Here on Earth, we tend to take gravity for granted. Yet the astronauts aboard the Space Station need to learn how to do everything without it. Can you imagine shooting hoops in a „weightless&q…
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Did you know that when you look at a star, your eyes are capturing light that traveled all the way from the star to your eye? Learn more about how light carries information from distant objects.
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Ankylosaurus, Barosaurus, Coelophysis—add to your dinosaur vocabulary with these 12 illustrations. Soon you’ll be able to spot a Pachycephalosaurus from across the room.
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White light is a mixture of all colors of visible light, but it doesn’t always include every color of the rainbow. Build a spectroscope, and view the spectral fingerprints of different light sources.
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This unit is designed for high school students. Students analyze the ability of arctic plants to absorb different wavelengths of light and describe how this affects many animals living in different…
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This unit is designed for high school juniors and seniors. Students will analyze data to study how events/conditions in one location affect the climate/weather in a distant location, especially the…
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What would an anthropologist make of your toothbrush, your school locker, or a Halloween jack-o-lantern? Examine the material culture and artifacts of your life.
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Buckle up your virtual seatbelts! This guide provides the key educational concepts of the dome show at the Museum’s Hayden Planetarium. After you „land on the Moon,“ use the suggested tou…
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A set of activities for young children to explore the wonders of nature with the help of an adult.
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This unit plan is a two-day workshop designed to help teachers instruct middle school aged learners about climate change. Teachers begin by sharing lists of what they believe will be the effects of…
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