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This is an activity about the shape of the Earth’s orbit. Learners will first use elements of the orbit of Earth and Pluto and an apparatus using string, a pencil, and pushpins to accurately draw an ellipse, showing the nearly circular shape of... (View More)
This is an activity about size and scale. Learners will construct accurate size models of the Earth and Moon out of clay and use them to model the Earth-Moon distance. This is Actividad 4.1 as part of El Universo a Sus Pies, a Spanish-language... (View More)
This is a set of two activities about time. First, in Cosmic Calendar, learners will scale the evolution of the Universe to a one-year calendar, with the Big Bang occurring on the first moment of January first. Then, in Time-Line Scale Model of the... (View More)
This is an activity about size and scale. Learners will use cotton bails, glue, and other common materials to produce a scale model of the coma and tail of Halley's Comet. This is Activity E-1 of Universe at Your Fingertips 2.0: A Collection of... (View More)
This activity is about symbols used by various cultures to interpret the Sun. Learners will do three separate activities to illustrate how astronomy was important to both ancient and present day cultures. First, they will learn about Sun symbols... (View More)
This activity is about symbols used by various cultures to interpret the Sun. Learners will do three separate activities to illustrate how astronomy was important to both ancient and present day cultures. First, they will learn about Sun symbols... (View More)
This is an activity about size and scale. Learners will use cotton bails, glue, and other common materials to produce a scale model of the coma and tail of Halley's Comet. This is Actividad 5.2 as part of El Universo a Sus Pies, a Spanish-language... (View More)
