Astronomy: Age 7
10 illustrated Astronomy lessons for Age 7.
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Light summer evenings, dark winter evenings Day turns into night, and then day comes again. In summer the daylight stays long, so it is still light in the… -
Moon Shapes in the Night Sky Sunlight shines on the Moon and lights up one side of it. We see only the lit part, so the Moon can look like … -
Earth in Sunlight Earth is a big ball in space. The Sun lights one side of Earth while the other side stays dark.… -
Sun, Moon and Stars The Sun and Moon seem to rise on one side, cross the sky, and set on the other. Stars appear only in the dark … -
Earth in a Lamp Beam The Earth is like a ball that spins. The side facing the Sun is bright, and the other side is dark.… -
Sun and Planets A bright star sits in the middle. Four small rocky worlds are close to it, and four giant striped worlds are f… -
Moon Around Earth The Moon is a natural satellite that goes around Earth. Earth goes around the Sun.… -
Days to the Moon The Moon looks close in the sky, much closer than the planets. Even so, a rocket needs several days to fly the… -
The Growing Universe Long ago, the whole universe was very hot and tightly packed. It has been growing bigger ever since, so galaxi… -
Day and Night Earth turns around like a spinning top. The side facing the Sun is bright and has day, and the other side is d…