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STC PROGRAM Update
Spring 2004
STC/MS™ teaching tip:
Earth in Space
To help students learn about tracking shadows and how
Earth rotates on its axis, the
Earth in Space module includes a
Starry Night™ Backyard CD-ROM. But what if you do not have access to a
computer in your classroom? You can still teach Inquiries 3.2 and 4.3 with
some adjustments and additional preparation.
Earth in Space developer Carol O'Donnell suggests you use the CD-ROM
to gather the data for Inquiries 3.2 and 4.3 on your own prior to teaching
them. In the tables below are steps you may use to adapt the inquiries.
| Inquiry 3.2 |
Earth in Space
Teacher's Guide location |
Alternative procedures for classrooms without computer
access |
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Procedure section, page 28 |
Using Starry
Night™ Backyard,
label the planets, Sun, and ecliptic onto a transparency
sheet. |
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Procedure section, page 28 |
Using Starry
Night™ Backyard,
draw the shadow patterns for June 1st and December 1st onto
a transparency sheet. |
|
Reflections section, page 28 |
Students proceed with the Reflections section. |
| Inquiry 4.3 |
Earth in Space
Teacher's Guide location |
Alternative procedures for classrooms without computer
access |
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Page
47 |
Using
Starry Night™ Backyard,
complete a
sample of Student Sheet 4.3a onto a transparency sheet for
each location (page 44, Procedure section, step 1). |
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Page 45 |
Students proceed with the Reflections section. |
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