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  • Teaching Through Trade Books: Seasons by the Sun

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    Understanding the Sun has challenged people since ancient times. Mythology from the Greek, Inuit, and Inca cultures attempted to explain the daily appearance and nightly disappearance of the sun by relating it to a…

  • Idea Bank: Sun's Rays Strike Earth

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    The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. This month’s Idea Bank features tips for explaining the angle at which the Sun's rays strike the Earth's surface.

  • Sun-Earth Day 2004: Transit of Venus

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    On June 8th, 2004 a celestial event of historical scientific importance occured when the silhouette of the planet Venus crossed the face of the Sun as seen from the Earth. This event, known as the transit of Venus, last…

  • Solar Paths: An International and Integrated Look at the Sun and Seasons

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    Some of the most difficult concepts for students to understand in Earth science are the ideas and explanations related to the Sun and seasons. The daily rotation of the Earth causes day and night, and the differences of…

  • Science 101: What Does the Sun Send to the Earth?

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    This column provides background science information for elementary teachers. This month’s issue discusses electromagnetic waves.

  • Including Students in a Model of the Earth, Moon, and Sun System

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    Model the phases of the Moon and other astronomy concepts with this hands-on approach that will keep students on their toes.

  • Scope on the Skies: Sun and Moon upstage each other in October

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    This issue of Scope on the Skies sheds light on the partial lunar eclipse and the total lunar eclipse that occurred within two weeks of each other during the month of October, 2004. In addition, it describes the…

  • Are We Looking at the Same Sun? Exploring the Seasons Using Data Analysis

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    Students gather, analyze, and interpret data to understand why the seasons change. This lesson features the 4E x 2 instructional model.

  • Is the Sun a Star?

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    The purpose of this assessment probe is to elicit students’ ideas about the Sun and stars. The probe is designed to uncover students’ ideas about the nature of stars and their recognition that the Sun is an average star…

  • The Sun

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