Enriching elementary minds and bodies during an at-home summer
Turn your backyard into a launch pad! Watch Making Rockets in Your Backyard Video No astronaut’s mission is possible without a rocket to blast your ship off into space. In this video, a member of the NY STEAM Bus at Niskayuna CSD shows us how we can build a rocket in our backyard with items …
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to transport moon rock samples? Watch Moon Rock Mystery Box Video Imagine you’re an astronaut traveling to the moon to bring some rocks back to Earth so you can study them. You’ll need something to transport all of those rocks in. In this video, a member …
No need for a rocket ship. Set off on your space adventure from the comfort of your home! How far can you go in this space adventure? Match the shapes and colors to advance levels, and see just how far you can go in space! This activity enforces shape recognition and critical thinking skills.
Picture yourself reading a story in space as the Earth rotates below! Story Time from Space is a project of the Global Space Education Foundation, which sends children’s books to the International Space Station for astronauts to read aloud to students on Earth. Check out their site for their full collection of read-aloud videos and …
If you’ve ever played “Hot Potato,” you will surely see the similarities with this fun game of Hot Moon. What You Need A small round object, such as a ball or stuffed animal Music What To Do Players arrange themselves in a circle and toss a small, round object, such as a ball, to each …
In this activity, children will build a tasty rocket ship out of their favorite fresh fruits. Fuel up on fresh fruit with this with this fun and super-healthy snack. Grapes and banana slices form stripes on this Rocket Kabob – much like the stripes on the famed Saturn V rocket. What You Need Bamboo skewers …
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 …
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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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 …
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