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History of the Science of Astronomy
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Known Universe examines mankind's first observations of the cosmos to understand how they put us on the path to modern discovery. (45:52)
September 7, 2011 at 09:40 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Join award winning teacher Jonathan Bergmann as he interactively teaches Astronomy: Prehistoric Astronomy: How the Ancients Looked at the Heavens. Mr. Bergmann describes how ancient people observed the sunrise, phases of the moon, changing seasons, ...and the brightness of stars at night. Ancient people identified constellations. This video also shows a diagram of the celelstial sphere. ( 10:55)
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February 12, 2012 at 07:58 AM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Join award winning teacher Jonathan Bergmann as he interactively teaches Astronomy: Prehistoric Astronomy: How the Ancients Looked at the Heavens. In this video, Mr. Bergmann concludes the explanation of retrograde motion from the previous video. T...he other key concepts explained in this video are phases of the moon, solar eclipses, and lunar eclipses. ( 3:40)
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February 12, 2012 at 08:36 AM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Join award winning teacher Jonathan Bergmann as he interactively teaches Astronomy: Prehistoric Astronomy: How the Ancients Looked at the Heavens. Ancient people believed that the sky rotated around the earth. Animations shows how as time passes, t...he stars appear to move, which is called Diurnal Motion. Other key concepts explained in this video are the Ecliptic, The Ecliptic and the Celestial Equator, Solstice, and Equinox. ( 10:53)
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February 12, 2012 at 08:14 AM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Henrietta Swan Leavitt was one of a number of volunteer women astronomers who were allowed to serve as "computers" at Harvard College Observatory, doing tedious work male scientists wouldn't do, and ultimately making a discovery now known as Leavitt'...s Law, which allows us to measure the distance to stars. (03:58)
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January 13, 2013 at 06:06 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Join award winning teacher Jonathan Bergmann as he interactively teaches Astronomy: Prehistoric Astronomy: How the Ancients Looked at the Heavens. This video explains seasons and their temperatures with a diagram of the earth and sun. Other key con...cepts explained are summer solstice, winter solstice, fall equinox, spring equinox, constellations of the Zodiac, and retrograde motion. ( 8:34)
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February 12, 2012 at 08:24 AM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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First segment of NASA Connect Ancient Observatories explaining the foundations of astronomy and the how the Earth moves relative to the Sun. (07:50)
May 22, 2011 at 03:26 PM
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Ages: 10 - 18
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Five major discoveries about our Sun. Briefly addresses Gelileo and the telescope, sunspots, auroras, heliosphere, and space weather.From NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. For elementary, middle, and high school students. Run time 05:28.
August 16, 2009 at 06:21 PM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Second segment of NASA Connect Ancient Observatories explaining how the height of the sun relates to the growing seasons and the length of daylight. This segment describes how Ancient Egyptian and Greek cultures used astronomy in their lives. The seg...ment also contains an activity for exploring how a gnomon works. In the activity students must track the shadows made by a gnomon in 30 minute intervals. The activity will teach students how the length of the shadows and the angles created by the gnomon are related to the position of the sun. (06:35)
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May 22, 2011 at 03:29 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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Fourth segment of NASA Connect Ancient Observatories describing the Ancient Mayan civilization and their accomplishments. (05:30)
May 22, 2011 at 03:34 PM
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