Astronomy Learning Activities
Comprehensive, economical kits enable multiple activities for learning about minerals and rocks and their various physical properties, as well as other essential properties of natural processes on planet Earth. Modern technology allows for accurate tracking and prediction models for aiding comprehension of immense natural phenomena such as hurricanes and earthquakes, and Avantor offers a wide variety of kits to choose from for studying historical geological stages in the Earth’s development and the remnants of those stages such as fossils or ash from volcanic eruptions.
Earth Sun Planetarium, United Scientific
Demonstrate the rotational motion of Earth on its axis, its orbit around the Sun, and the revolution of the moon around Earth with this high-quality model.
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Sun Track Plastic Hemisphere
This device shows how the sun's appearance changes over a period of one month.
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DIY Moon Phases Kit
Define, ideate, build, and test a prototype that teaches moon phases and science investigation skills.
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Engino® STEM Astronomy: Travelling to Space
Learn about spaceships and the international space station while creating different models.
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NewPath Sun-Earth-Moon Curriculum Learning Module
Provides a complete set of visual, digital and hands-on resources designed to support teacher instruction and provide students with the skills to master key concepts on the Sun, Earth and Moon.
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NewPath Earth’s Place in the Universe NGSS Skill Builder Kit
Combination of 470163-822 Our Solar System and the 470163-824 Sun Earth and Moon System curriculum learning modules.
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Starlab
Portable immersive domes with projection and NGSS-aligned curriculum for science instruction.
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Solar System Felt Pieces
Students have fun manipulating these large brightly colored felt pieces. The solar system has never felt closer.
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Moon Pops Activity
Who says you can't lasso the moon? Bring miniature moons on a stick into the classroom to illustrate phases of the moon and how the positions of the Earth, sun, and moon cause each phase. Each Moon Pop consists of a wooden stick supporting a sphere with one black half and one white half.
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Solar Motion Lab Activity
Made of heavy paper, the models can be positioned to show their relation to one another at any given time of the year.
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United Scientific Solar System Simulator
Explore the position of the planets around the Sun.