With this hands-on activity students will build a simple model of Earth to understand that its rotation causes the occurrence of day and night and the fact that two people on opposite sides will not experience simultaneous daytime or night-time.

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Big Ideas

Astronomical phenomena can be experienced in our daily lives

Astronomical phenomena can be experienced in our daily lives

Source: AstroEdu – International Astronomical Union