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Astronomy With a Stick:  Unit 3, Activity 1 Lesson PlanAstronomy With a Stick:  Unit 3, Activity 1 Lesson Plan
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Astronomy With a Stick: Unit 3, Activity 1

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Students construct miniature globes, displaying a longitude-latitude grid on the spheres. They discuss rotating spheres, North and South Poles, the equator, and meridians.

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latitude and longitude, map skills, the equator

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equator, latitude, longitude, rotating spheres, science
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
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For Teacher Use
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Project-Based Learning

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