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    Topic A Little Explanition About It, and An Activity: The Solar System

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    The document proposes several activities for teaching kids about space science concepts: 1) Creating a miniature solar system on a soccer field using objects to represent planets scaled to their distances from the sun. 2) Having kids dress as astronauts and take photos in front of a poster depicting the moon landing. 3) Making small planet models out of materials like styrofoam to represent the different types of planets. 4) Explaining navigation tools like compasses and using them in an activity to teach how sailors navigated.

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    Topic A Little Explanition About It, and An Activity: The Solar System

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    The document proposes several activities for teaching kids about space science concepts: 1) Creating a miniature solar system on a soccer field using objects to represent planets scaled to their distances from the sun. 2) Having kids dress as astronauts and take photos in front of a poster depicting the moon landing. 3) Making small planet models out of materials like styrofoam to represent the different types of planets. 4) Explaining navigation tools like compasses and using them in an activity to teach how sailors navigated.

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    The document proposes several activities for teaching kids about space science concepts: 1) Creating a miniature solar system on a soccer field using objects to represent planets scaled to their distances from the sun. 2) Having kids dress as astronauts and take photos in front of a poster depicting the moon landing. 3) Making small planet models out of materials like styrofoam to represent the different types of planets. 4) Explaining navigation tools like compasses and using them in an activity to teach how sailors navigated.

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    Topic A Little Explanition About It, and An Activity: The Solar System

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    The document proposes several activities for teaching kids about space science concepts: 1) Creating a miniature solar system on a soccer field using objects to represent planets scaled to their distances from the sun. 2) Having kids dress as astronauts and take photos in front of a poster depicting the moon landing. 3) Making small planet models out of materials like styrofoam to represent the different types of planets. 4) Explaining navigation tools like compasses and using them in an activity to teach how sailors navigated.

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    Topic A little explanition about it, and an activity

    What do you think if kids could do a mini solar


    system at a playing-field? For example at a soccer
    field. The Sun would be a beach ball and opposit
    The Solar System to it, but at the other end of the field would be
    Neptun. Between theese two, kids could figure
    out where do each planet goes. Kuiper belt would
    be made from sand. If anything goes to scale
    according to Sun, the size comparison will be
    stunning! Furthermore, every kid could make
    their own miniature Solar System, so they will
    have some memories from the camp! *This topic
    is strongly connects to the two types of planets.

    Moonlanding: Everything explained with fun! Kids


    The Moon
    could have a clothing just like Neil Armstrong
    had, and we could do some land to look like the
    Moon and at the background there would be a
    poster about Space and Earth, so they can be
    photographed on it and they parents would be
    proud for their little astronaut :)
    Kids could make little planets from styrofoam and
    paper then paint it to look like a miniature
    The two types of planets (Rocky, replica, just like the one I showed you in the
    and Gas) video chat. *This topic strongly connects to the
    Solar System's.

    How did sailors used it for navigation. They could


    The Pole Star learn about the GPS and the compass too while
    they use them. It's gonna be a lifetime lesson for
    them, cause nowadays it is required so they
    won't get lost :)

    Since we have a great technology, we know in


    real time without many boring searching where
    Observation are the Celestial Objects, so I can set up the
    telescopes and spot them quickly, than kids can
    see them. If we are lucky enough, we will spot
    the ISS or some space debris. It would be fun to
    do it with a laser at night.
    Once, my physics teacher made a rocket from a
    PET bottle. It is hard to discuss how does it work,
    but I enclosed a picture and a video. Kids would
    Spaceship love it! It can fly up to 10-15 meters.
    A rubber sheet is fixed to a circular stand. At the
    center, there is a heavy steel orb. It will press
    Gravitation down the rubber. It is our Sun. If you drop any
    other, but lighter steel orbs they will start an
    ellipse orbit around the "Sun". It represents in
    minutes how does the Sun attract planets. It is
    very spectecular! Not just kids, but adults would
    enjoy it.
    Materials needed Time needed
    Beach balls from small to Maybe half an hour?
    huge for the planets; Sand;
    Styrofoam; Paper; Paint;
    Glue; Wood (To fix their
    planets)

    Astronaut costume; Poster;


    Camera

    Styrofoam; Paper; Paint; Depends on kid's speed and


    Glue; Wood (To fix their agility.
    planets)

    GPS; Compass 10 mins of explanition and


    another 10 minutes so they
    can try them

    All of the telescopes you sent


    me could be used. A laser
    should be bought. Every kid could watch them
    for like half an hour. If you
    think it's a great idea, I'd be
    willing to do observation with
    bigger groups at night.
    Maybe every second or third
    night 2-3 hours?
    PET bottle; plug; sewage pipe The spaceship should be
    (50cm); pump; water; made before camp starts. It
    could be sent to the sky with
    every group. It takes only
    some minutes. Kids in my
    school played hours with it!
    Rubber sheet; A circular The attraction is only ~5
    stand; some orbs (Each of minutes. And another 5
    them is different sized due to minutes explanation.
    planet's different mass);

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