Activities

Our current list of activities spans from Kindergarten to 6th grade and is constantly growing! All activities are taught with an accompanying presentation that focuses on the science of the topic. Any material necessary is brought by our team. 

*The time specified includes the length of the presentation as well as the average time it takes to complete the activity.

Activity Name	Appropriate Age Range	Description	Photos
Design Your Own Constellation Time: 45 minutes - 1 hour	K - 3rd	Paired with a story-like presentation on the mythology of the stars, students will have the chance to design their own constellation using a night sky template.
Oreo Moon Phases Time: 1 hour	3rd grade and up	Using 4 oreo cookies, students will split each apart and use the filling inside to recreate each of the 8 moon phases on the cookies.
Build Your Own Starfinder Time: 45 minutes - 1 hour	4th grade and up	A star finder is used to identify constellations and other objects in the sky based on date and time. Students will be prepared to discover the night sky after building their own starfinder to take home!
Build Your Own Starfinder with Marshmallow Constellation Activity Time: 1.5 hours	4th grade and up	After students build their starfinder, they will use it to turn to their birthday and pick their favorite constellation to recreate using marshmallows and toothpicks.
Create the Solar System! -Indoor Time: 1 hour	1st grade and up	Students are split into 8 groups, each representing a planet in our solar system. They will each create their own planet headband and work together to share information about their planet with their peers.
Create the Solar System! -Outdoor (scale model) Time: 1 hour +	Kindergarten and up	This activity is done outdoors. Students work together to create a scale model of our solar system using chalk (headband activity from indoor version can also be included depending on time).	Image coming soon!
Star Life Cycle Bracelets Time: 1 hour	5th grade and up	In this activity students create bracelets they get to wear home! Each student is given a set of beads and a color chart correlating to different cycles of a star. Using the chart, they string together their beads to represent the life of a star.
Model Saturns Time: 1 hour	4th grade and up	Students create a model of Saturn using styrofoam balls and a CD. Once finished, they can be hung from the ceiling or be used as a fun holiday decoration!
JWST Brought to Life Time: 1.5 hours	3rd grade and up	Classes form 18 groups of 2-4. Students work together to draw a portion of an image on a large hexagon, and in the end work as a whole to put the pieces together to form an image from the JWST in the form of its primary mirror.
Bear’s Shadow Time: 30 - 45 minutes	K - 2nd grade	Using a Bear figure and a flashlight (to represent the Sun), children explore how the position of the light affects the size, shape, and position of the shadow.