How Big is Earth? (February-April & May-June)
General forums
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| Personal Introductions |  Teachers: please create a topic heading that includes your school name and some information about your school.Students: please reply under your school name and tell us some interesting facts about you. Write several complete sentences. You may wish to include your nickname, age, favorite ... |
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Learning forums
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| Activity 3. Introduction to How Big is Earth? | 3c. Brainstorming Assignment for Your Classroom | 1. After watching video 3a, please watch the video in 3b. 2. You may wish to watch the videos again and enter some notes in your project journal. 3. Think: If you lived in the time of Eratosthenes, how would you go about figuring out the circumference of Earth? 4. With your entire class, ... |
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| Activity 6. Measurement, Math & Geometry | Images of the tools for measuring the Sun's angle | You need to measure the sun's angle of inclination. Tools needed: Apparatus from Activity 5 and 2 nails (approximately 10 cm),thin cardboard (approximately 25 x 25 cm), string(approximately 1.5 meter long), ruler.
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| Activity 9. Reflections of Learning | Please add your reflection as a new topic. |
Please include: Your Name Your School What did you find moist intriguing about doing this investigation? What did you find difficult or unclear? As you reflect upon how... |
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Obtain a meter stick.
Please click link above and add your reflection as a discussion topic. All project members will be able to read this information.