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DIY Space Classroom Activities

DIY Space Classroom Activities

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NASA scientists demonstrate various science-based activities for classroom instruction. Each segment provides a list of materials needed to conduct the experiments and discusses the science behind the outcomes.

Object striking dirt and throwing up debris. REPLAY. Caption: Not all meteorites come in perpendicularly.
DIY Space Classroom Activities
Episode 1
2 minutes 42 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Rocket-like object. Time to go outside… Caption: (man) T-minus 10, 9, 8….
DIY Space Classroom Activities
Episode 2
6 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
People standing in front of a giant inflated black plastic pouch. Turn fan back to high speed. Caption: Once the door is cut, turn the fan on high.
DIY Space Classroom Activities
Episode 3
4 minutes 38 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Gloved hand reaching into a container emitting a foggy, mist-like cloud. Caption: Look at all this moisture being frozen.
DIY Space Classroom Activities
Episode 4
3 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 8 - 12
Person attaching different colored and shaped objects to a Styrofoam ball. Caption: Those gas jets are actually forming the coma of the comet,
DIY Space Classroom Activities
Episode 5
2 minutes 31 seconds
Grade Level: 3 - 7
Person wearing a jumpsuit with a NASA logo holds a flame to an inflated balloon. Caption: that it takes the heat away from the skin of the balloon
DIY Space Classroom Activities
Episode 6
3 minutes 49 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12