Outreach Resources
Astronomy Activities & Resources
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Gravity Assist Activity from NASA's Space Place [Activity]
- Teen, Adult
- 5/3/2005
Set up a fun and action-packed activity to give your visitors a real hands-on feel for the science behind gravity assists for spacecraft like Voyager and New Horizons. This also helps get the blood flowing!
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Gravity Buckets: Explore Black Holes and Gravity with a Bucket & Fabric [Activity]
- Teen, Adult
- 10/20/2008
Discover some basics about gravity by using a bucket with stretchy fabric over it to allow visitors to experiment with marbles and weights.
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Where Are the Black Holes, and How Do We Find Them? [Activity]
- Teen, Adult
- 5/16/2018
Using magnets and magnetic marbles, demonstrate the effect black holes have on nearby stars.
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Why Doesn't the Moon Fall to Earth? Exploring Orbits and Gravity [Activity]
- Teen, Adult
- 10/25/2008
Vsitors can experiment with marbles and weights to discover some basics about gravity and orbits, using just a bucket covered by stretchy fabric as your model of spacetime.