Be a Planetary Geologist

Local history full steam ahead at the Gaithersburg Community Museum! Located in the B&O Railroad complex in Olde Towne, the museum’s indoor/outdoor interpretive spaces provide hands-on learning centers for children that spark the. With any luck, during your visit you’ll be treated to the sights and sounds of the CSX, Amtrak and MARC trains that frequently rumble past the Museum. Changing weekly activities and monthly programs make the museum an interactive space for children and families.

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A planned mission to Mars needs to know where on the planet astronauts should land, and what kind of landscape they will find. Ages 7-9.

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Science in the Summer 2024

The Be a Space Scientist! curriculum invites children to take the role of scientists and engineers as they investigate the challenges of exploring and traveling in space. The activities encourage scientific practices while exploring big ideas.

Future space missions will return soil samples from other planets that maycontain microscopic life—but how will we know if it’s there? Investigate an Earthmicrobe (yeast) and design a test for the presence of similar microbes inunknown soil samples. For ages 7-9.The Be a Space Scientist! curriculum invites children to take the role of scientists and engineers as theyinvestigate the challenges of exploring and traveling in space. The activities encourage scientific practices likemaking observations and testing hypotheses while exploring the big ideas.GSK Science in the Summer is made possible by GSK, Franklin Institue, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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