Educators

Space Science Activities


Each theme has a variety of hand-on activities that can be adjusted for different ages and settings. Activities are designed to be done with easily-available materials, and can be adapted to do at home, in a classroom, or in an afterschool program.

PDFs meet accessibility standards. If you encounter any issues, please contact us at ua-museumlearn@alaska.edu.

 

Choose a Theme!

 

Purple and green aurora lights in the sky.

Aurora
Solar flare coming from the surface of the Sun.

Sun
Full moon in the sky over the museum building.

Moon

 

Artist's rendition of the Solar System, showing the sun, planets, asteroids, and comets.

Solar System
Starry sky above tree silhouettes.

Stars
Artist's rendition of the Perseverance rover on the surface of Mars.

Exploration

 

Image Credits: 
Aurora: NASA/ Sebastian Saarloos.
Sun: NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory.
Moon: UAF photo by Todd Paris, 2014.
Solar System: NASA/JPL.
Stars: NASA/Bill Ingalls.
Exploring the Universe:  NASA/JPL-Caltech.

 

 

For more activities on a variety of themes, go to these pages:

 
Contents of the Cultural Connections kit, laid out on a black background.
Check Out Hands-On Kits

Borrow kits and teaching objects to teach about the Sun, aurora, and outer space. For more information, go to the Kits & Materials page.

 

 

NASA Space Science Education Consortium logo.

This project was funded under NASA cooperative agreement NNX16AL65A. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
All photos from NASA unless otherwise credited.