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Modeling Day and Night
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In this activity (on page 1 of the PDF), learners make a "mini-globe" to investigate the causes of day and night on our planet.

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.

Ancient Observatories: Timeless Knowledge Activities
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This lesson plan provides learners with two activities to explore the connections between events in their lives and the seasons of the year.

Getting There!: Navigation and Trajectory
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In this two-part activity, learners map a navigation plan to get from Earth to Mars and back. In activity one, learners represent the orbital paths of Earth through dance and dramatic movement.

To Topo Two
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In this activity, two groups of learners create two separate landform models out of clay (mountains and valleys).

Reason for the Seasons
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In this activity (on page 6 of the PDF), learners plot the path of the sun's apparent movement across the sky on two days, with the second day occurring two or three months after the first.

Scale Models
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In this activity, learners explore the relative sizes and distances of objects in the solar system.