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Making a Sundial
astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Build a sundial and discover how time can be measured.
Glossary Terms:
Sundial , Time
Categories: Observational Astronomy , Telescopes, Instruments and Observatories , The Sun Tags: Clocks , Hands-on , History , Measure , Measurement Age Ranges: 6-8 , 8-10 , 10-12 Education Level: Middle School , Primary Areas of Learning: Modelling , Observation based , Social Research Costs: Medium Cost Duration: 1 hour Group Size: Group Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models Authors: Space Awareness License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
Categories: Observational Astronomy , Telescopes, Instruments and Observatories , The Sun Tags: Clocks , Hands-on , History , Measure , Measurement Age Ranges: 6-8 , 8-10 , 10-12 Education Level: Middle School , Primary Areas of Learning: Modelling , Observation based , Social Research Costs: Medium Cost Duration: 1 hour Group Size: Group Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models Authors: Space Awareness License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
Day and Night in the World
astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Compare diurnal and nocturnal animals and experiment with day and night.
Glossary Terms:
Earth , Orbit , Time , Rotation
Categories: Planet Earth , The Sun Tags: Animals , Day and night , Life , Model Age Ranges: 6-8 , 8-10 Education Level: Primary Areas of Learning: Interactive Lecture , Modelling , Social Research Costs: Low Cost Duration: 1 hour Group Size: Group Skills: Asking questions , Constructing explanations , Developing and using models , Planning and carrying out investigations Authors: Space Awareness License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
Categories: Planet Earth , The Sun Tags: Animals , Day and night , Life , Model Age Ranges: 6-8 , 8-10 Education Level: Primary Areas of Learning: Interactive Lecture , Modelling , Social Research Costs: Low Cost Duration: 1 hour Group Size: Group Skills: Asking questions , Constructing explanations , Developing and using models , Planning and carrying out investigations Authors: Space Awareness License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
Sun’s Shadow
astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Why is the Sun's shadow so important?
Glossary Terms:
Light , Seasons , Sun , Time
Categories: Solar System , Telescopes, Instruments and Observatories , The Sun Tags: Hands-on , Shadows Age Ranges: 6-8 , 8-10 , 10-12 , 12-14 , 14-16 Education Level: Informal , Middle School , Primary , Secondary Areas of Learning: Observation based , Social Research Costs: Medium Cost Duration: 1 day Group Size: Group Skills: Asking questions , Communicating information , Constructing explanations , Engaging in argument from evidence Authors: Tasneem Rossenkhan License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
Categories: Solar System , Telescopes, Instruments and Observatories , The Sun Tags: Hands-on , Shadows Age Ranges: 6-8 , 8-10 , 10-12 , 12-14 , 14-16 Education Level: Informal , Middle School , Primary , Secondary Areas of Learning: Observation based , Social Research Costs: Medium Cost Duration: 1 day Group Size: Group Skills: Asking questions , Communicating information , Constructing explanations , Engaging in argument from evidence Authors: Tasneem Rossenkhan License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
Solar System Model
astroEDU educational activity (links to astroEDU website)
Description: Make a model of the Solar System planets using household materials.
Glossary Terms:
Solar System , Sun
Categories: Solar System , The Sun Tags: Hands-on , Model , Planets Age Ranges: 4-6 , 6-8 , 8-10 Education Level: Pre-school , Primary Areas of Learning: Modelling Costs: Low Cost Duration: 30 mins Group Size: Group Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models Authors: Syeda Lammim Ahad License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
Categories: Solar System , The Sun Tags: Hands-on , Model , Planets Age Ranges: 4-6 , 6-8 , 8-10 Education Level: Pre-school , Primary Areas of Learning: Modelling Costs: Low Cost Duration: 30 mins Group Size: Group Skills: Analysing and interpreting data , Asking questions , Communicating information , Developing and using models Authors: Syeda Lammim Ahad License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) icons
