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Like a decoder wheel for the Moon, this calendar will show you where and when to see the Moon and every moon phase throughout the year. 2023 calendar and low-ink printout now available for download!

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Make a Moon Phases Calendar and Calculator - NEW for 2023

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Make a Moon Phases Calendar and Calculator - NEW for 2023

Like a decoder wheel for the Moon, this calendar will show you where and when to see the Moon and every moon phase throughout the year. 2023 calendar and low-ink printout now available for download!
TAGS:Earth Earth's Moon Missions Moon Supermoon Lunar Eclipse Moon Calendar Moon Phases Apollo en Español video tutorial Building With Paper Artemis Moons Sun
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Make your own model of this folding NASA space technology designed to help capture the first images of planets outside our solar system!

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Space Origami: Make Your Own Starshade

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Space Origami: Make Your Own Starshade

Make your own model of this folding NASA space technology designed to help capture the first images of planets outside our solar system!
TAGS:Exoplanets Spacecraft Sun Technology Origami Space Telescope Model DIY Starshade Template JWST Building With Paper Universe
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Build a paper helicopter, then see if you can improve the design like NASA engineers did when making the first helicopter for Mars.

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Make a Paper Mars Helicopter

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Make a Paper Mars Helicopter

Build a paper helicopter, then see if you can improve the design like NASA engineers did when making the first helicopter for Mars.
TAGS:Mars Missions Perseverance Helicopter Aircraft May the Fourth en Español video tutorial space travel Design Your Spacecraft Building With Paper Science Fair Quick and Easy Rovers Spacecraft
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Use geometric shapes called tangrams to build a rover and other space-themed designs!

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Build a Rover and More With Shapes

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Build a Rover and More With Shapes

Use geometric shapes called tangrams to build a rover and other space-themed designs!
TAGS:Mars Rovers Spacecraft tangrams geometry shapes Design Your Spacecraft Perseverance Curiosity Spirit Opportunity Sojourner Building With Paper Quick and Easy
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Create a paper rocket that can be launched from a soda straw – then, modify the design to make the rocket fly farther!

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Make a Straw Rocket

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Make a Straw Rocket

Create a paper rocket that can be launched from a soda straw – then, modify the design to make the rocket fly farther!
TAGS:Earth's Moon Mars Missions Rocket Rockets Design Flight Project DIY Engineering The Engineering Design Process Moon 2024 Apollo #VirtualMoonshot May the Fourth en Español video tutorial space travel Launch Your Mission Sample Return Building With Paper Quick and E Spacecraft
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Use geometric shapes called tangrams to build a rocket and other space-themed designs!

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Build a Rocket and More With Shapes

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Build a Rocket and More With Shapes

Use geometric shapes called tangrams to build a rocket and other space-themed designs!
TAGS:rockets tangrams geometry shapes space travel Launch Your Mission Building With Paper Quick and Easy Artemis Spacecraft
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Turn a piece of paper into a glider inspired by a NASA design.

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Make a Paper Glider

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Make a Paper Glider

Turn a piece of paper into a glider inspired by a NASA design.
TAGS:Airplane Plane Flight Lift Aircraft Glider Building With Paper Quick and Easy
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Learn how to make your very own pinhole camera to safely see a solar eclipse in action!

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How to Make a Pinhole Camera

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How to Make a Pinhole Camera

Learn how to make your very own pinhole camera to safely see a solar eclipse in action!
TAGS:Earth Eclipse Building With Paper Sun
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Make your own 3-D glasses that look like NASA's Curiosity Mars rover!

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RoverView 3-D Glasses

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RoverView 3-D Glasses

Make your own 3-D glasses that look like NASA's Curiosity Mars rover!
TAGS:Curiosity 3-D 3-D Glasses Art Creative Arts Building With Paper Mars Missions Rovers Spacecraft