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“Teaching Seasons Using Free Software”

“Teaching Seasons Using Free Software”. Tom Hooten Director, Hudnall Planetarium http://planetarium.tjc.edu. What Causes The Seasons?. Length of days… Angle of rays… Nothing to do with how far away. The Seasons. What are the misconceptions? Deal with the misconceptions!

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“Teaching Seasons Using Free Software”

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  1. “Teaching Seasons Using Free Software” Tom Hooten Director, Hudnall Planetarium http://planetarium.tjc.edu

  2. What Causes The Seasons? Length of days… Angle of rays… Nothing to do with how far away.

  3. The Seasons • What are the misconceptions? • Deal with the misconceptions! • Build new model from scientific knowledge.

  4. The Montillation of Traxoline (attributed to Judy Lanier) It is very important that you learn about traxoline. Traxoline is a new form of zionter. It is montilled in Ceristanna. The Ceristannians gristerlate large amounts of fevon and then brachter it to quasel traxoline. Traxoline may well be one of our most lukized snezlaus in the future because of our zionter lescelidge. Now I’m going to give you a test ….

  5. The Montillation of Traxoline (attributed to Judy Lanier) It is very important that you learn about traxoline. Traxoline is a new form of zionter. It is montilled in Ceristanna. The Ceristannians gristerlate large amounts of fevon and then brachter it to quasel traxoline. Traxoline may well be one of our most lukized snezlaus in the future because of our zionter lescelidge. Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure to use your best handwriting. 1. What is traxoline? 2. Where is traxoline montilled? 3. How is traxoline quaselled? 4. Why is it important to know about traxoline?

  6. Misconception: Earth’s Orbit

  7. Misconception: Distance Theory July 4, 2002 December 31, 2002 Aphelion Perihelion

  8. Observation: Sun’s Diameter

  9. Stellarium http://www.stellarium.org

  10. Observation: Sun’s Path in Sky

  11. Observation: Daylight Hours

  12. Daylight Hours in Helsinki

  13. Observation: Indirect Light Direct Light Indirect Light

  14. What Causes The Seasons? Length of days… Angle of rays… Nothing to do with how far away.

  15. Hudnall PlanetariumAstronomy Workshop June 27, 2008 8:30 am – 3:30 pm Register through ESC VII

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