The Sun appearing in the east

Take advantage of children’s natural curiosity with the following resources. They require very little equipment – most of it should be in your kitchen or garden....

When children draw pictures of the Sun, they often show rays radiating outwards – similar to the image below.

Knowledge about the apparent movement of the Sun, Moon and planets across the celestial sphere is important for wayfinding. You can estimate position and direction by...

To an observer on Earth, the stars appear to move together across the sky during the night, rising in the east and setting in the west....

In this activity, students observe how the Moon appears to move across the sky each hour, as well as over several days. They discuss how both...