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Light on Other Planets
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In this math-based activity, learners model the intensity of light at various distances from a light source, and understand how astronomers measure the amount of sunlight that hits our planet and othe
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Telescopes as Time Machines
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This fun, nighttime hands-on astronomy activity lets learners explore how long it takes for light from different objects in the universe to reach Earth.
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Measure the Sun's Size
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In this activity, learners make their own pinhole viewer in order to measure the size of the sun.
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Observing the Moon
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Use this Moon Map Guide to help learners identify features on the Moon, while looking through a telescope.
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How to View a Solar Eclipse
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This is an activity to do when there is a solar eclipse!
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Our Place in Our Galaxy
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In this fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity, learners construct a model of our place in the Milky Way Galaxy and the distribution of stars, with a quarter and some birdseed.
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The Thousand-Yard Model
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This is a classic exercise for visualizing the scale of the Solar System.
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Does the Moon Rotate?
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners make 3-dimensional models of the Earth and Moon.
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Model the Sun and Earth
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In this activity, learners make scale models of the Sun and Earth out of paper mache.