Clark Planetarium Seasons and Moon Phase Activity Kit (6th Grade)

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This hands-on activity will help teachers challenge students’ common misconceptions by using observation, data collection, analysis, and comparison to allow the students to discover the real reason behind the seasons. Students will work together in small scientific groups to research and collect data and convene with the greater scientific community (classroom) to share data and draw conclusions. Students will: • Measure the amount of sunlight at specific locations on the globes • Estimate the height of the noon Sun • Estimate the number of hours of daylight various parts of the Earth receive at different times of the year