INQUIRY 7
Planetary Time:
Rotation, Revolution, & Revelation
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DESCRIPTION:
Students examine the history of celestial observation as well as the naming of days and months in
preparation for creating a calendar for a planet in our solar system other than Earth. Comparisons between time on Earth and time on other planets are made by the students.
OBJECTIVES:
1. To help students develop an understanding of the observation of the days, weeks and months, as well as knowledge of the origin of the names of the days and months as per the Gregorian calendar.
2. To help students develop calculation skills in terms of hours, days, weeks, and months.
3. To build students' knowledge of the planets in the solar system and the
concepts of rotation, revolution, and orbit.
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