Video: How the Sun moves across our sky, Northern Hemisphere Vantage Point
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This is the full collection of videos and written labs. All of the instructions are written directly to students so you won't have to introduce the labs unless you want to. Check out the individual resources for previews.Questions Addressed❑ Can you tell the seasons from the stars we see?❑ How can yPrice $37.00Original Price $48.00Save $11.00
Description
In this video we track the sun across the sky and see how the Sun's path changes over time. The vantage point for this video is the northern hemisphere. Sunrise and sunset for the equinoxes and the solstices are simulated and studied. In the digging deeper section we look at a how the sun moves month by month and how that’s a repeatable, recurring pattern.
In the teacher to teacher section I’ll give you a few hints and helps to show you more how to use this free computer program called Stellarium which will turn your classroom computer into a planetarium. Stellarium, is a free, open-source computer program used by many professional Planetariums around the world.
The video includes three parts: 1) Main content, directed to the learner 2) Digging Deeper a more in-depth look at the topic 3) Teacher to Teacher—hints and helps about how to use the featured computer program, Stellarium.
Questions Addressed
❑ How does the sun's position appear to change each day?
❑ When does the sun rise exactly in the east and sets exactly in the west?
❑ Why is it wrong to call March 20th the Vernal Equinox?
Concepts Addressed
♦ The Sun only rises directly in the east and sets directly in the west on the equinoxes.
♦ The Sun’s location of sunrise and sunset changes each day and progresses in a recurring pattern.
♦ The Sun only rises directly in the east and sets directly in the west on the equinoxes.
♦ The Sun’s location of sunrise and sunset changes each day and progresses in a recurring pattern.
Standards Addressed
TEKS 6.11A
VA SOL ES.3.b
UK National Curriculum Key Stage 3
Phy: Matter: Space physics
• the seasons and the Earth’s tilt, day length at different times of year, in different hemispheres
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Space Science & Astronomy Resources
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