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Morning Star and Evening Star
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This demonstration activity models how Venus appears from Earth.
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Recipe for a Moon
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In this activity, learners discover that the Moon, like Earth, is made up of layers of different materials. Learners work in teams to make models of the interiors of the Moon and Earth.
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Why Does the Moon Have Phases?
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In this activity, learners use a simple 3D model to discover why the Moon has phases.
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Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets
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In "Exploring the Solar System: Stomp Rockets," participants learn about how some rockets carry science tools—not scientists—into space, and how a special kind of rocket called "sounding rockets" can
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Modeling the Night Sky
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In this two-part activity, learners explore the Earth and Sun's positions in relation to the constellations of the ecliptic with a small model.
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Expanding Balloon Universe
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In this activity, learners will discover how our universe is continuously expanding.
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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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Scale Models
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In this activity, learners explore the relative sizes and distances of objects in the solar system.