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Gravity
Science Explorations: Journey Into Space
Activity for grades 3 through 8
Gravity helps form the stars and planets and helps keep them in orbit. Yet, it can also cause these objects to collide. Explore the many ways gravity shapes—and reshapes—the universe.
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Einstein
Exhibition Materials for all ages
Peer at the world through Einstein's eyes—a scientist who saw a beam of light and imagined riding it, a self-proclaimed "citizen of the world" who spoke out on global issues from pacifism to racism.
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Light, Matter, and Energy
Article for grades 3 through 8
Who was this genius named Einstein, and where did he get all his great ideas? Find out with this virtual tour of the many ways he changed science. It might just inspire the genius in you!
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Way to Go, Einstein!
Activity for grades 3 through 8
The gift of a compass when he was five sparked Einstein's lifelong curiosity—a curiosity that forever changed the world of physics and our lives. Explore his many scientific and humanitarian contributions.
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Gravity: It's Universal
Article for grades 9 through 12
We owe our lives to gravity. It holds the atmosphere to Earth and keeps us all from falling off into space. Not to mention that without gravity, the stars and planets—including Earth—wouldn't even exist!
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Gravity: Making Waves
Article for grades 9 through 12
Gravity is anything but elementary. Explore the ongoing investigation of gravity, and meet astrophysicists struggling to capture its most elusive hallmark: the gravitational wave.
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Space Games
Curriculum Materials for grades 5 through 8
Here on Earth, we tend to take gravity for granted. Yet the astronauts aboard the Space Station need to learn how to do everything without it. Can you imagine shooting hoops in a "weightless" world?
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Space Shuttle Orbiter
Curriculum Materials for grades 9 through 12
Did you know that satellites and the Space Shuttle don't need engines to power their orbits? See how Earth's gravitational pull bends their forward motion and keeps them moving around the planet.
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