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This teaching module, part of the University of Chicago Internet Project, explores astronomy from the cultural context of past societies and their observations of the heavens. What sorts of phenomena did they observe and how did these observations impact their everyday lives?
The module provides a unique way to study the moon, sun, solar system, and stars within a cross-curricular framework that includes history, cultural anthropology, physical science, and mathematics. Teachers will find lesson plans, image sets of physical phenomena, a multimedia gallery, and extension activities. eCUIP is a digital library project developed as a collaboration between Chicago Public Schools and the University of Chicago. Please note that this resource requires Flash.
AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)4. The Physical Setting
4B. The Earth
4F. Motion
4G. Forces of Nature
10. Historical Perspectives
10A. Displacing the Earth from the Center of the Universe
10B. Uniting the Heavens and Earth
11. Common Themes
11B. Models
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Astronomy
Unit Title: Astronomy: An Historical Perspective This module lets teachers introduce the solar system within a cross-curricular framework that includes history, physics, cultural anthropology, and math. This module, sponsored by the Adler Planetarium, explores how past cultures observed the heavens. Don't miss the multimedia gallery! Link to Unit:
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<a href="https://www.compadre.org/precollege/items/detail.cfm?ID=11543">Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, and University of Chicago Digital Library Development Center. eCUIP Project: Cultural Astronomy -- Bringing the Heavens to Earth. June 30, 2012.</a>
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(2002), WWW Document, (http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/index.html).
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eCUIP Project: Cultural Astronomy -- Bringing the Heavens to Earth (2002), <http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/index.html>.
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eCUIP Project: Cultural Astronomy -- Bringing the Heavens to Earth. (2012, June 30). Retrieved December 7, 2024, from http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/index.html
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Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, and University of Chicago Digital Library Development Center. eCUIP Project: Cultural Astronomy -- Bringing the Heavens to Earth. June 30, 2012. http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/index.html (accessed 7 December 2024).
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eCUIP Project: Cultural Astronomy -- Bringing the Heavens to Earth. 2002. 30 June 2012. Adler Planetarium & Astronomy Museum, and University of Chicago Digital Library Development Center. 7 Dec. 2024 <http://ecuip.lib.uchicago.edu/diglib/science/cultural_astronomy/index.html>.
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