Studying the Universe
Naked Eye Astronomy
To do:
1) Get into groups of three or
four
2) Collect a football, two tennis
balls and a torch
Now:
Using the props, explain:
1) What a day is
2) What a year is
3) What a month is
Now
Using the props, explain:
What retrograde motion is
And
Using the props, explain:
1) What a solar day is
2) What a sidereal day is
Finally
Using the props, how could you
explain:
1) How a solar eclipse occurs
2) How a lunar eclipse occurs
3) Why a solar eclipse is rare