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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.

In this online activity, learners build their own system of heavenly bodies and watch the gravitational ballet.

In this space science activity, learners explore transits and the conditions when a transit may be seen.

In this online game, learners attempt to send a rocket ship to various targets. Learners can adjust the angle and thrust of the rocket before it is launched.

"Exploring the Universe: Objects in Motion" encourages participants to explore the complex but predictable ways objects in the universe interact with each other.

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.

This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners imagine what would happen if our Sun were replaced with a black hole.