With the COSI Connects James Webb Space Telescope Kit, you will learn about the
Earth’s atmosphere, discover why the Webb was sent to space, make a model of the Webb, and explore how the Webb uses light to study space. Challenge yourself to build a rocket and use your artistic skills to make a model nebula. Then, decipher clues to find out if an exoplanet could support life! Recommended grades: 4-7.
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Each Kit comes with a collectible pin, colorful and engaging activity book for the learner complete with activity instructions, career connections, space to record their findings, activity pages, and more.
Below are additional materials that can be found in the Kit to accompany each activity. Some supplies may be used for multiple activities.
Build a Rocket
rubber band
cardboard tube
stickers
glue dots
launch pad background
Webb image card
A Better View of Space
small cups
water beads
Earth’s atmosphere card
Unfolding the Universe
Webb model pieces
gold hexagon stickers
Far-Out Photography
Jar with lid
small cups
dye tablets
cotton balls
craft stick
glitter
beads
Clues to the Universe
clue cards
red cellophane
Braille alphabet sheet
spectrum glasses
Each COSI Connects James Webb Space Telescope Kit is filled with engaging, hands-on STEAM activities. COSI’s education experts have created these activities to encourage inquiry-driven learning and reinforce Learning Standards.
Build a Rocket - Build and launch a rocket to send the James
Webb Space Telescope to Space!
A Better View of Space - Webb can see better from its home in
space. Learn about the Earth’s atmosphere and find out why the Webb was sent to space.
Unfolding the Universe - The Webb unfolds before it can take
picture. Make a model James Webb Space Telescope!
Far-Out Photography - Webb takes photos of space. Make a nebula
and replicate the beauty of s pace captured by the Webb.
Clues to the Universe - Learning from Webb photos, discover an
exoplanet and determine if it could support life.
Do you live in a place where it snows every year? Maybe it is cold enough to have snow most of the year, like Alaska. Or maybe you live somewhere so warm that it never snows! Wherever you live, you can have fun learning about snow!
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This box will take you on a journey as you explore the science behind cutting-edge Hyperloop transportation!
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Special Edition! For the scientist in all of us, this hands-on COSI Connects Kit features fun hands-on activities inspired by Camille Schrier, Her Royal Scientist and former Miss America 2020.
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Ever wondered how a ship as big as the Titanic could float? How does surface tension help fish swim? Water is all around us, and the COSI Connects Water Kit explores all sorts of water-related science activities!
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Can you create camouflage to help an animal hide from predators? Use the COSI Connects Nature Kit as your guide while you explore and learn about the science behind plants, animals, and ecosystems - including those living in your own backyard!
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With the COSI Connects Space Kit, you will become an astronaut, take a journey to the moon, and travel all the way back to Earth safely! Challenge yourself to build a rocket, design a moon base, and engineer the perfect parachute!
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With this kit, you will become a paleontologist! A paleontologist is someone who studies fossils to learn about life on Earth a really, really long time ago. Make your own model fossils, excavate one of them, and even document a REAL fossil!
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This dinosaur-themed box is designed especially for your youngest
learners. It reads like a storybook with plenty of activities throughout. Whether
you’re looking for a story to read before bed, pencil and paper activities to
practice ABCs and 123s, or hands-on science activities designed especially for early
learners, this is the kit for you! Recommended ages 3-6.
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In this kit you’ll
find lots of activities, including hands-on science activities designed to
help young learners discover space. In this kit, young learners will make a
pretend telescope, launch a rocket, design their own space suit, and more. Recommended ages 3-6.
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Your body is made up of many interconnected systems that all work together to help you do ALL of the things you do every day. With this kit, you will learn a little bit more about a few of those systems and how you can make healthy choices to take care of your body.
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