Gizmo Warm-up If you see a two-dimensional image of the Earth‚ Moon‚ and Sun‚ you might predict that an eclipse occurs every time the Moon passes in front of or behind Earth‚ or about twice a month. However‚ eclipses occur much more rarely. The 3D Eclipse Gizmo™ shows two views of the Earth‚ Moon‚ and Sun: a top view (above) and a side view (below). The sizes of the Earth‚ Moon‚ and Sun are not to scale. (If they were‚ the Earth and Moon would be microscopic!) 1. Set the speed slider to a middle
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IGCSE Songs of Ourselves Poetry anthology 2009-2011 The Grange School English Department The Voice Thomas Hardy Woman much missed‚ how you call to me‚ call to me‚ Saying that now you are not as you were When you had changed
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Eratosthenes Eratosthenes was a Greek multi-skilled man who lived from 276BC to 194BC and was born in Cyrene. What He Did He discovered that the earth was spherical by reading in a book that on the longest day of the year these two wells that were in two different cities (Syene and Alexandria) cast different shadows. At that point in time the Earth was thought to be flat. This didn’t make sense because the shadows should be the same length. He figured that this meant that the Earth was spherical
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"Apollo 13" By starring Tom Hanks‚ Apollo 13 is a American drama film based on the book of "Last Moon" by Jim Lovell and Jeffrey Kluger. At the begining‚ Jim (Tom Hanks)‚ Fred Haise (Bill Paxton) and Ken Mattingly (Gary Sinise) are the crew assigned to the Appllo 13 spacecraft. Their vision is to walk on the moon. However‚ few days before launching‚ Ken was informed that he could not fly because he had in exposed to the measles a week before. Jack Swigert took his place only with three days of
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Why the Landing on the Moon Was A Hoax Many people believe on July 16‚ 1969 Apollo 11 made history by landing on the moon. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) made history on July 16‚ 1969‚ but only because they managed to stratagen all of mankind. In the United States‚ starting at a young age teacher and professors from elementary school all the way up to college/higher education teach their students that Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the moon. There are tons of conspiracy
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Frances Isabelle M. Cabansag Fiedtrip Assignment It was on a fine Saturday when we went to HR Macmillan Space Center in Kitsilano. The sun was out shedding warmth and the clouds were also present cooling off the grounds. It was the perfect weather to spend quality time with my family. My sisters and I were jumpy and we simply could not wait any longer to see the space center. Even my 45 year old mother seemed thrilled that we were going on a space adventure since she is a big fan of science;
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Variant I NAME__________________________ GROUP_________________ 3.FILE 3 LISTENING 1 TASKS PRESENTER 1 LISTEN TO THE NEWS BULLETIN. MATCH THE FIVE PEOPLE WITH A WORD FROM THE BOX. THERE ARE THREE WORDS THAT YOU WILL NOT NEED. burglar pickpocket mugger drug dealer bank robber victim shoplifter witness 1 Jeremy Maguire was a ______. 2 Stephanie Flamstead was a ______. 3 Penny Green was a ______. 4 Sally Green was a ______. 5 David Clarke was a ______.
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The Sun‚ the Moon‚ and the Great Spirit Long ago‚ before there was life‚ before there was even a planet Earth‚ there were celestial entities that existed in the universe back when it was a light blue. These spirits appear to humans as large masses in space‚ such as the other planets and the stars. Since the beginning‚ there were two powerful apparitions that would become rivals until the end of time‚ the Sun Spirit and the Moon Spirit. The Sun was favored by the other astral entities to the isolated
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choose was to see the moon for each clear night y write down what I saw. This activity was really interesting because it was my first time that I paid attention what and how the moon works and moves also I love the moon when it projects a lot of light. My observations started on September 20th and they end on October 20th. During this time that I was looking for the moon there were many days that I couldn’t see the moon. With this activity‚ I notice that each day the moon change the time that it
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The Moon - Introduction Its hard to imagine the history of Earth without our Moon. For as long as man walked this Earth‚ the Moon served as "lesser light for the night" and faithful time-piece. The phases of the Moon were used to help guide the Harvest‚ or help determine the time of the river floods. How our Moon came to existence is still under speculation. There are several possible scenarios: Fission Theory - the Earth spinning so fast during early formation that a piece broke off forming
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