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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Sands of Time

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity, students can use a graphing calculator to find a regression equation and then interpolate the data from the equation using integration. They will explore the length of day during the winter and summer solstice at...
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Confluence Creations: Chaco Canyon Tour

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a tour of the Chaco Canyon archaeological site. The map takes you to the many dwellings and important astronomical sites. Virtual tours are available if you have Quick Time.
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Curated OER

Bbc: Religions: Paganism: Summer Solstice

For Students 9th - 10th
Drawing of Stonehenge
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Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: A Song for All Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
After listening to excerpts from four of the violin concertos from "The Four Seasons" by Italian composer and violinist, Antonio Vivaldi, decide which excerpt was meant to go with which season, and also decide where the earth would be in...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Tracking Sunrise and Sunset

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will collect, record, and graph the sunrise and sunset times to see how they change throughout the year.
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Other

Ancient Ohio Trail: Fort Ancient

For Students 9th - 10th
Although this is a travel site, the information and detail it contains about Fort Ancient is very scholarly. Included are short videos about the area, and several maps.
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NumberNut

Number Nut: Calendar Origins

For Students 3rd - 8th
History and mathematics merge in this lesson that explores the origin of the calendar. Learn how it all got started in this detailed lesson that includes a simple months of the year game and a more challenging time conversion game. Both...
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Other

Montana State University: Spring and Fall Equinox

For Students 9th - 10th
This Montana State University site provides a simple chart on the spring and fall equinox and a description of the process.
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Website
NASA

Nasa: Image Science Center: Ask the Space Scientist Earth

For Students 9th - 10th
Site from NASA contains a collection of 91 questions pertaining to the Earth's atmosphere, magnetic field, ionosphere, rotation and origin of life.
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Activity
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: The Seasons

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the four seasons, when they occur in the northern and southern hemispheres, and why the seasons change as the Earth rotates around the Sun.
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Handout
University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin: Reasons for the Seasons

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief explanation of the Earth's rotation around the Sun and how it relates to the amount of sunlight the Earth receives, and to the seasons. Includes two questions for students to respond to.

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