9th-12th
Film (30Ìýminutes):ÌýClimate Change in Our Backyard
Live TalkÌý(30Ìýminutes):ÌýComparison of Venus, Earth, and Mars climate history,Ìýand careers and strategies for a sustainable future
Themed Activity Add-OnsÌý(30 minutes each, max 25 students each):ÌýÌýÌýÌý
- Beyond Human Vision - Explore the world of light and how it applies to Earth through demonstrations comparing the vision of humans, other animals, and telescopes.
- Kinesthetic Astronomy - Through a series of simple body movements, students will gain insight into the relationship between time, motions of Earth, and seasons.
- Science on a Sphere - With our 5-foot hanging sphere, students will gain an astronaut's view of our ever changing Earth, from the movement of tectonic plates to the motion of the ocean and everything in between.
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ÌýCyclical changes in the shape of Earth’s orbit around the sun, together with changes in the tilt of the planet’s axis of rotation, both occurring over hundreds of thousands of years, have altered the intensity and distribution of sunlight falling on the earth. These phenomena cause a cycle of ice ages and other gradual climate changes.
Though the magnitudes of human impacts are greater than they have ever been, so too are human abilities to model, predict, and manage current and future impacts.
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