Short Activities
Short activities are brief hands-on experiences lasting less than 15 minutes for small groups of people.
They are often presented at a table, cart, or demonstration space in a variety of settings such as a museum exhibit gallery, classroom, or other public or group setting. Multiple short activities can be combined to form a longer activity.
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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Exploring the Solar System: Story Blocks
Every space mission has a story. In this activity, learners use blocks to tell a creative story about planning a space mission to explore the Moon together.
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Exploring Materials - Graphene
In this activity, learners will use tape and graphite to make graphene and test the conductivity of graphite.
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Big Fish, Little Fish
In this activity, learners investigate biomagnification through a short visual demonstration followed by an interactive game.
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Exploring Products - Liquid Crystal Displays
In this activity, learners investigate temperature-sensitive liquid crystal sheets and liquid crystal displays from a calculator.
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Robots & People
In this activity, learners imagine and draw a robot for a particular task after a quick presentation on robots and nanobots.
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Exploring Tools - Mystery Shapes
In this activity, learners use their sense of touch to investigate hidden objects.
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Exploring Materials - Stained-Glass Windows
In this activity, learners use contact paper and colored tissue paper to create a "nanoparticle stained-glass" window.
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Creative Reinvention
In this activity, learners are asked to guess what recycled materials were used to make various products, and challenge them to think of creative ways to reuse the waste materials in their homes.
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Eclipse Pinhole Postcard
This two-sided postcard features a map of the US and what percentage of the eclipse you'd see at different locations on one side and how to view a solar eclipse safely on the other side.
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