Add to ORKGThis resource provides a textual explanation as well as animated illustration of elliptical orbits with different eccentricities. It also shows how the Sun is at the focus of an ellipse, and some of the math behind elliptical orbits. Beginner, intermediate and advanced versions of the content are available. Educational levels: General public, High school, Informal education, Middle school, Undergraduate lower division
This study investigated elementary students’ explanations for the daily patterns of apparent motion ...
This website contains three separate programs that produce animations of different aspects of our so...
This discussion of orbits around the Earth and Sun begins by describing synchronous orbits and then ...
Introduction: For thousands of years astronomers tried to model the motion of objects in the sky usi...
A sequence of animations depicting the Earths inclination and orbit relative to the Sun Educational ...
Making astronomy more accessible and attractive to students is very important. In keeping with this ...
This website gives both a mathematical and logical explanation of the analemma, which is seen on man...
This lesson plan serves as an introduction to the ecliptic, the zodiac and the apparent motions of t...
This resource supports standard 4 of the New York math, science and technology standards. Standard 4...
These animations simulate the orbit of comet Halley, which takes about 76 years to orbit the sun. Co...
This resource presents four topics and nine activities related to the Earth's rotation. This chapter...
In this lesson, younger students will be introduced to the various orbital paths that are used for s...
This animation shows the path that a solar eclipse takes across the Earth. The umbra and penumbra ar...
Understanding the apparent motions of the Sun and the stars in the sky is fundamental for understand...
This resource from Glenbrook high school in Glenview, Illinois applies Newton's laws of motion and k...
This study investigated elementary students’ explanations for the daily patterns of apparent motion ...
This website contains three separate programs that produce animations of different aspects of our so...
This discussion of orbits around the Earth and Sun begins by describing synchronous orbits and then ...
Introduction: For thousands of years astronomers tried to model the motion of objects in the sky usi...
A sequence of animations depicting the Earths inclination and orbit relative to the Sun Educational ...
Making astronomy more accessible and attractive to students is very important. In keeping with this ...
This website gives both a mathematical and logical explanation of the analemma, which is seen on man...
This lesson plan serves as an introduction to the ecliptic, the zodiac and the apparent motions of t...
This resource supports standard 4 of the New York math, science and technology standards. Standard 4...
These animations simulate the orbit of comet Halley, which takes about 76 years to orbit the sun. Co...
This resource presents four topics and nine activities related to the Earth's rotation. This chapter...
In this lesson, younger students will be introduced to the various orbital paths that are used for s...
This animation shows the path that a solar eclipse takes across the Earth. The umbra and penumbra ar...
Understanding the apparent motions of the Sun and the stars in the sky is fundamental for understand...
This resource from Glenbrook high school in Glenview, Illinois applies Newton's laws of motion and k...
This study investigated elementary students’ explanations for the daily patterns of apparent motion ...
This website contains three separate programs that produce animations of different aspects of our so...
This discussion of orbits around the Earth and Sun begins by describing synchronous orbits and then ...