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Astronomy: Age 10
12 illustrated Astronomy lessons for Age 10.
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Why we have day, night and seasons The Earth spins around once every day, so each place turns toward the Sun and then away from it. The Earth als… -
Why We Have Seasons Earth travels around the Sun once a year, and it is tilted, always leaning the same way. So for part of the ye… -
Earth's Tilt and the Sun Earth travels around the Sun, and its axis is tilted in one fixed direction. The half of Earth that leans towa… -
Moon Shapes The Moon moves around Earth. Sunlight lights the half of the Moon facing the Sun, so the bright shape we see f… -
Earth Around the Sun Earth travels around the Sun once every year. Its axis always leans the same way, so the length of daylight an… -
Belts beyond the planets Past the eight planets, the Solar System does not simply stop. It continues with rocky belts, icy belts, comet… -
Earth's Tilted Axis Earth spins around a tilted rod called its axis. As Earth travels around the Sun, that same tilt makes first o… -
Sunlight on the Moon The Moon does not make its own light. It shines because it reflects light from the Sun.… -
Passing a Tool in Orbit Astronauts from different places live and work together inside one orbiting laboratory. They share tools, chec… -
Comet Dust and Meteor Showers A comet leaves dust and small stones behind as it moves near the Sun. When Earth crosses that debris trail, pi… -
A black hole A black hole is a place in space where a huge amount of matter is packed into a very small space. Its gravity … -
Crash Forms a Moon A smaller space rock slams into a hot young planet. Melted rock is thrown into space, where it later comes tog…