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Voyage through the Solar System Kit Activity Training Videos

Professional learning training videos for the the Voyage through the Solar System kit.
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screenshots of the DIY Solar System app on a phone and tablet

DIY Solar System App

DIY Solar System makes it easy for families and educators to explore the solar system from anywhere, anytime!
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Voyage through the Solar System logos

A set of logos and promotional materials for Voyage through the Solar System including logos, colors, and graphics in multiple formats.
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Online Workshop Recording: The Science Behind the 2020 Explore Science: Earth and Space Toolkit – Asteroid Mining - Part 3

Online professional development workshop recording (2020).
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Online Workshop Recording: The Science Behind the 2020 Explore Science: Earth and Space Toolkit – Using Your Toolkit to Present the Life Cycle of Stars (Part 2)

Online professional development workshop recording (2020).
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Online Workshop Recording: The Science Behind the 2019 Explore Science: Earth and Space Toolkit - Exploring Earth and Our Solar System

Online professional development workshop recording (2019).
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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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Online Workshop Recording: The Science Behind the 2018 Explore Science: Earth and Space Toolkit - Looking Beyond the Solar System

Online professional development workshop recording (2018).
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Facilitator demonstrates a magnetic field with a small model of Earth

Exploring the Solar System: Magnetic Fields

In this activity, learners use magnets and metal items to learn about magnetic fields of the Earth, the Sun, and other objects in the universe.
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Learner investigates the crater made in the sand after dropping a weight into the sand box

Exploring the Solar System: Craters

In this activity, learners drop objects of various sizes and shapes into a tub full of sand and other materials, to simulate the formation of a meteorite crater.
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