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Build a Simple Sextant

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November 11, 2016
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In this activity, learners build a sextant to measure the altitude, or height above the horizon, of an object. The activity was originally designed to accompany a previous NASA-funded educational program, entitled The Sun in Time.

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  • Mathematics > General

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  • Grade 1
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Middle School,NSDL,Upper Elementary,Grade 5,NSDL_SetSpec_ncs-NSDL-COLLECTION-000-003-112-115,Heliophysics,Elementary School,Vocational/Professional Development Education,Mathematics:Measurement,Mathematics,oai:nsdl.org:2200/20140407123204664T

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English

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In this activity, learners build a sextant to measure the altitude, or height above the horizon, of an object. The activity was originally designed to accompany a previous NASA-funded educational program, entitled The Sun in Time.
↓http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov/suntime/sxtnt_tchr.pdf

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