Astronomy lab for kids: 52 family-friendly activities

147 Pages·2016·15.762 MB·English

by  Nichols, Michelle

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ISBN: 978-1-63159-134-1
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I would like to dedicate this book to the following people:
• First and foremost, my parents, who always encouraged
me to reach for the stars in everything I have ever done
• My family and friends, who never, ever said, “No, you
shouldn’t do that,” and especially my brother Mark who is
as geeked-out about science as I am
• And last, but never least, my husband, Brian, who has been
my number-one fan
Thank you, all. You have inspired me and encouraged me
more than you will ever know.
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Contents
Introduction ...............................9 Lab 12: Fuzzy Color .......................40
Overview ................................10 Lab 13: Make a Simple Telescope ...........42
Science Journal ..........................11 Lab 14: Make a Pinhole Projector . . . . . . . . . . .44
Unit 1 Unit 3
Observing Size and Scale
Lab 1: Making Observations ................14 Lab 15: How Far Away Is the Moon? ........48
Lab 2: Angles in Your Hands ................16 Lab 16: How Can the Moon Cover the Sun? ..50
Lab 3: Determining Directions ..............18 Lab 17: Pennies and Planets ...............52
Lab 4: Sunrise, Sunset ......................20 Lab 18: Walking to the Rocky Planets ........56
Lab 5: The Sun Above Your Head ...........22 Lab 19: Walking to the Edge of
the Solar System ...................60
Lab 6: Our Colorful Sun ....................24
Lab 20: Walking through Another
Lab 7: Our Changing Moon ...............26
Solar System ......................62
Lab 8: Eclipse the Sun, Eclipse the Moon .....30
Lab 21: To Andromeda! ...................64
Lab 9: Twinkle, Twinkle .....................32
Lab 22: Everything Is Moving Away! .........66
Unit 2
Unit 4
Scope It Out!
Light, Motion, Gravity
Lab 10: Bend Light with Ice ................36
Lab 23: The Colors in Light .................72
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of of Lab 24: Why Is the Sky Blue? ................74
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Lab 25: Mixing Light to Make Color ..........76 Lab 42: Looking for Life on Mars ...........114
Lab 26: Reflecting Light to See Color ........80 Lab 43: Cool Crystals .....................116
Lab 27: Detecting Infrared Light ............82 Lab 44: Spot Sunspots ....................120
Lab 28: Can You See the Light?. . . . . . . . . . . . .84 Lab 45: Our Spinning Sun .................122
Lab 29: Make and Bake ...................86
Lab 30: Shine a Little Light .................88
Lab 31: Glowing Water ...................90 Unit 6
Lab 32: “Measuring” the Speed of Light ......92 Seeing Stars
Lab 33: Drop, Drop, Drop! .................94
Lab 46: Find the Dipper and the Pole
Lab 34: Round and Round .................96 in Spring ........................126
Lab 35: Free Fall .........................98 Lab 47: Find the Triangle in the Summer ....128
Lab 48: Find a Flying Horse in the Fall .......130
Lab 49: Find the Hunter in the Winter .......132
Unit 5
Lab 50: Slide Around the Winter Sky ........134
Exploring Our Solar Lab 51: See the Lion and the Queen
in Spring .........................136
System
Lab 52: Supernova Bounce ...............138
Lab 36: Sorting Our Solar System ...........102
Lab 37: Will I Hear a Sound in Space? ......104
More Resources ..........................140
Lab 38: How to “See” a Surface When You
About the Author ........................142
Can’t See a Surface ..............106
Acknowledgments .......................142
Lab 39: Hole-y Surfaces! .................108
Index ...................................143
Lab 40: Would You Vacation on Venus? .....110
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