Activities and Games
Links
AFT's Summer Learning Calendar
Activities and games related to space travel and astronomy, organized by theme for the summer months.
Amazing Space
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/
Collection of web-based activities designed for classroom use, but made available for everyone to enjoy.
Arty the Part Time Astronaut
An interactive adventure for young astronomers guiding Arty and his alien friend Greg through our solar system.
Build a Newtonian Physics Machine
http://spaceplace.jpl.nasa.gov/funphysics.htm
If you build it carefully, this Newtonian Physics Machine device demonstrates one of the basic laws of nature.
Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground
http://hea-www.harvard.edu/ECT/the_book/index.html
This collection of children's online astronomy activities, is a product of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Designed for grades 2 to 6, it contains hundreds of fun explorations into astronomy as a classroom tool for learning how to theorize, experiment, and analyze data.
Mars: Just For Kids
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/kids/
An official NASA site with games and activities for kids interested in interplanetary travel - especially to Mars.
NASA for Kids
http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forkids/home/
Has games, stories and activities about space and aeronautics.
NASA Kids
Space-related activities at the official 'NASA for Kids' web site. Find out about the space shuttle. Print out some cool images to color, plus information and games about Space, Science, Rockets, Astronauts and the Solar System.
NASA Qwhiz
http://prime.jsc.nasa.gov/Qwhiz/
Qwhiz is a real-time, multi-player web game for kids and teachers. Read some material on the Internet, then answer questions about it.
Planets in Our Solar System
http://quizhub.com/quiz/f-planets.cfm
Match planets with their features.