Mars

Exploring the Solar System

Reports from a Workshop Presented by NASA for Girl Scouts of the USA
April 19-23, 2002

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Purpose:

"Teaches basic astronomical concepts through choreographed bodily movements and positions that provide educational sensory experiences."

Brief Description:

"Through a series of simple body movements, participants gain insight into the relationship between time and astronomical motions of Earth (rotation about its axis and orbit around the Sun." Intended for middle school ages and up.

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Experiencing the tilt of Earth
Cheri Morrow leads a group of teachers and astronomers in the Sky Time lesson at a workshop held at the Atlanta 2000 meeting of the American Astronomical Society