Experiments with the sun and the moon

Projects and experiments explore scientific principles related to the sun and moon, particularly those which explain eclipses.

Main Author: Tocci, Salvatore.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Children's Press, c2003.
Series: A true book
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Where did they go?
  • How can the sun and moon disappear?
  • Experiment 1: blocking the sun
  • Experiment 2: hiding in the shadows
  • What makes a full moon?
  • Experiment 3: changing its shape
  • Experiment 4: passing overhead
  • Experiment 5: circling around
  • What can a shadow tell you?
  • Experiment 6: telling the time
  • Experiment 7: traveling in a straight line
  • Fun with the sun and moon
  • Experiment 8: sending messages.