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Golf Ball Phases and Embroidery Hoop Eclipse

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Using a golf ball under a blacklight, patrons explore the dynamics of lunar phases

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Hints for uses in your library	For best results, make sure each participant has their own golf ball and takes a turn orbiting the "Earth"
Related Links	Lunar and Planetary Institute Extension Activities NASA: Moon to Mars Facts about the Moon NASA Spaceplace: The Moon The Moon's Phases in Oreos European Space Agency Video: Building a Moon Base NOVA Video: Extreme Temperatures on the Moon NASA Videos: A Day in the Life Aboard the International Space Station NASA Scientific Visualization Studio: Tour of the Moon 4k Last Mission to the Moon Apollo 11 in Real Time
Originating Source	Lunar and Planetary Institute
Related Books [Suggest a book]	The Moon: Earth's Neighbor by David Jefferis Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth by Oliver Jeffers Looking Up!: The Science of Stargazing by Joe Rao and Mark Borgions Look Inside Space Moon Base Alpha Series by Stuart Gibbs and Gibson Frazier Astronomy: Cool Women in Space by Anita Yasuda and Lena Chandhok The Moon Book by Gail Gibbons Faces of the Moon by Bob Crelin and Leslie Evans CatStronauts by Drew Brockington Max goes to the Moon: A Science Adventure with Max the Dog by Jeffrey O Bennett and Alan Okamoto

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