Check out these photos of our trip:
We knew that people cannot really hold the sun because it is much too hot, too big and too far away! |
We talked about what causes day and night. Sometimes the night sky is very bright so it looks blue. |
We learnt that stars that do not twinkle are not starts at all! They are planets. We learnt that Venus and Jupiter and Saturn are visible in the night sky at the moment. |
Beautiful Matariki |
We learnt that astronauts have not been on any of the planets yet. The furthest astronauts have been is the moon. |
The educator showed us how the moon orbits the Earth. It takes about a month to orbit the Earth. |
The educator got three children to show how the moon orbits the Earth as the Earth orbits the sun. It was very funny to watch. Keep up moon! |
We were shown an awesome video of a solar flare! This is when there are explosions on the sun. |
We had a look at the planets and dwarf planets in our solar system. |
Whoa! look at the size of that rocket! |
Next we had a look at the fantastic displays and models. We found out that some of our books back at school do not have up to date information. |
There were loads of great facts to read. |
And loads to look at! |
We loved the model of the solar system! It showed us the planets are different sizes. |
Saturn! |
Astronaut Finn! |
Astronaut Solomon! |
Finally, it was time for us to hop back on the bus. We really enjoyed our trip to Star Dome! |
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