Measuring
the Distance to the Sun
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This is a Web version of one of the activities
which we did in lab. You can examine images of the sun taken at different
times of the year and see if the apparent size changes.
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What's
Your Latitude?
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An astronomy activity which is related to
"measuring your latitude" is on Tim Slater's list of activities at Montana
State University.
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The
Seasons and the Sun in the Sky
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The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
maintains a Web site with references to astronomical activities on the
seasons.
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Pictures
of the Midnight Sun
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In the far north, the sun stays above the
horizon all the time on and around the summer solstice in late June. In
Antarctica, the same thing happens in December. This page includes a couple
of links to pictures of the midnight sun which could be of interest to
people who might wonder if it's real. There is a picture of the sun
at midnight, hanging above the horizon on the islands of northern Norway.
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Myken
and the Midnight Sun
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A more extensive Web site about a remote location
in Norway, which contains a lot of stories, a few of which are about the
midnight sun.
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NASA
Space Science Education Resource Directory
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NASA and NASA-related organizations have many
web sites with astronomy activities. Most of them deal with topics that
go far beyond the seasons. This URL takes you to a site which links to
most of the NASA-supported astronomy educational Web sites.
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New
Science: A Change of Seasons
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A nice text page that contains a certain amount
of unnecessary vocabulary.
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Season's
Teacher's Guide
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Another text-oriented Web page that has some
interesting activities regarding the seasons; activities which are a little
different from the ones done in the rest of this lab.
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Seasons
Quiz
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An interesting self-test on the seasons. This
test says as much about the test constructor as it does about the seasons;
I hate to recommend it because it focuses mostly on vocabulary, and question
#1 is a trick question.
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A
Song for All Seasons
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If you are interested in classical music,
here's another NASA-related website which combines some knowledge of the
seasons, an exploration of what the web can do, and some audio tracks of
Vivaldi.
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| Every Web site, including The Shadows
of Light, has imperfections. One of the virtues of the Internet is its
provision of instantaneous communication, allowing you to provide feedback
on these Web sites. If you have comments, either good or bad, or you would
like suggest improvements for the The Shadows of Light interactive e-lab,
send email to harrys@udel.edu. |
