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Getting
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Use fun activities like Trip Around the Triangle, Telescopes as Time Machines, and Telescope Treasture Hunt to engage your visitors while looking through your telescope. |
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Using a few simple props, show the basics of how telescopes collect light with these activities. Address the concept of aperture and light-gathering capabilities. |
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Why does the Moon have Phases? Using a simple 3D model, allow participants to discover why the Moon has phases. This is one of the biggest misconceptions about the night sky and a very rewarding "ah-ha!" moment for the participants. |
Sharing
the Universe is based upon work supported by the Informal Education
Division of the National
Science Foundation under Grant no DRL-0638873. Any opinions,
findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material
are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views
of the National Science Foundation.