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🧪 Activity: Crater Creation Experiment

Step 28 •5 min •25 XP

🧪 Hands-On Activity

Create lunar craters and learn how they formed

🎯 Rewards for completing this activity:

⭐25 XP
✨+6 Sparks
⏱️30 minutes

📋 Materials Needed

Flour
Cocoa powder
Various size balls
Measuring tape
Camera

🔬 Instructions

⏱️Estimated Time: 30 minutes
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Parent guidance recommended
Step 1

Fill a large pan with flour and smooth the surface

Step 2

Sprinkle a thin layer of cocoa powder on top

Step 3

Drop balls from different heights to create 'impacts'

Step 4

Measure crater sizes and depths

Step 5

Compare how speed and size affect crater formation

⚠️Safety Reminders
  • •Clean up flour spills to avoid slipping
  • •Wash hands after handling materials
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