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Astronomy with a Stick

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Students describe the movement of the Earth as it relates to the sun and formulate a hypothesis for the movement and the changing length of the shadow. They express the relationship between the sun and the Earth and how that causes the shadow of an object to move and change length.

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altitude, shadows, azimuth

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altitude, azimuth, shadow, science
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Grade
6th - 11th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
3 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Inquiry-Based Learning
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Database & Spreadsheet

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