Math & the
Cosmos™ Web
Activity
Two lessons taken from
Wildridge Education’s
Math & the Cosmos™ software program, Angles
and Distance, cover many
fascinating astronomical
topics including: how
to measure the distance
to the stars; how to
use angles to pinpoint
locations on the Earth’s
surface; and how the
Earth and the sun combine
forces to bring us Winter,
Spring, Summer, and Fall.
| Angles
Lesson (For
students in grades
6-8) |
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Instructional
Objectives:
The student will
learn about:
- Measuring Angles
- Types of Angles
- Units of Measurements
- Base 60 Number
System
- Use of a protractor
- Latitude and
Longitude
- Seasonal Change
- Myths & Seasonal
Change
- Navigating
with the Stars
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| Distance Lesson (For
students in grades
8-12) |
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Instructional
Objectives:
The student
will learn about:
- Parallax
- Measuring
distance to
the stars
- Introduction
to Cepheid
Variables
- Energy of
a star
- Factors of
brightness
- Magnitude
of star
- How to determine
distance
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