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\nScience Buddies: A Puzzling Parallax\n

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\nDid you know that ancient astronomers could measure the distance to other stars? They could also distinguish between stars and planets. How could they do that without modern technology of telescopes? See if you can discover the link...\n
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\nConcord Consortium: Stella\n

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\nStudents act as astronomers, studying stars in a patch of sky in our own galaxy. Using simulated data from spectroscopy and other real-world instrumentation, students learn to determine star positions, radial velocity, proper motion, and...\n
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\nCrash Course Astronomy #25: Distances\n

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\nHow do astronomers make sense out of the vastness of space? How do they study things so far away? Today Phil talks about distances, going back to early astronomy. Ancient Greeks were able to find the size of the Earth, and from that the...\n
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\nAnnenberg Learner: Alien Eyes\n

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\nExplore parallax which causes each of your eyes to produce slightly different images. Then imagine yourself an alien and try to predict which images each of your four eyes see.\n
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\nPbs Learning Media: Crash Course Astronomy: Distances\n

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\nHow do astronomers make sense out of the vastness of space? How do they study things so far away? Today Phil talks about distances, going back to early astronomy. Ancient Greeks were able to determine the the size of the Earth, and from...\n
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\nPbs Teachers: Demonstrating the Distances of Stars\n

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\nInvestigate the use of the parallax effect for determining distance in space, and explore the arrangement and relative distance of stars in the galaxy. Create a sample star field and transform it into a three-dimensional model.\n
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\nTeach Engineering: Traffic Lights\n

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\nStudents learn about traffic lights and their importance in maintaining public safety and order. Using a Parallax Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller, students work in teams on the engineering challenge to build a traffic light with a specific...\n
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\nDetermining Properties of Stars\n

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\nAn excellent website detailing how a star's properties can be determined, and how these properties lead to the way a star is classified.\n
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\nNasa: Image Science Center: Ask the Space Scientist\n

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\nA NASA space scientist provides 98 questions and answers about the sun, the center of our solar system.\n
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\nTed: Ted Ed: Light Seconds, Light Years, Light Centuries: Measure Extreme Dist\n

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\nYuan-Sen Ting shows us how trigonometric parallaxes, standard candles and more help us determine the distance of objects several billion light years away from Earth. [5:29]\n
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\nCk 12: Earth Science: Distance Between Stars\n

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\n[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] How to use parallax to measure distances to stars.\n
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\nPbs Learning Media: How Big Is Our Universe?\n

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\nThis interactive resource from Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics uses images and activities to understand the scope and scale of our universe. Featured are technologies used by generations of explorers.\n
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\nWikipedia: Tycho Brahe\n

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\nA great overview of the life of astronomer Tycho Brahe from Wikipedia Encyclopedia. This article discusses his contributions to the world of astronomy, and his building of his observatory called Uraniborg.\n
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\nGalileo Project: The Copernican System\n

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\nThis site from The Galileo Project of Rice University contains information relating to Copernicus's sun-centered solar system theory. Pictures are provided throughout this article along with links to additional information.\n
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\nThe Math Forum: Measuring Distances Triangulation\n

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\nLesson plan which details how to have students determine the distance to an object by sighting it from two different locations and knowing the distance between these locations. As an advanced alternative, trigonometry can be used to...\n
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\nThe Physics Classroom: Reflection and Ray Model of Light: Why an Image Is Formed\n

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\nThis illustrated physics tutorial uses animations to attempt to explain to students why images appear.\n
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\nCk 12: Earth Science: Distance Between Stars Study Guide\n

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\nThis comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on the distance between stars. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.\n
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\nRice University: The Copernican System\n

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\nThis site from The Galileo Project of Rice University contains information relating to Copernicus's sun-centered solar system theory. Pictures are provided throughout this article along with links to additional information.\n
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\nRegents Exam Prep Center: Error in Measurement\n

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\nWhat are the common errors made when students take measurements and how can they be avoided? A good deal of vocabulary associated with measurement errors is explained. Tips are provided for the student and the teacher in hopes of...\n
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