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published by the Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory UC Berkeley
This web page contains an activity to track the position of the sun at different times during the year.  Participants create their own sundials and mark the location of the sun's shadow over a period of time.  An explanation of the results is included along with links to a related site and other astronomy activities.
Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- Astronomy Education
- Fundamentals
= Celestial Mechanics
- The Sun
- Middle School
- High School
- Elementary School
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
= Activity
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© 2001 Regents of the University of California
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Keywords:
Equinox, annalema, sundial
Record Creator:
Metadata instance created July 12, 2006 by Ann Deml
Record Updated:
June 3, 2011 by Caroline Hall
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August 25, 2006
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AIP Format
(Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory UC Berkeley, Berkeley, 2001), WWW Document, (http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_02.html).
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At Home Astronomy: Where is the Sun? (Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory UC Berkeley, Berkeley, 2001), <http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_02.html>.
APA Format
At Home Astronomy: Where is the Sun?. (2006, August 25). Retrieved April 26, 2024, from Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory UC Berkeley: http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_02.html
Chicago Format
Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory UC Berkeley. At Home Astronomy: Where is the Sun?. Berkeley: Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory UC Berkeley, August 25, 2006. http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_02.html (accessed 26 April 2024).
MLA Format
At Home Astronomy: Where is the Sun?. Berkeley: Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory UC Berkeley, 2001. 25 Aug. 2006. 26 Apr. 2024 <http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/AtHomeAstronomy/activity_02.html>.
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@misc{ Title = {At Home Astronomy: Where is the Sun?}, Publisher = {Center for Science Education @ Space Sciences Laboratory UC Berkeley}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {26 April 2024}, Month = {August 25, 2006}, Year = {2001} }
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