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Build Your Own Planet or Asteroid!

Learn about planets and asteroids! Planets are big and round, while asteroids are small and oddly shaped. Participants will use craft materials to construct their own asteroid to take home, while thinking about the kinds of materials actual asteroids are made from. There will be meteorites for children to look at and to touch, and they will learn about the oldest materials known to humankind.

Presented by:

  • Seth Jacobson, Assistant Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, MSU
  • Gabriel Nathan, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, MSU
  • Jackson Barnes, Graduate Student, Earth and Environmental Sciences, MSU
  • Emily Elizondo, Graduate Student, Physics and Astronomy, MSU

Suggested for ages: Kindergarten and Pre-K, Elementary school age, Middle school age

Scientific Disciplines:

  • Physics, Astronomy, and Chemistry
  • STEAM Expo Days 149

Times and Locations

  • 4/5/2025 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 1202

  • 4/6/2025 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Location: STEM Teaching and Learning Facility Room 1202

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