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Epic Field Trips

Category: Epic Field Trips

Field Trips Rotorua, Haleakalā, observatories, geology trips. Curriculum connection Science + Geography + ESS

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Image displaying Lunar Nodes
What's Going On With Eclipses
Planetary Systems, Space & Scale, Time & Change
Explore how the Moon’s tilted orbit, changing nodes and shifting perigee and apogee control when eclipses can occur....
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Image of a Lunar Eclipse
Understanding Eclipses - Lunar Nodes
Observation & Evidence, Planetary Systems, Space & Scale
The Moon’s orbit is tilted by about 5° compared with the ecliptic, the plane of Earth’s orbit around...
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Image of the Full Moon, taken by the author on 1 May 2026 at Star Safari Observatory
The Earth and The Moon
Observation & Evidence, Planetary Systems
Explore the Earth–Moon system in 3D, including orbital motion, axial tilt, lunar inclination, synchronous rotation, changing Earth–Moon distance...
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the mission patch from Mark Rocket's space flight
The First New Zealander in Space: A Conversation with Mark Rocket
Observation & Evidence, Space & Scale
What does it feel like to leave Earth, experience weightlessness and see our planet surrounded by the immense...
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The Sun
Kepler's Second Law of Planetary Motion
Gravity & Motion, Observation & Evidence, Planetary Systems, Space & Scale, Time & Change
Explore Kepler's Second Law through an interactive orbital simulation. Investigate how a planet's speed changes throughout its elliptical...
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Mars and Saturn
Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion
Gravity & Motion, Observation & Evidence, Planetary Systems, Space & Scale, Time & Change
This page demonstrates Kepler's First Law of Planetary Motion with an interactive simulation.
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Stories and observations

Carterton Space Week Fresh From Space_9842 Large
Want to work in space? There are more ways in than you think
Old boat on Deception island
What can an Antarctic extremophile teach us about life beyond Earth?
Matariki Dawn Viewing on top of Mount Victoria Wellington
Matariki: The Stars That Became a Nation’s New Year
Traditional Navigation
Navigation & Storytelling
Orakei Korako Spacewardbound Field trip
Astrobiology for Educators
Star Safari skyglow and Paul Malinson telescope 2025-11-1246
Dark Skies & Light Pollution

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