hands-on science activities may be done …
A blast of air! Examine the different states of matter as you design and test a device that launches air particles.
Sand Structures If you’ve driven over a bridge lately, you’ve seen science and engineering at work. Not just in how the bridge is built, but also what it’s made of! The concrete used to make bridges is an example of a composite material—a mixture of two or more materials that, when combined, have properties that are unique …
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