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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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