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Make a volcano with baking soda, vinegar and play dough. Then, add multiple layers that you can investigate like a NASA scientist.

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Make a Volcano

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Make a Volcano

Make a volcano with baking soda, vinegar and play dough. Then, add multiple layers that you can investigate like a NASA scientist.
TAGS:Earth Geology Volcano Lava DIY Learning Space Earth Day en Español video tutorial Surface Operations Mars Rovers
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Modify a paper-cup spacecraft so it can zip down a line and drop a "lander" onto a target.

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Land a Spacecraft on Target

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Land a Spacecraft on Target

Modify a paper-cup spacecraft so it can zip down a line and drop a "lander" onto a target.
TAGS:Artemis Cassini Rosetta Lander Landing May the Fourth en Español video tutorial space travel Land on Mars Asteroids Comets Earth's Moon Mars Missions Small Bodies Spacecraft
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Design and build a lander that will protect two "astronauts" when they touch down.

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Make an Astronaut Lander

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Make an Astronaut Lander

Design and build a lander that will protect two "astronauts" when they touch down.
TAGS:Earth's Moon Living in Space Lander Design Project DIY Engineering Building The Engineering Design Process Moon 2024 Apollo #VirtualMoonshot May the Fourth en Español video tutorial space travel Land on Mars Mars Missions Spacecraft
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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 Building The Engineering Design Process Moon 2024 Apollo #VirtualMoonshot May the Fourth en Español video tutorial space travel Launch Your Mission Sample Return Spacecraft
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Where's the driver's seat for a Mars rover? Millions of miles away, back on Earth! Learn more in this 60-second video.

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Mars in a Minute: How Do Rovers Drive on Mars?

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Mars in a Minute: How Do Rovers Drive on Mars?

Where's the driver's seat for a Mars rover? Millions of miles away, back on Earth! Learn more in this 60-second video.
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So, you want to study Mars with a lander or rover – but where exactly do you send it? Learn how scientists and engineers tackle the question of where to land on Mars in this 60-second video.

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Mars in a Minute: How Do You Choose a Landing Site?

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Mars in a Minute: How Do You Choose a Landing Site?

So, you want to study Mars with a lander or rover – but where exactly do you send it? Learn how scientists and engineers tackle the question of where to land on Mars in this 60-second video.
TAGS:Mars Mars Lander InSight Red Planet Landing Mars in a Minute space travel Plan Your Mission Missions Spacecraft
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Read poems all about space written by explorers at NASA to learn about different kinds of poetry!

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NASA Space Poetry

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NASA Space Poetry

Read poems all about space written by explorers at NASA to learn about different kinds of poetry!
TAGS:Asteroids Comets Dwarf Planets Earth Earth's Moon Exoplanets Jupiter Mars Mercury Missions Moons Neptune Pluto Poetry Poems Writing Planets Stars Solar System Space Art Creative Arts Learn About Mars Rovers Saturn Small Bodies Spacecraft Sun Universe Uranus Venus
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Make craters like the ones you can see on the Moon using simple baking ingredients!

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Make a Moon Crater

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Make a Moon Crater

Make craters like the ones you can see on the Moon using simple baking ingredients!
TAGS:Asteroids Earth's Moon Moon Crater Asteroid DIY Space Learning Space Asteroid Flyby Supermoon May the Fourth en Español video tutorial Learn About Mars Small Bodies
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Are there earthquakes on Mars – or rather, "marsquakes"? What could they teach us about the Red Planet?

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Mars in a Minute: Are There Quakes on Mars?

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Mars in a Minute: Are There Quakes on Mars?

Are there earthquakes on Mars – or rather, "marsquakes"? What could they teach us about the Red Planet?
TAGS:Earth InSight marsquakes earthquakes seismology planetary science Mars in a Minute Learn About Mars Mars Missions Spacecraft