Space Science
Sun, solar system, planet, star, galaxy, moon, orbit
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Modeling Day and Night
Lesson
Students make a “mini-globe” to investigate the causes of day and night on our planet.
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Modeling Earth's Atmosphere
Lesson
Students create a scale model of the atmosphere to learn about its composition and structure.
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Rainbow in the Room
Lesson
Students learn about colors, prisms and light, and draw their own rainbows in the proper color sequence.
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Reason for the Seasons
Lesson
Students plot the path of the sun’s apparent movement across the sky on two days, two or three months apart, and learn why Earth experiences different seasons.
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Using a Sundial
Lesson
Students make a sundial (shadow clock) appropriate for their geographic location in the northern hemisphere, and use it to tell time.
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23.5 Degrees
Presentation
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Earth Moon Cycles
Presentation
How does Earth move within the Solar System? What causes the phases of the Moon? Brenda Lary, MS, covers basics about the relative motion and positions of Earth, the Sun and the Moon.
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Exploring Microgravity
Presentation
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Overview of Earth/Space Science
Presentation
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Phases of the Moon
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Dr. Greg Vogt explains how to create and use models to teach students about the phases of the moon.