These extensions are brought to you by other teachers who have used this unit. They have not been evaluated by The Einstein Project. (Rev.4/30/2012)
ACTIVITIES:
INQUIRY:
Visit the Barlow Planetarium
Have a speaker from the local astronomy club
BOOKS:
"The Universe" - Gallemard Scunesse
"Sun Up, Sun Down" - Gail Gibbons
VIDEOS:
"The Four Seasons" – 100% Educational Videos (explains the tilt of the earth to cause the seasons)
"Our Home in Space" - 100% Educational Videos
WEBSITES:
http://www.sciencemonster.com
http://www.mjjsales.com/articles/basic-facts-about-the-sun.html - background knowledge
Modification for the Sun Calendar:
(Instead of using the clothespin)
Attach a strip of paper with a brass fastener behind the sun [ie. push the fastener first through the sun, then the strip, and then the paper plate].
At the other end of the strip of paper, attach the circle for the earth like before [the one that went on the clothespin], with another brass fastener.
Make the strip long enough to extend beyond the edge of the plate, about 7-8 in. total, and wide enough to support the circle, about an inch.
The students can see rotation & revolution [make sure you rotate and revolve counter clockwise].
