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Craters on the Moon
Why are the Moon’s craters such different shapes and sizes? |
 Craters on the Moon |
Extension Video (Portuguese intro) |
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Earth on Earth
Using a globe in the sunshine to show how day/night and the seasons work |
Earth on Earth |
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Eclipse the lollipop
Modelling eclipses of the Moon and the Sun with a ball, lollipops and a bright light |
Eclipse the lollipop |
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Eclipse: Why does the Sun disappear?
Demonstrate what happens when the Moon hides the Sun |
Why does the Sun disappear? |
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Eclipse: What would an eclipse look like from the moon?
From the moon, what would the Earth look like during a) a solar, b) a lunar eclipse on Earth? |
Eclipse from the moon? |
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Hor or not?
Investigating how latitude affects the amount of solar radiation received |
Hot or not? |
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Jaffa moon
Modelling the phases of the Moon using Jaffa CakesTM |
Jaffa moon |
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Lollipop moon
Modelling the phases of the Moon with a ball, lollipops and a bright light |
Lollipop moon |
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Milankovitch cycles and the Earth – by hand
Modelling the Earth’s squashed orbit, tilt and wobble using your hands |
Milankovitch cycles by hand |
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Playground planets
Modelling the relative sizes of the planets and their distances from the Sun |
Playground planets |
Extension |
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Polystyrene moon
Visualising the phases of the Moon using a ball on a stick |
Polystyrene moon |
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Screaming roller coaster
How fast am I travelling (due to Earth’s spin and Earth’s orbit)? |
Screaming roller coaster |
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Seasons: the effect of our tilted Earth
An indoor demonstration explaining the changing seasons |
Seasons |