Planetary Activities 

National & Virginia Science Standards Impact Crater Exps. Planet Size & Dist. Lava Flow Exps. Ocean Map Inquiry "Eat a Mountain"

I. Crater Experiment: Diameter Vs. Depth


First 
Marble Drop
[This idea came from NASA's  educational CD ROM ]
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II. Planets:Distance from the Sun and Size Comparison


Measuring out the 4 Inner Planet Distances

Jen counting out the distance between Mars and Jupiter

Drew marking the distance to "his" planet.

[N.B. This idea came from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia, and from NASA's JPL website.]

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III. Volcano Lava Investigations

[ These ideas came from the American Geological Institute's EarthComm Pilot Program]



Another trial of our
Lava flow
[Viscosity Vs. Speed]
(using Corn Starch)

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