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| Celestial Sphere Kits
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| Recommended for astronomy and earth science at the junior high school through college level. Celestial Sphere Kit With the celestial sphere, students are able to model the apparent daily motions of the stars and the sun for a variety of latitudes and for any day of the year. The activity includes data that the students can use to see that the seasons are not caused by the distance between the earth and the sun. The activities and sphere will help with using the sky for navigation and explaining the cause of seasons on the earth. They can experiment with the sky in the laboratory and at home. The kit includes (10 of each unless noted): 20 clear plastic hemispheres |
• star charts with the 500 brightest stars for north and south hemispheres
• pens to mark stars on the inside surface of each hemisphere
• earth space globes (1-inch diameter)
• pins to represent the sun
• Styrofoam bases
• wooden dowels for the axis
• plastic straws for support
• 1 set of instructions & activities. |
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