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The Space Place Experiment Center
It's science time!
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PDFs of Space Place activities
Print-ready, downloadable PDFs of fun hands-on activities.
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How well do you know the Sun?
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Write your own zany adventure story!
Write your own zany adventure story!
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Curiosity is the key!
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Guide your spacecraft through a space maze
Print and do mazes.
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How's your infrared concentration?
Now where did you last see that galaxy?
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Looking for water . . . everywhere!
Find the alien, icy places in the solar system with this special viewer.
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Do a HUMONGOUS telescope crossword!
Learn about the largest light telescopes in the world.
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Launch a rocket from a spinning planet
Wind up that launch pad!
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Classroom activities and other Space Place pages.
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Adaptable for grades 4-8, some for grades 9-12.
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Play Solar System Switch-a-Roo!
Put clues together to find the planets and moons.
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Slyder :: The Infrared Universe
"Slyde" the tiles to their rightful places to see a hidden Universe.
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Solve "Earth as Art Spuzzles."
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Get a clue about Earth and space weather.
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These weather pictures are a mess! Can you fix them?
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Ordinary things look different in infrared light.
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Online word find can be easy, medium, or hard.
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Color on the computer or print out the pages.
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You will get a charge out of this activity!
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Does your nose know enough for space travel?
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Hear tiny sounds with a Super Sound Cone!
Hear tiny sounds you never noticed before!
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Map a 3-D map of the invisible.
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Build your own mountain, then map it.
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But what will you take with you?
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Test your comet IQ and grab some comet dust.
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Match LIGHT faces with HEAT faces!
Faces look different in infrared light.
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Learn how to turn numbers into pictures!
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Make a Balloon-powered Nanorover!
A fun project to do with the family.
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Buckle up for an adventure!
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The Three Little Piggy-back Satellites
Toss them into orbit like Frisbees!
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Make one for this month and find your favorite constellation.
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Why do we send robots to space?
We can send robots to explore space without having to worry so much about their safety. Learn more!
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Build a Bubble-Powered Rocket!
How high can you make your rocket go?
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Can you tell how old something is just by looking at it?
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Shoot a cannonball into orbit!
Put a cannon ball into orbit.
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Find planets, moons, comets, and games!
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See the universe in Cosmic Colors.
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See the universe in Cosmic Colors.
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Get your Gummy Greenhouse Gases!
Make pollutants from gumdrops, then gobble them up!
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Get your Gummy Greenhouse Gases!
Make pollutants from gumdrops, then gobble them up!
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