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ERIC Number: EJ530041
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8555
How High Is the Moon?
Donaldson, Robert S.
Science Teacher, v63 n6 p36-40 Sep 1996
Presents background information on the method used by Hipparchus to determine the distance between the earth and the moon. Describes student activities that employ Hipparchus's Method and Aristarchus's Method for determining the relative distance of the sun and the moon from the earth and Eratosthenes's Method for finding the circumference of the earth. (DDR)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Biology, Educational Strategies, Geometry, Interdisciplinary Approach, Lesson Plans, Moons, Science Activities, Science Curriculum, Science Instruction, Scientific Concepts, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Hipparchus Method; Lunar Eclipses