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Exploratorium:seasons/shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year

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Ancient Chacoans used shadows to tell daily time and seasons. Build a model that demonstrates the changes in Earth's tilt that affect the length of shadows relative to the sun that determines the seasons. The lesson plan uses everyday household items.

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Concepts
shadows, solstice
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Additional Tags
equinox, latitude, seasons, chaco canyon, earth's tilt, exploratorium, tropic of cancer, tropic of capricorn, sundial
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)