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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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