extremes in lengths of the seasons and day and night are an intriguing Activities/Performance Tasks Satellite Blocks our Star introduction to misunderstood scientific concepts. Research has long documented Reasons for the Seasons on View the following picture. that people of all ages elementary – school children, college students, and adults cannot explain the cause of day Modeling the Seasons – and night or seasons. While the This video clip from the BBC will show prevalence of these misconceptions, as how a certain part of the planet viewed a well as the complexity of the subject, Seasons Scavenger Hunt total solar eclipse back in 2015. The makes it unlikely that students will leave location of the viewpoint is from the elementary school with a complete and Faroe Islands and the body covering the correct understanding, it is important to sun is not identified as the moon assess, target, and challenge these (allowing open discussion of its identity). misconceptions even in the early years. Even though it shows a complete solar eclipse, students will notice that the star is not completely shut out. The following resources can be used to analyze and dispel these misconceptions. Resources:
extremes in lengths of the seasons and day and night are an intriguing introduction to misunderstood scientific concepts. Research has long documented that people of all ages – elementary school children, college students, and adults – cannot explain the cause of day and night or seasons. While the prevalence of these misconceptions, as well as the complexity of the subject, makes it unlikely that students will leave elementary school with a complete and correct understanding, it is important to assess, target, and challenge these misconceptions even in the early years. The following resources can be used to analyze and dispel these misconceptions. Satellite Blocks our Star View the following picture. This video clip from the BBC will show how a certain part of the planet viewed a total solar eclipse back in 2015. The location of the viewpoint is from the Faroe Islands and the body covering the sun is not identified as the moon (allowing open discussion of its identity). Even though it shows a complete solar eclipse, students will notice that the star is not completely shut out. Resources: Activities/Performance Tasks Reasons for the Seasons on Modeling the Seasons Seasons Scavenger Hunt
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