University of Chicago
University of Chicago: What's Your Slant? Sun and Shadows
This fun activity helps you to understand the movement of the sun by studying shadows.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Why Angle Changes Intensity
This hands-on activity will help students understand why summer is hotter than winter.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Rio De Janeiro: Day and Night: The Sun
Gabriella lives in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Help her learn more about the sun and identify the properties of the sun.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: The Black Hole
This site examines the black hole as an object in astrophysics. Delve into this comprehensive resource that covers this concept from its history, to qualitative physics, the reality of black holes, mathematical physics and more.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Reflections of a Star
This simple lesson allows students to work cooperatively in determining the angular diameter of the Sun.
Libre Text
Libre Text: The Coriolis Force
The Coriolis force is a central element of the dynamics of ocean and atmosphere flows.
Read Works
Read Works: Article a Day Set: Time
[Free Registration/Login Required] This Article-A-Day-Set provides six articles related to "time." Students will learn about the days of the week and months of the year.
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Together We Can Rule the Galaxy
In this lesson, students will learn about Galileo Galilei and space.
Curated OER
Earth Rotates Toward the East
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides a fun project on rockets. "Nothing in space stands still. Everything either orbits around something else, or moves toward or away from something else. So how do...
Curated OER
Rocket Launched in Same Direction as Earth Orbit and Rotation
This site from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration provides a fun project on rockets. "Nothing in space stands still. Everything either orbits around something else, or moves toward or away from something else. So how do...
Ohio State University
Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears: Common Misconceptions About Day and Night
Misconceptions about the causes of seasons and day and night are common through all ages. Use the information on this site to help your students understand these concepts. Included are links to many resources and lesson plans for...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: A Day
How long is a day? What do most children do during certain hours of the day? What is day? This site offers the answers to these questions, lists the days of the week, and provides a hour-by-hour listing of what a typical kid's day...
Other
Electric Sky: Vernal Equinox
This site, created by an amateur who has studied astronomy for thirty years, provides a scholarly explanation of the vernal equinox. Links to definitions of significant terms.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Space
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes what causes the seasons, explains the moon's phases, and introduces what a constellation is. It utilizes the Activotes to help describe the phenomena.
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