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Dawn Classrooms > Vegetable Light Curves Activity

potato

In the activity "Vegetable Light Curves," students observe the surface of rotating potatoes to help them understand how astronomers can sometimes determine the shape of asteroids from variations in reflective brightness.

- Teacher Guide (PDF)
- Assembly Instructions (PDF)
- Student Activity (PDF)
- More Discoveries(PDF)

Activity contributed by Dr. BJ McCormick