Learners determine their latitude using a protracdtor and/or cross-staff to find the altitude of Polaris.

Demonstrate the path of the sun across the sky at different times of the year with an engaging science lesson.  Learners use a series of questions and diagrams to examine the movement of the sun and appearance of the sky around...

Middle schoolers engage in a lesson which shows them that celestial navigation is the art and science of finding one's geographic position by means of astronomical observations, particularly by measuring altitudes of celestial objects -...

Assess your young scientists' understanding of the difference between observation and inference with this 20-question multiple choice quiz. It reviews a variety of physics and astronomy concepts, such as solar eclipses and sunspots, the...

First, your earth science pupils determine what season is depicted in a diagram of the tilted Earth as it receives radiation from the sun. They answer multiple choice questions about occurrences at different points on Earth in the...

Students study how to use an astrolabe, define terms and understand the relationship between angle and altitude.  For this astrolabe lesson students complete an activity, record their measurements and complete a handout. 

Students measure the height of items using an astrolabe.  In this latitude lesson students construct a sextant and determine height and latitude with it.