Enriching elementary minds and bodies during an at-home summer
Stop by NASA’s Space Place to launch your learning about our world and what lies beyond! Play some games that demonstrate cool projects the NASA team has worked on. Explore Mars with a rover! Take a deep sea dive into the oceans of our own planet! And find out how NASA talks to its faraway spacecraft, …
Let NASA bring the universe into your home, with e-books, virtual tours, podcasts, videos and more. Be a scientist at home and help NASA with critical research such as classifying Mars terrain and searching for undiscovered worlds! Or draw the rocket that will take the next astronauts to the moon, and explore Mars with a …
This is a tasty way to learn about the phases of the moon. What are the different phases of the moon? Use sandwich cookies to see for yourself what they look like. This activity is courtesy of NASA and was provided to Summer Adventure by the Dudley Observatory. What You Need Four or five sandwich …
Go behind the scenes at the Space Center to see what’s next in space exploration! This virtual tour will introduce kids to just a few of the amazing Boeing employees who are preparing to write the next chapter of space history with the launch of the Starliner/CST-100 spacecraft and the deployment of the Space Launch …
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Learn the names of stars and constellations with this cool interactive map! Can you find a constellation in the night sky? Check out this cool interactive sky map where you can click and learn the names of stars. See if you can find the same stars in the night sky at your house. What is …
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Write your own rap to share some facts about the planets. What You Need Instruments Household items that you can use as a rhythm instrument (example: wooden spoons, a table top) If you don’t have any instruments or household items, you can always clap your hands. What To Do Figure out the rhythms of each …
Whip up a sweet snack that’s out of this world! Kids of all ages will have fun preparing, baking and decorating sugar cookies to look like stars, planets or moons. What You Need Start with some plain sugar cookies: Make your own, or pick some up from the store. Here are a few simple recipes: …
Use this funny fill-in to create your own unique space story. Visit this fun site from National Geographic and fill in the blanks to create your own funny space story. You’ll need to know the difference between different parts of speech, like nouns, adjectives, and verbs. A noun is a person, place or thing. (The …
Prepare for blastoff! Journey beyond Earth with this trip through space! Check out this National Geographic site where you can visit and learn about each planet. What You Need Crayons or markers A small notebook or 6 pieces of blank paper, folded together to make a booklet What To Do Label your passport. Make …
What does Jupiter sound like? How about Mars? Find out in this creative activity for all ages. A composer named Gustave Holst (1874-1934) composed an orchestral suite called “The Planets.” Pick one of the planets to listen to at the bottom of this page. What You Need Your imagination Paper Crayons, pen or pencil A …
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