Center For Ocean Sciences Education Excellence COSEE Ocean Systems
Follow this link to skip to the main content
HOME ABOUT US PROGRAMS EVENTS TOOLS NEWS CLIMB RESOURCES DIRECTORY CONTACT US
SEARCH RESOURCES
RESOURCES
 
FILTER RESOURCES
  • Select a category:
  • Select a resource type:
  • Search resources:
  • Order by:
 
From Stargazers to Starships: Seasons of the Year

As part of a high school course on astronomy, Newtonian mechanics, and spaceflight by Dr. David P. Stern, this webpage chapter explores the link between the tilt of the Earth's axis to the ecliptic and seasons of the year -- length of day, effectiveness of sunlight, polar day and night, and seasons south and north of the equator, as well as near it. Dr. Stern describes his website as a home page of a book-on-the-web, a coherent, self-contained course at the high-school level, also suitable for independent study, rich in history. Sections of Seasons of the Year include: Goals, Terms, Guiding questions, and Educators' Lesson Plans. Other chapters of interest for Educators include The Path of the Sun, the Ecliptic and The Sundial. Grade level: 9-College.

LINK (http://www.phy6.org/stargaze/Sseason.htm) >>
Back to Resources - Home