In this animated video segment adapted from NASA, astronomer Doris Daou explains how the forces of speed and gravity keep the Moon in a constant orbit around Earth.
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Making a Camera Obscura (Science)
September 14th, 2017
In this lesson, students will create their own “camera obscura” out of a cardboard tube to explore and reinforce the fact that light travels in straight lines.