In this activity, students will learn how to read a Celsius-scale thermometer, associate weather conditions and seasons with Celsius temperature ranges, and keep a record of temperature. Students will read the Celsius temperature each day and discuss how given temperatures "feel". They record the temperature by using a string of beads and a chart. Full description.

The activities in this guide engage students in learning about the Sun and the process of scientific investigation. The eight activities were adapted for use in afterschool programs with ages 5-12; each can be completed in about one hour. Full description.

This activity engages students in exploring parallax and simulating the discovery of Pluto via an online interactive called the Blink Comparator. Full description.

In this unit, participants are engaged in learning content while also developing skills that are key to conducting scientific investigations. These activities were adapted for use in after school programs for children ages 5-12. It consists of nine sequential activities; most activities can be completed in about one hour. Full description.

In this hands-on activity, students explore the relationship between angular size, actual size, and distance by using their finger, thumb and fist as a unit of angular measurement. Full description.

This product consists of eight astrobiology after-school activities, each of which may be completed in about one hour. The science of astrobiology is concerned with the question of whether or not life exists on other planets. These activities were adapted for use in afterschool programs with ages 5-12. A Astrobiology: Science Learning Activities for Afterschool was produced by the American Museum ... Full description.

This activity allows students to use real satellite data to determine where the greatest concentrations of aerosols are located in the tropical Atlantic region during the course of a year and their source of origin. Full description.

This lesson plan examines how snow and ice cover have changed on the Earth from 1994 to 2004, and allows students to practice using some of the data analysis tools available at MY NASA DATA. Full description.

This activity explores the relationship between the amount of water in the atmosphere available for precipitation and the actual precipitation observed by satellites. Full description.

This activity allows students to discover the link between ocean temperatures and currents as related to our concern for climate change. Full description.