Kinesthetic Astronomy: The Meaning of a Year
Contributed By
California Academy of Sciences
Next Generation Science Standards
- 5-ESS1-2 Represent data in graphical displays to reveal patterns of daily changes in length and direction of shadows, day and night, and the seasonal appearance of some stars in the night sky.
- MS-ESS1-1 Develop and use a model of the Earth-sun-moon system to describe the cyclic patterns of lunar phases, eclipses of the sun and moon, and seasons.
Kinesthetic Astronomy: The Meaning of a Year
In this interactive lesson, students will use kinesthetic techniques to model Earth's orbit around the Sun for a year.