Exploration
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Sketching Gadget Anatomy
Robots are complex machines that work using a variety of different mechanisms. This project teaches kids about "The Elements of Machines" and then asks them to find a simple machine a…
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Hovercraft
This project teaches kids how to make a simple hovercraft. After they complete the first design, see if they can change it slightly to make it even better!
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Underwater Night Life
Have your child do this fun and easy activity to observe night time under the sea.
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DIY Aqua Scope
Does your child want to learn about life under water? They should make an aqua scope and do just that!
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How to Make a Pond Dip Net
Children can make this apparatus to view living organisms! Make sure they return them to the pond or ocean after the experiement.
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Will the Ice Melt and Overflow?
Learn how ice and water take up space in the ocean! This experiment is great for the whole family.
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Cup of Fish
Young children will enjoy making their own little aquariums in a bowl. This little activity will engage them in ocean education.
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Build an Underwater Scope!
Does your child want to explore the sea? In this activity they can make their own underwater scope and do just that!
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Life Cycle of the Pacific Salmon
Children and adults alike can learn about Salmon in this activity!
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Dive into the Deep Sea
Children will get to learn about deep sea exploration through this activity. It is a great introduction.
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Wind Energy Quiz
Quiz your students on their wind energy knowledge! This quiz will not only test how much they know about wind energy, but also teach them why their answers are correct or incorrect.
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Create Evaporation
This simple activity allows kids to experience how wind can cause evaporation on their skin, thus cooling them down.
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Suck an Egg out of a Bottle
Kids will love this fun and slightly messy activity that will teach them how heating and cooling affects air pressure.
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Lets Go to Mars!
In this online activity from NASA, your students can decide what they would bring on a mission to Mars, and see how they score.
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Harbor Porpoise Movement
Children will learn about the activity patterns of Harbor Porpoises by viewing satellite data. Have your child engage in exploration.
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What is in the Wind?
In this project, students will build simple devices that collect things blowing in the wind. After hanging them outside for a few hours on a windy day, kids can then examine what the…
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Why We Explore Space
In this really cool interactive website, your students can explore all the reasons why we explore space.
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Constellation in a Canister
Have your child learn about constellations! They can accomplish this activity and have fun at the same time.
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Finding true north
Have your child do this activity in order to learn about finding directions. This is important when exploring space.
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Explore the Nextera Energy Site for You
Nextera is one of the many providers of wind energy to New Mexico, and they have a website built just for kids. There, your students can learn about different types of energy, how to…
