Pop-up Comet
Instructions
Instructions
Draw and cut a star shape.
Cut two strips of paper.
Glue them together to form a right angle.
Then start folding them one over the other to build a paper “spring”.
Then prepare your card with your wishes and the tail of the comet.
Glue the paper spring on the card and glue the star at the top of it.
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What’s behind? STEM tips
What’s behind? STEM tips
With a name derived from the Greek kometes, meaning a ‘long-haired’ star, comets are not stars, but ancient celestial icebergs of the Solar System. They are like dirty snowballs, mostly made of ice. They partly evaporate when they swing close to the hot Sun so they become visible with a long tail.
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European Space Agency
