Morning Star and Evening Star

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This demonstration activity models how Venus appears from Earth. This activity will help learners see why Venus appears to us sometimes as the "morning star" and sometimes as the "evening star." [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Learning Time:
5 to 10 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per group of students
Age Range:
Ages 4 - 14
Resource Types:
Activity, Demonstration, Model
Language:
English

Materials List (per group of students)

  • A white light with no shade or reflector. This will represent the Sun.
  • A small white ball to represent Venus. Mount the ball on a stick or pencil.
  • A way to make the Venus stick stand up. It could be stuck into a lump of clay, or taped to the edge of the table.

Keywords

Subjects

  • Earth and Space Science
    • Astronomy
      • Stars and Galaxies
    • Earth Structure
    • Earth, Moon and Sun
      • Days
    • Solar System
      • The Sun
      • The Planets

Informal Categories

  • Model Building

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • be mobile

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

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  • Free access

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