Shadow Stick National Investigation 2014
1.National Investigation!
Our Hypothesis-
Shadows at Midday will be longer the farther south you are. WHY?
Where ever you are in New Zealand! (or the World)
On May 21, 22, 23, 2014 if sunny
- Place a pole in the ground, straight up and down.
- The length of the pole should be 1 meter from the ground to the top of the pole
- At noon, 12 p.m. (use a cell-phone to synchronize the time) measure the shadow and record the length.
- Complete Google Doc to enter data nationally (form below)
- Results will be collated, graphed, and returned to you
- Thanks
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/18PzvNhfEWJ3g_IIjgXmt6WKibyYsdxECyTRnMC0tuSY/viewform
On-Line Astronomy Activities
Out of this World Online Resources
Supporting 2014 Primary Science Week
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Science Learning Hub |
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/ Context – Space Revealed https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Space-Revealed Context – Satellites https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Satellites Context – Rockets |
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Te Papa Matariki Resource |
https://www.tepapa.govt.nz/Education/OnlineResources/Matariki/Pages/MatarikiTeacherResource.aspx |
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Night Sky: https://www.teara.govt.nz/en/night-sky Astronomy –First astronomers https://www.teara.govt.nz/en/astronomy-overview Maramataka – the lunar calendar https://www.teara.govt.nz/en/maramataka-the-lunar-calendar |
Southern skies Earth’s near neighbours Southern stars Seasonal stars Galaxies First astronomers (Maori and James Cook) Lunar months Nights of the month Planting and fishing |
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Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer. It shows a realistic sky in 3D, just like what you see with the naked eye, binoculars or a telescope. |
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TKI |
Watch this Space The Night Sky https://scienceonline.tki.org.nz/Introducing-five-science-capabilities/Use-evidence/The-night-sky The Origin of the Moon |
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Hamilton Astronomical Society |
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Hamilton Zoo Sleepovers |
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Scale of the Universe |
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Scale of the Solar System |
https://joshworth.com/dev/pixelspace/pixelspace_solarsystem.html |
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TEDEd |
Phases of the Moon & many, many more. |
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NASA |
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Phases of the Moon Demonstration |
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0Bwv06u5pLvY6bXJmTF9FUkxpa2c/edit |