3.1 Apparent Size 71 3.2 Invisible 75 3.3 Sun’s Shadow 79 3.4 Sun’s Path and a Sundial 81 3.5 Varying day lengths 87 3.6 Solar Surface 91 3.7 Mini Research Project: Sun’s 95 Rotation for incorporating the Sun into 99 subjects Module 4: Our Solar System 101 Introduction 102 4.1 Know Your Planets 105 4.2 Solar System Model 111 4.3 Seeing Planets 113 4.4 Asteroids 117 4.5 Planetary Orbits 121 4.6 Distances and Paths 125 4.7 Journey to Planets 129 4.8 Lighter or Heavier 133 Related Subject Ideas 137 Module 5: The of 139 Constellations Introduction 140 5.1 Visibility of the Constellations 143 5.2 The Zodiac and Planetary 147 Movements 5.3 Planisphere: A Turnable Star 149 Map 5.4 Constellation Shapes 153 5.5 Viewing Constellations 157 through Stories Appendix 161 About EU Universe Awareness EU Universe Awareness (EU-UNAWE) uses the beauty and grandeur of the Universe to encourage young children, particularly those from underprivileged communities, to take an interest in science and technology and to foster their sense of global citizenship from an early age. In its few years of existence, the UNAWE network is already active in over 54 countries and consists of more than 500 astronomers, teachers and educators.
3.1 Apparent Size 3.2 Invisible 3.3 Sun’s Shadow 3.4 Sun’s Path and a Sundial 3.5 Varying day lengths 3.6 Solar Surface 3.7 Mini Research Project: Sun’s Rotation for incorporating the Sun into subjects Module 4: Our Solar System Introduction 4.1 Know Your Planets 4.2 Solar System Model 4.3 Seeing Planets 4.4 Asteroids 4.5 Planetary Orbits 4.6 Distances and Paths 4.7 Journey to Planets 4.8 Lighter or Heavier Related Subject Ideas Module 5: The of Constellations Introduction 5.1 Visibility of the Constellations 5.2 The Zodiac and Planetary Movements 5.3 Planisphere: A Turnable Star Map 5.4 Constellation Shapes 5.5 Viewing Constellations through Stories Appendix 71 75 79 81 87 91 95 99 101 102 105 111 113 117 121 125 129 133 137 139 140 143 147 149 153 157 161 About EU Universe Awareness EU Universe Awareness (EU-UNAWE) uses the beauty and grandeur of the Universe to encourage young children, particularly those from underprivileged communities, to take an interest in science and technology and to foster their sense of global citizenship from an early age. In its few years of existence, the UNAWE network is already active in over 54 countries and consists of more than 500 astronomers, teachers and educators.
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