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: Imagining Life
In this activity, learners imagine extreme environments that may exist beyond Earth and create living things that could thrive there.
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Exploring the Universe: Exoplanet Transits
In this activity, learners model one method to search for exoplanets by using a lightbox and mystery objects.
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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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Exploring the Solar System: Moonquakes
In this activity, learners make a quake by shaking spring toys and standing at various distances to discover how distance can change the impact of a quake.
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Exploring Fabrication - Self-Assembly
In this activity, learners will play several full-body interactive games to model the process of self-assembly in nature and nanotechnology.
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Sizing Things Down card game
In this activity, learners compete against each other (or the activity facilitator) to organize their hand of cards into lists of objects from largest to smallest.
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Exploring Materials - Hydrogel
In this activity, learners discover how a super absorbing material can be used to move a small object.
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Exploring Size - Powers of Ten Game
In this activity, learners compete to organize their hand of cards into lists of objects from largest to smallest.
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Exploring Products - Nano Fabrics
In this activity, learners investigate the hydrophobic properties of pants made from nano fabric and ordinary fabric.
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Exploring Tools - Special Microscopes
In this activity, learners use a flexible magnet as a model for a scanning probe microscope.
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