3-2-1 GO! Family Fun Activities
These hand-curated collections are a buffet of space-themed, educational and interesting activities that your family can use to spend time together when and where it works for you. New collections will be released weekly over the summer of 2020.
Our first set of activities will be posted on Monday, June 1st, and all activities will be housed on this page for your reference throughout the summer.
Each collection will include the following:
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These hand-curated collections are a buffet of space-themed, educational and interesting activities that your family can use to spend time together when and where it works for you. New collections will be released weekly over the summer of 2020.
Our first set of activities will be posted on Monday, June 1st, and all activities will be housed on this page for your reference throughout the summer.
Each collection will include the following:
- Brief tutorial
- Outdoor group activity
- Engineering and/or craft project
- Night sky lesson
To sign up to receive a notification when new activities are released, complete the short form below. ( We do not sell our share email addresses.)
Week 1 - The Artemis Mission
This week's family activities focus on NASA's return to the moon and plans for heading to Mars. Click to be taken to the webpage with the activity overviews.
This week's family activities focus on NASA's return to the moon and plans for heading to Mars. Click to be taken to the webpage with the activity overviews.
Week 2 - NASA's Moonbase
This week we're looking at NASA's plans to build a base on the moon.
This week we're looking at NASA's plans to build a base on the moon.
Week 3 - Astronaut Training
This week's focus is on training like an astronaut. Activities will highlight skills that NASA considers important for candidates who will make the journey from Earth to the moon and even out to Mars.
This week's focus is on training like an astronaut. Activities will highlight skills that NASA considers important for candidates who will make the journey from Earth to the moon and even out to Mars.
Week 4 - Solar System
How big is our solar system? How do the planet's sizes compare? Can we see planets at night? With an eye on our solar system, this week's set of activities are designed to introduce you to the basics about our home solar system found on an arm of the Milky Way.
How big is our solar system? How do the planet's sizes compare? Can we see planets at night? With an eye on our solar system, this week's set of activities are designed to introduce you to the basics about our home solar system found on an arm of the Milky Way.
Week 5 - Rockets
Rockets are powerful engines designed with steering and thrusting capabilities. This week we explore how rockets and their boosters power payloads into orbit around the Earth and beyond.
Rockets are powerful engines designed with steering and thrusting capabilities. This week we explore how rockets and their boosters power payloads into orbit around the Earth and beyond.
Week 6 - Mars Perseverance Rover
The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is designed to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life. The mission will collect and store a set of rock and soil samples that could be returned to Earth in the future. It will also test new
technology to benefit future robotic and human exploration of Mars.
The Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover is designed to better understand the geology of Mars and seek signs of ancient life. The mission will collect and store a set of rock and soil samples that could be returned to Earth in the future. It will also test new
technology to benefit future robotic and human exploration of Mars.
Week 7 - Satellites and Orbits
An orbit is a circular path that one object takes around another. In space, it can be the Earth making its path around the Sun, a satellite making a path around the Earth or a comet making its way through the solar system. Try out these well-round activities that will help you understand how orbits work, satellites stay in orbit and why we'd all be "lost" without the help of some ingenious man-made devices.
An orbit is a circular path that one object takes around another. In space, it can be the Earth making its path around the Sun, a satellite making a path around the Earth or a comet making its way through the solar system. Try out these well-round activities that will help you understand how orbits work, satellites stay in orbit and why we'd all be "lost" without the help of some ingenious man-made devices.
Week 8 - International Space Station
Did you know that there is a giant floating laboratory in space with people living on it right now? Did you know that you can see it from your backyard? Find out more about this amazing engineering marvel in this week's 3-2-1 GO! family activities
Did you know that there is a giant floating laboratory in space with people living on it right now? Did you know that you can see it from your backyard? Find out more about this amazing engineering marvel in this week's 3-2-1 GO! family activities
STEM Resources Just for Students
Interested in learning about or playing with more STEM stuff? Check out the links below:
Interested in learning about or playing with more STEM stuff? Check out the links below:
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