Space and Earth Informal STEM Education Project

Representative Image for Apollo 11 50th Video

Remembering the Apollo 11 Moon Landing – 50th Anniversary Event Celebrations

Short video highlights of Apollo 11 50th anniversary events.

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Facilitator and young learner squeeze colored water into a dish

Exploring Science Practices: Early Explorations

In this activity, learners are given an opportunity to practice scientific ways of thinking that are developmentally appropriate for early learners.

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Learners and a Facilitator look into the Star Formation basket

Exploring the Universe: Star Formation

In this activity, learners model a star-formation process by adding energy (via a hairdryer) to matter floating in space (ping pong balls) to see how much of it they can get to "clump" in an empty container.

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learners assemble their space craft models

Exploring the Solar System: Design, Build, Test activity

In this activity, learners will imagine, draw, and build their own simple model spacecraft. Then they will place the model through a series of tests.

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Girl using paint in nebula spin art activity

Exploring the Universe: Nebula Spin Art

In this activity, learners create their own colorful model nebula using paint and a spinner.

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Family of four reads a game card for the Mission to Space board game

Exploring the Solar System: Mission to Space board game

In this activity, learners play a board game in which they represent a team of scientists and engineers sending a spacecraft on a mission to space.

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Facilitator and learner look at a meteorite sample

Exploring the Solar System: Asteroid Mining

In this activity, learners imagine the challenges and opportunities of asteroid mining by drawing their own asteroid mining machines.

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Online Workshop: Programming for Audiences with Special Needs

Online professional development workshop recording (2019).

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Online Workshop Recording: Empowering Girls in Science Through Growth Mindset and the New Girl Scout Space Science Badges

Online professional development workshop recording (2019).

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Online Workshop Recording: Learn More About the 2020 Explore Science: Earth & Space Toolkit

Online professional development workshop recording (2019).

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