Astronomy Learning Activities
Comprehensive, economical kits enable multiple activities for learning about minerals and rocks and their various physical properties, as well as other essential properties of natural processes on planet Earth. Modern technology allows for accurate tracking and prediction models for aiding comprehension of immense natural phenomena such as hurricanes and earthquakes, and Avantor offers a wide variety of kits to choose from for studying historical geological stages in the Earth’s development and the remnants of those stages such as fossils or ash from volcanic eruptions.
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Moon Pops Activity
Who says you can't lasso the moon? Bring miniature moons on a stick into the classroom to illustrate phases of the moon and how the positions of the Earth, sun, and moon cause each phase. Each Moon Pop consists of a wooden stick supporting a sphere with one black half and one white half.
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Project Star Class Set of 10
A complete set for 10 students to study the stars and space.
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NewPath Sun-Earth-Moon Curriculum Learning Module
Provides a complete set of visual, digital and hands-on resources designed to support teacher instruction and provide students with the skills to master key concepts on the Sun, Earth and Moon.
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NASA Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) Students Kit
The NASA’s Beginning Engineering, Science and Technology (BEST) Students Kit was designed to accompany the NASA BEST Students Educator guides, an afterschool engineering club curriculum for students in grade K to 2, 3 to 5 and 6 to 8 (www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/best/index.html).
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Light Measurement Kit
Students will calculate the relationship between the apparent brightness of a luminous object and the distance to the object.
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Starlab
Portable immersive domes with projection and NGSS-aligned curriculum for science instruction.