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Astronomy Projects for Kids |
| Hey, kids! Would you like some projects to help you learn about astronomy and have fun, too? Here's the place to find what you need! |
Build A Telescope
By Tammy Plotner
Have you ever wanted to build a telescope?
How To Make A Model Saturn
By NASA Space Place
Saturn is almost everybody's favorite "alien" planet. You can make a lovely model of Saturn and her rings. You can hang your model Saturn from the ceiling and watch it gracefully turn with the air cur
Get Your Gummy Greenhouse Gases!
By NASA Space Place
Got gumdrops? Then you can build models of molecules...
Make a GALEX Galaxy Montage
By NASA Space Place
Make a colorful work of galactic art using coffee filters, markers, and construction paper....
Make a Star Finder
By NASA Space Place
Make one for this month and find your favorite constellation...
Make a Galactic Mobile
By NASA Space Place
Make your own collection of beautiful galaxies. Suspend them on a mobile so they turn and sparkle in the wind....
Paper Comet Model
By Courtesy of NASA
You can make your own model of a comet using things you have at home.
Build a Newtonian Physics Machine!
By NASA Space Place
If you build it carefully, this crazy contraption demonstrates one of the basic laws of nature....
Gingerbread Robot
By Adapted by Rosamaria Ramirez - NASA
A fun, do-at-home project for kids!
Hand-Held Hubble: Paper Model
By Ton Noteboom - NASA
This clever model of the Hubble Space Telescope takes awhile to build, but the results are worth it!
Make a Balloon-powered Nanorover!
By NASA Space Place
Roving a mini-"planet" calls for a "mini-rover." NASA worked on a tiny rover just a couple of inches high to explore an asteroid....
A Soda Bottle Magnetometer
By Dr. Sten Odenwald (NASA Astronomer) and Ms. Susan Higley (Cherry Hill Middle School)
Solar storms can affect the Earth's magnetic field causing small changes in its direction at the surface which are called 'magnetic storms'.
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