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	resource title	grade level	topics

	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

	Transit of Venus Web Site A Web site that explores the Venus transit, a rare astronomical phenomenon in which the planet Venus passes across the face of the sun. Among other video and photographic features, the site has a Webcast... HTML Document: 30 kb	6-8 9-12 Postsecondary	Astronomy, The Sun, The Planets

	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

	Build a Solar System Activity This activity provides instructions for making a scale model of the Solar System and learning the REAL definition of "space." HTML Document: 21 kb	6-8 9-12	Size and Scale, Stars and Galaxies, Astronomy, Mathematics, The Sun, The Planets

	Knowing North: Understanding the Relationship Between Time and the Sun Activity This activity provides instructions for telling which way is North on a sunny day using only a watch. HTML Document: 15 kb	3-5 6-8	Astronomy, Units of Measurement, Mathematics, Cultural Perspectives, Historical Perspectives, The Sun, The Planets

	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

	Seasons and Shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year In this activity you'll see how the sun's tilt on its axis changes the length of shadows. HTML Document: 18 kb	6-8 9-12	Measurement, Astronomy, Sunlight, Units of Measurement, Mathematics, Cultural Perspectives, Historical Perspectives, The Sun, The Planets, Seasons

	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

	Mayan Calendar Round: Keeping Time This activity provides instructions for determining the common New Year's Days of the two Mayan calendars using gears or least common multiples. HTML Document: 11 kb	6-8 9-12	Measurement, Astronomy, Mathematics, Cultural Perspectives, Historical Perspectives, Solar System

	Make a 3-D Image of the Martian Landscape This activity provides instructions for creating a stereoscopic image using data from the Mars Pathfinder mission using Adobe Photoshop. HTML Document: 34 kb	3-5 6-8 9-12	Color, Astronomy, The Brain and Nervous System, Human Vision, The Planets

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