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SUPERNOVA! ToolKit - Main Page & Manual

SUPERNOVA! ToolKit - Main Page & Manual

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  • Target Audience
  • Adult, Child, Teen
  • 04/23/2008
The SUPERNOVA! ToolKit tells the story of the lives of stars, cosmic radiation, and how Earth is protected from that radiation with engaging activities and materials.
  • Using marshmallows and macaroni, explain nuclear fusion and the radiation generated from a supernova explosion.
  • Use balls in an activity that illustrates what happens when a star explodes.
  • Find the stars in the night sky likely to go supernova.
  • Discover the importance of supernovae in the universe.

  • The video links below show these activities in action.
    You can also view them in a playlist on YouTube, here:
    Supernova Activity Videos on YouTube

Uploaded: April 2008

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Activity Videos:Full Supernova! Tutorial Playlist

Our how-to activity video playlist demonstrates best practices with our ToolKits. Supernovas! contains some great demos and activities which are explained here