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	resource title	grade level	topics

	Ancient Observatories This extensive Web site explores two ancient astronomical observatories, Chaco Canyon, NM, and Chichen Itza on the Yucatan peninsula. Activities, history, interviews, images, maps, and Webcasts are included. HTML Document: 13 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Astronomy, Mathematics, The Sun, Seasons, Eclipses

	Chichen Itza This Web site explores Chichen Itza, home to the ancient Maya, and looks at their understanding of astronomical events, particularly the equinox. Maps, images, interviews, history, activities, and a Webcast... HTML Document: 13 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Astronomy, Mathematics, The Sun, Seasons, Eclipses

	Modeling the Seasons This activity provides instructions for students to model the seasons with their own earth globes. HTML Document: 13 kb	3-5 6-8	Measurement, Astronomy, Mathematics, Cultural Perspectives, Historical Perspectives, The Sun, The Planets, Seasons, Days

	Hanging Ten Web Site This site uses audio, video, text, and activities to get behind the art and science of surfing. Also featured are explanations of weather, storms, tides, and wave formation, all of which one needs to... HTML Document: 7 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Center of Gravity, Weather and Climate, Oceans and Water, Tides

	Solar Eclipse Web Site This Web site has invaluable resources--from live footage of six total solar eclipses to explanations of why eclipses happen--to help people understand this mesmerizing celestial phenomenon. HTML Document: 8 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Astronomy, Eclipses, The Moon

	Make Your Own Petroglyph! This activity provides instructions for studying ancient petroglyphs, modern symbols, and making a personal "petroglyph." HTML Document: 17 kb	3-5 6-8 9-12	Astronomy, Cultural Perspectives, Historical Perspectives, Seasons

	How Do You View It? This activity provides instructions for viewing the transit of Venus safely by building a binocular viewer. HTML Document: 19 kb	K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12	Stars and Galaxies, Astronomy, Lenses and Mirrors, The Sun, Eclipses

	Pinhole Projector Activity This activity provides instructions for safely viewing a solar eclipse through a box pinhole projector, a hole in cardboard, or your fingers. HTML Document: 9 kb	6-8 9-12	Reflection and Refraction, Astronomy, The Sun, Eclipses, The Moon

	Why is the Transit of Venus Important? This activity provides instructions for repeating the mathematical computation of the distance form the earth to the sun, or, the Astronomical Unit (AU). HTML Document: 17 kb	9-12	Measurement, Astronomy, The Sun, The Planets, Eclipses

	Your Age on Other Worlds Activity This interactive activity allows earthlings to calculate their ages on other planets, counted in the other planets' days and years. You type in your birthday, and the site calculates your age in days... HTML Document: 25 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Measurement, Astronomy, Gravity, Newton's Laws, Units of Measurement, Historical Perspectives, The Planets, Kepler's Laws, Earth, Moon and Sun

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