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At Home Astronomy: Hands on Science Experiments for the Entire Family ActivityAt Home Astronomy: Hands on Science Experiments for the Entire Family Activity
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University of California
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9th - 10th
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At Home Astronomy: Hands on Science Experiments for the Entire Family

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A collection of ten hands-on science experiments for the entire family that will help you understand concepts in astronomy. Make an astrolabe, find the size of the sun and moon, build a lunar settlement, find out about meteoroids, shadow dancing, rockets and more.

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Concepts

astrolabe, astronomy, craters, eclipses, meteoroids, moons, planets, rockets

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astronomy for kids, astronomy resources, diameter of sun, distance of planets, our solar system, phases of moon, planetary order, planets of our solar system, shadow dance, size of moon, size of planets, size of sun, space science, sun, planet

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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