
Phases of the Moon
Move the Moon around the Earth and see how much of its sunlit half we can see from here.
Choose the mass, the volume and the liquid: does the object sink or float, and how much of it is under the surface? Measure the buoyant force.
In the learning section below the figure, predict, try, complete the tasks and check yourself with short questions.

Move the Moon around the Earth and see how much of its sunlit half we can see from here.

Change the date and the latitude: how does the axial tilt change the angle of sunlight and the length of the day?

Lower the lamp: air scatters blue light far more than red, giving a blue sky at noon and a red Sun at dusk.
A wooden block floats in water half submerged. If you cut it exactly in half, what does a half block do?