Astronomy: Age 8

11 illustrated Astronomy lessons for Age 8.

The Goldilocks Zone Liquid water needs a planet that is not too close and not too far from its star. Only at the right distance ca…
Shadows That Move With the Sun As the day goes by, the Sun seems to travel across the sky. Your shadow moves too, and it always points away f…
Why We Have Day and Night Earth spins around like a slow spinning top, and one full turn takes about 24 hours. When your home faces the …
Day and Night The Earth is a ball that spins around like a top. The side facing the Sun is bright and has day, and the other…
Earth turning in sunlight Earth is a ball that spins around once about every 24 hours. The side facing the Sun is bright and has day, wh…
Earth Turning in Lamplight Earth spins on itself, so every place turns into the light and then into the dark. The Sun only looks like it …
Earth's Yearly Loop Earth travels all the way around the Sun once every year. That repeating trip brings the seasons around again.…
Moon Around Earth The Moon is a rocky ball that travels around our planet Earth. One full trip around Earth takes a little more …
Dust That Grew Into Planets Tiny rocks and dust in a young star's disk bumped into each other. They stuck together and grew bigger and big…
Earth Turns in Sunlight Earth is a ball in space that turns around a line through its middle. As it turns, the Sun lights one side whi…
Three Kinds of Planets Planets are not all the same. Some have rocky surfaces, some are giant balls of gas, and some are cold icy gia…