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Deron,

We have done a similar activity using thick yellow rubber gloves  
having people put together nuts and bolts, pick up pennies, and tie  
knots in wire in a bucket of water.  Another activity challenged  
people to grab small objects (put plastic test tubes in a rack, line  
up blocks, etc.) with one of those long "robotic arm" grabbing devices.
Fun stuff!
Anna

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> During a recent space exploration event we held, I purchased  
> several pairs
> of white and black (kid-size) ski gloves and made them available  
> along  with a
> bin that contained different types and sizes of nuts and bolts. The
> "Astronaut Glove Challenge" tested visitors' ability to mate the  
> parts  while wearing
> the gloves and helped them to understand some of the  difficult  
> challenges of
> working in the space environment. We found this station  to be very  
> popular as
> visitors raced each other to complete the tasks. It  was also an  
> interesting
> way to introduce NASA's Centennial Astronaut Glove  Challenge to  
> older kids who
> were engineering-oriented.
>
> My question is, does anyone have other astronaut-related activities  
> along
> these lines that have worked well for you in the past? We're  
> particularly
> interested in tasks that require minimal equipment and are easily   
> portable.
>
> Thank you,
> Deron Ash
>
> Imagine Nation Museum
> Bristol, CT
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Anna Grace
Exhibit Coordinator

Explorit Science Center
2801 2nd Street (Main Public Site)
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P.O. Box 1288 (mail address)
Davis, CA 95617
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We've expanded!  Explorit's public exhibit gallery has moved to our  
new site along I-80 which opened on September 23 at 2801 2nd St..   
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