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| Activity | Description | Time Required | STEM Field(s) | Recommended for 1 Day Event |
| Investigating Climate Systems | Investigate the impact landforms, colors and moisture have on weather and climate. | 3 hrs | STM | |
| GLOBE Atmospheric Protocols → | Investigate temperature, cloud cover and precipitation. | 3 hrs | STEM | |
| GLOBE Phrenology Protocols → | Investigate local plants and land usage. | 3 hrs | STEM | |
| GLOBE Hydrology Protocols → | Take measurements to investigate quality of a local water body. | 3 hrs | STEM | |
| S'Cool | Gather ground truth measurements of clouds to compare the surface- and space-based observations to learn more about clouds and climate. | 1 hr | ST | |
| Meteorology Educator Guide Chapter 3: Surface Color and Effect of Temperature Change → | Investigation of surface color effect on temperature change. | 1 hr | ST | |
| Meteorology Educator Guide Chapter 7: Does Air Have Weight? | Investigate air pressure and mass. | 1 hr | SM | |
| Meteorology Educator Guide Chapter 8: Can You Show That the Temperature of Air Has an Effect on Its Weight and Its Direction of Vertical Movement? | Open inquiry to develop experiment investigating links between temperature and air movement. | 1 hr | STEM | |
| Meteorology Educator Guide: Tornado in a Box | Build and use a demonstrator showing the formation of tornadoes. | 2 hrs | STEM | |
| Count Your Lucky Stars | Sample a star field to estimate the number of stars in the universe. | 1 hr | SM | |
| Globe at Night Light Pollution Star Count → | Make observations of the night sky, report data and compare results. | 1 hr | STM | |
| Earth at Night Poster -- activities on the back | Use satellite imagery of Earth at night and geographical knowledge to determine where we choose to live and why. | 1 hr | STM | |
| Planetary Geology: Exercise Seven -- The Coriolis Effect | Demonstrate the true and apparent motions of objects as they move across the real Earth. | 1 hr | S | |
| Elements & You | Explore how elements link us to the stars and the universe. | 1 hr | SM | |
| Space Weather Action Centers | Track a solar storm and make predictions for a Space Weather Report. | 4 hrs | ST | |
| Cycles in the Cards | Explore the ideas of "life" cycle and transformation inherent in the scientific concept of stellar evolution, and learn about the essential "properties" of the four sacred directions as told in a Navajo creation story. | 1 hr | S | √ |
| Moving With the Stars | Promote kinesthetic, experiential learning. Through movement, weave together the concepts of star formation, "we are made of starstuff," and the Diné Life Standards (courtesy of Diné College). | 0.5 hr | S | √ |
| Gemstone Constellations | Explore the Navajo story of First Man and First Woman creating the Navajo star patterns comparable to western constellations. | 1 hr | S | √ |
| Stories in the Sky | Examine the idea that constellations and star patterns exist in the sky and represent ideas. | 1 hr | S | √ |
| Space Rocks! A Meteorite Game → | Online audio of a Native American tale followed by game board activity. Reinforces understanding of the origins of meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites, as well as their characteristics and importance, while tackling some common misconceptions. | 0.5-1 hr | S | √ |
| Drawing Conclusions About Moon Faces → | Children listen to and retell the Native American tale of "The Girl Who Married the Moon" to reinforce their understanding of why we see different phases of our moon. | 0.5-1 hr | S | √ |
| Sun-Earth Connections → | Explore how our sun came to be and why it shines; how our sun impacts us individually and as a society. Creates illustrations to demonstrate them. | 1 hr | S | √ |
| The Heat Is On → | Listen to the online audio Native American tale to explore how our sun came to be and why it shines. Investigate the influence of our sun as a heat source and develop an understanding that different materials store thermal energy with different levels of efficiency. | 1 hr | S | |
| Amazing Rays → | Explore light and heat as different components of the sun's energy. | 1 hr | S | |
| A Leap of Space → | Students listen to the online audio Native American tale and the science story about galaxies. Children explore how smaller systems exist within larger systems as they build a collage of their place in space. | 1 hr | S | |
| Star Master Viewer → | Students listen to the online audio Native American tale and the science story of our constellations. Young stargazers create a StarMaster Viewer and StarCards to explore the constellations. | 1 hr | S | √ |
| Hopping Across the Solar System → | Learn about the relative distances of objects in our solar system in this outdoor activity. Communicate the Native American story and the science story of how our Earth formed. | 1 hr | SM | √ |
| Ancient Observatories, Timeless Knowledge | Series of activities designed to help students make connections between events in their life and the seasons of the year. | 1-2 hrs | SM | |
| Other Resources | ||||
| Native American Rap Video | Native American Rap Video made to encourage Native American students to study STEM. The online version may be downloaded or DVD copy requested from sonya.r.williams@nasa.gov. | 0.5 hrs | STEM | √ |
| A Pathway to the Stars | Bookmark for Native American students may be requested from sonya.r.williams@nasa.gov. | |||
| Exploring Mother Earth and Father Sky poster | Copies of Native Americans who work at NASA poster can be requested from sonya.r.williams@nasa.gov. | |||
| World Wind | Global mapping program that incorporates NASA Earth Observing System data. | ST | computer | |
| Earth+ | Makes NASA satellite photos and data accessible to blind students. | ST | computer | |
| Astroventure | Explore what makes a world inhabitable. | ST | computer | |
| Traditions of the Sun → | Virtual exploration of Chaco Canyon. | STM | computer |