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Cook Up a Comet [Activity - Space Rocks]

Cook Up a Comet [Activity - Space Rocks]

  • Daytime Event
  • Inside Venue
  • Target Audience
  • Adult, Child, Teen
  • 01/23/2007
Using dry ice and simple household materials, this comet concoction is a big hit with kids and adults alike.

The Cook Up a Comet activity gives insight into the "dirty snowball" model of comets- composed of material from the early solar system in the form of frozen water and gases, simple organic compounds, and dust.

Uploaded: January 2007

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Cook Up a Comet

Demonstration of this activity.