In this activity, students make a mobile model of the Sun, Earth and Moon system and play a memory game with cards. They learn that the Earth revolves around the Sun and the Moon around the Earth. Students learn that the Sun is a star and some additional characteristics about the Sun, Earth, and Moon.

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Astronomical phenomena can be experienced in our daily lives

Astronomical phenomena can be experienced in our daily lives

Source: AstroEdu – International Astronomical Union