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| Learning Objective |
| To learn how to read a star
chart. Realizing that it is upside-down compared to a
normal map, that the stars are the little black dots, and
recognizing the constellations are the major objectives. |
| Relationship to the Driving
Question of the Unit |
| A star chart is needed to find
things in the sky. |
| Instructional Strategies |
| Discussion/Recitation |
| Estimate Preparation Time |
| Photocopying star charts (10
minutes). |
| Estimated Activity Time |
| 10 minutes |
| Instructional Sequence |
| Hand out star chart and put it
onscreen. Have students explore it while asking probing
questions. Does anyone notice anything odd? Yes,
the East and West are backward, why? |
| How it Went/Lessons Learned |
well
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