Our Solar System Activities
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Build your own App!
This tutorial helps walk through the process of making an app. Kids will enjoy making a simple app through examples.
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Sunspot Cycles
Children can learn about sunspots in this experiment. They can learn all about the cycle and even track it!
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Similar Triangles: Using Parallax to Measure Distance
Children will learn about motion parallax and will get to use it inorder to measure the distance of space objects.
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Correlation of Coronal Mass Ejections with the Solar Sunspot Cycle
Children can explore the correlation between coronal mass ejection activity and the solar sunspot cycle.
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Calculating the Circumference of the Earth
Children can conduct this experiment to calculate the circumfrance of the Earth. Some calculation is involved.
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Finding the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy Using Globular Star Clusters
Children can find the center of the Milky Way in this experiment. Be sure that they have a computer to conduct this project.
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The Reasons for the Seasons
Conduct your own experiment to find out why we have seasons on Earth. Make sure to read the explanation.
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Space Word Search
Your students can test how many space-related words they already know by trying to find them in this word search! You can also help them find new words that they don't already know!
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Space Quiz
Space is a mysterious place but there are plenty of things we are sure about when it comes to that vast space that surrounds us here on earth. Your students can challenge what they th…
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Moonlight Madness
In this online activity, your students can learn more about the phases of the moon.
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Solar System Crossword Puzzle
Your students can test their knowledge of our solar system with this online crossword puzzle.
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Space Word Search
You can challenge your students space vocabulary with this online word search.
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The Many-Eyed Earth Watcher
In activity from NASA, your students can first learn about MISR, a satellite with nine cameras that orbits the Earth, and then test their knowledge with a crossword puzzle.
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Solar System Explorer
In this online game from NASA, your students can fulfill different missions all around the solar system.
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Whats Your Earth IQ?
In this fun quiz from National Geographic, your students can test their knowledge of their home planet.