Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13) Archives

Deimos is farther away and moves slowly from east to west. Deimos would look like a small dot of light

Saturn’s Moons

Titan: Smog World Surrounded by a thick atmosphere that’s topped by orange smog, and with a landscape that in some

Triton, the largest satellite of Neptune, orbits in the opposite direction from most moons, suggesting that Neptune captured it in

For astronomers, though, a comet’s beauty is not just in its appearance, but in its content: A comet is an

In this activity, students learn about the different telescopes and instruments that are available at McDonald Observatory using the “What

In this experiment, students construct an equilateral triangle using graph paper, pencil, protractor and a ruler. They also make a

Students witness light refracting through air everyday.On hot days, “ripples” rise from the ground or roadways. Stars twinkle in the

This lesson guides students to build a spectroscope, use it as tool, and interpret their observations by applying concepts of

In this activity, students test the Law of Reflection based on experimental evidence.However, the back-silvered glass mirrors present a twist.