How is a comet like a dirty snowball? Does a planet's distance from the Sun affect its temperature? How can the Moon block the Sun's light? Figure out the answers for yorself with some of the out-of-this world activities and experiments that help you learn about the wonders fo the solar system. This book gives you hours and hours of fascinating, hands-on, safe, low-cost science fun. Try these awesome projects at home or in the classroom; trace the Earth's path through the celestial sphere, create a comet in your own bedroom, and build a model of Saturn and its rings. Each experiment includes an illustration and simple, step-by-step instructions, as well clear explanations of the astronomical concepts you're seeing a work. |