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Space Geologist Activity Book
This book features five hands-on activities designed for 8-to 12-year-olds.Each activity includes one 30-to 45-minute project and extensions.Activities can be used in any order.Also included are objectives and learning outcomes,assessment questions,ideas for a presentation or exhibit and topics for further investigation.

Table of Contents

Meet Adriana /ACTIVITY ONE
Watch a video about space geologist Adriana Ocampo,and then observe the photo of an impact crater.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of the work of a scientist and of the scientific enterprise.

Crater Maker /ACTIVITY TWO
Make an impact using marbles and flour to investigate how craters take shape.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of cause and effect in Earth systems.

Vanishing Craters /ACTIVITY THREE
Watch the effects of rain on a model crater,and then consider the effects of all kinds of weather.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of atmospheric processes.

Big Time Tour /ACTIVITY FOUR
Explore Earth’s history.Take a tour from beginning to the present using your arm as a guide.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of the span of biological time.

Digging into the Past /ACTIVITY FIVE
Learn how to create a core sample and get a sweet lesson in reading geological history.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of the fossil record and how it documents
the changes in life forms.

Pulling It All Together
Create a story about a scientist who studies space geology.
Learning Outcomes: Youth draw on what they have learned in the activities to construct their own understanding of what it means to be a scientist.

New Wonders
Here are some ideas you might like to use for projects or exhibits.
Learning Outcomes: Youth develop an understanding of science and technology in society and of science as a human endeavor.


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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 9909496.
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 Science Foundation (NSF).