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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine the age of a star cluster by observing, measuring, and plotting astronomical data. They examine the Jewe lbox cluster, located within the southern constellation Crux and determine its age. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine the age of a star cluster by observing, measuring, and plotting astronomical data. They examine the Jewelbox cluster, and determine its age using a relationship between temperature, color, and luminosity. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students study the basic methods for finding one's position on Earth. Latitude can be deduced from the height above the horizon of the pole star or of the noontime Sun, while longitude requires an accurate clock giving universal time. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students explore star lines and constellations that ancient Hawaiians used for navigation, and create star charts. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students create an astrolobe and locate the North Star in the night sky. They determine the latitude of the North Star, and calculate an average latitude based on class results. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students, through teacher lecture and class discussion, explore historical methods of navigation: dead reckoning and celestial navigation. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students relate the altitude of the North Star and the latitude of the observer. They invent a simple device to read latitude and measure angles. They calculate averages and create a bar graph to interpret the interactions of the universe. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine historical methods of navigation. They discuss the techniques of "Dead Reckoning," "Heaving the Log," and "Chip Log," pretend to sail from Europe to North America using vectors and determine the location of their landfall, and take a quiz. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students investigate the concept of star mapping and how it is used in space navigation. They conduct various activities to see the effect of mapping. Also the teacher uses models and demonstrations in order to communicate the main objectives of the lesson. Full Review »
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- 6th - 10th
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Students investigate why the North Star was important for navigation, how stars move across the night sky, how to locate the North Star, how to make a crude sextant, and how to determine latitude using a sextant and the North Star. They make a sextant and then determine the angle of elevation relative to the horizon of the North Star. Full Review »
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