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Illuminated Orbiter Grades 3-12 AEP-151


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Illuminated Orbiter Light up the Sun with this version of Orbiter. This model can be plugged into a standard wall outlet (UL approved – 6’ power cord) to illuminate the Sun to effectively demonstrate daylight, night, seasons, and phases of the Moon. The Sun, Earth and Moon manually revolve around one another on this gear-driven model. The earth and moon are shown in true scale. The scale is 1 inch = 2000 miles. If the sun were to be shown at the same scale, it would be approximately 36 feet in diameter! Arm is 15", Sun is 6", and the Earth is 4" in diameter. This 8 page Lesson Plan includes basic investigations and activities on the following topics. Day and Night The Seasons The Moon Observations and Activities Product Dimensions 25.5" X16"X10.50" Weight 5.31 lbs Country of Origin: USA Special Notice:The arm of this orbiter manually rotates around the Sun while the Earth rotates mechanically in the same direction as the arm. TESTIMONIALS - Mary Mamottin - The orbiter was easy to use right away...nothing to assemble. The teacher's guide has much more information than I expected; I think it will be very helpful. the orbiter is what I expected and I look forward to using it with my classes. If there were some way to make the moon's orbit around the earth more realistic (not on the same plane), that would be interesting; however, that might make the model too complicated. NCTM - STANDARDS / Pluto Info
  • $319.99
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  • Weight
    2.41 lbs
  • SKU
    AEP-151
Illuminated Orbiter Light up the Sun with this version of Orbiter. This model can be plugged into a standard wall outlet (UL approved – 6’ power cord) to illuminate the Sun to effectively demonstrate daylight, night, seasons, and phases of the Moon. The Sun, Earth and Moon manually revolve around one another on this gear-driven model. The earth and moon are shown in true scale. The scale is 1 inch = 2000 miles. If the sun were to be shown at the same scale, it would be approximately 36 feet in diameter! Arm is 15", Sun is 6", and the Earth is 4" in diameter. This 8 page Lesson Plan includes basic investigations and activities on the following topics. Day and Night The Seasons The Moon Observations and Activities Product Dimensions 25.5" X16"X10.50" Weight 5.31 lbs Country of Origin: USA Special Notice:The arm of this orbiter manually rotates around the Sun while the Earth rotates mechanically in the same direction as the arm. TESTIMONIALS - Mary Mamottin - The orbiter was easy to use right away...nothing to assemble. The teacher's guide has much more information than I expected; I think it will be very helpful. the orbiter is what I expected and I look forward to using it with my classes. If there were some way to make the moon's orbit around the earth more realistic (not on the same plane), that would be interesting; however, that might make the model too complicated. NCTM - STANDARDS / Pluto Info