Description:
A 140-page teacher's guide with 8 activities and a CD-ROM helps students arrive at a clear understanding of the seasons, as they investigate the connections between the Sun and the Earth. Students take a "Trip to the Sun", determine the real shape of the Earth's orbit, evaluate actual data on world temperature and hours of sunlight in different locations, and model how the angle at which sunlight hits the Earth affects its concentration.

Organization:
Great Explorations in Math and Science (GEMS)

URL:
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/GEMS/GEMSSeasons.html

Contact:
gems@uclink.berkeley.edu, Lawrence Hall of Science #5200, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-5200; Phone: (510) 642-7771; Fax: (510) 643-0309

Cost:
$25.50

Education Level:
Grades 5-8

Subject:
Seasons
Sun

Resource Type:
Curriculum/Instructional Materials CD-ROM Teachers' Guide

Date Added to teachearth.com:
1/5/01