Specifications
Materials Included in Kit:
Analemma graph sheet master
Equation of time chart master
Gnomon paddle
Pin, disection
Sun's altitude sheet master
Wood dowel rod, 1½" long, ¼" diameter
Correlation to Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)†
Science & Engineering Practices
Asking questions and defining problems
Developing and using models
Planning and carrying out investigations
Analyzing and interpreting data
Using mathematics and computational thinking
Constructing explanations and designing solutions
Disciplinary Core Ideas
MS-ESS1.A: The Universe and Its Stars
MS-ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System
HS-ESS1.B: Earth and the Solar System
Crosscutting Concepts
Patterns
Scale, proportion, and quantity
Systems and system models
Stability and change
Performance Expectations
MS-ESS1-1. Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
HS-ESS1-4. Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system.