Spotting Craters [Activity - Shadows and Silhouettes]

Spotting Craters [Activity - Shadows and Silhouettes]

  • Daytime Event
  • Nighttime Event
  • Inside Venue
  • Outside Venue
  • Target Audience
  • Child, Teen, Adult
Use a flour model of the surface of the Moon to show how shadows show more details than direct light. Participants see the difference between what is observable during a full Moon and a partially dark Moon.

Last Updated: September 4, 2018

 

Video

Tutorial: Spotting Craters

Demonstration of the activity.

Activity Key

Daytime Event
Daytime Event
Nighttime Event
Nighttime Event
Inside Venue
Inside Venue
Outside Venue
Outside Venue
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Target Audience