Planets Orbits and Seasons

Planetary Data

Planet orbit radius, period,speed, Make a model of a solar system and measure the speeds of the planets.

Gravity Well, observe a model of how planets move.

Rectified Globe Use an earthglobe placed in sunlight to see the illumination of the earth.

Sun Angle Analyzer

Seasons explore planets with different tilts and elliptical orbits.

Gems The Real Reason for the Seasons

Source for Liquid Crystal Sheets, Edmunds

This page is available here http://www.exo.net/~pauld/workshops/PLanets/planetsOrbitsSeasons.html

Scientific Explorations by Paul Doherty

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20 May 2015