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two educators playing space guess quest

Exploring the Universe: Space Guess Quest Game

In this activity, learners play a yes-or-no question guessing game that identifies the many types of objects in space, from human-made spacecraft to nebulas, galaxies, stars, and worlds.
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Learners pull on elastic bands to simulate the stretching of the universe

Exploring the Universe: Expanding Universe

In this activity, learners pull at the edges of a stretchy model universe and see that the space between objects in the universe is expanding.
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A young learner in a grassy field safely observes an image of the Sun being projected on a solarscope using the Exploring the Solar System: Observe the Sun activity.

Exploring the Solar System: Observe the Sun

In this activity, learners safely view the Sun and study features on its face, via a solarscope.
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Family using thermometer to take temperature of their arm for the Heat Map activity

Exploring Earth: Temperature Mapping

In this activity, learners model the way Landsat satellites use a thermal infrared sensor to measure land surface temperatures.
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Photo of person pouring water on soil and sand to demonstrate erosion

Exploring Earth: Land Cover

In this activity, learners model some of the ways natural processes affect Earth’s landscape through erosion and sediment pollution.
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Online Workshop Recording: Extending Your Earth & Space Science Exhibits - Free Multimedia Resources from NASA's Universe of Learning, NASA's Eyes, and the NISE Network

Online professional development workshop recording focused on Extending Your Earth & Space Exhibits - Free Multimedia Resources from NASA's Universe of Learning, NASA's Eyes, and the NISE Network (2018).
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Online Workshop Recording: The Science Behind the 2018 Explore Science: Earth and Space Toolkit - Exploring Earth and the Solar System

Online professional development workshop recording (2018).
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Sun, Earth, Universe exhibition Birdseye view of visitors interacting with exhibits

Sun, Earth, Universe Exhibition Host Resources

An interactive exhibition designed to engage museum visitors in Earth and space science. Host resources include educator guide, technical manual, promotional materials, logos, signage, and ways add on to the exhibition.
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Online Workshop Recording: Museum Community Partnerships - Part 3: Working with the Solar System Ambassadors and Night Sky Network

Online professional development workshop recording (2018).
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Photo of the materials in Pack a Space Telescope

Exploring the Universe: Pack a Space Telescope

In this activity, learners design, build, pack, and deploy their own model space telescopes in this activity.
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