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| 1 ring stand with ring large enough to balance the flashlight you will use. | |||||||||
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| Some tape to mark the spot for the placement of the ring stand (sun) and the globe. | |||||||||
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| Directions: |
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| Place the flashlight on the ring of the stand and adjust the height of the ring so that the direct light falls on the Tropic of Capricorn when the globe is tilted away from the light. |
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| Turn the ring stand with light 90° , and move the globe. Be sure that the globe stand is not turned. It should continue to point in the same direction. (Of course, this would be toward the North Star.) This should cause the direct light to fall on the Equator. | |
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| Turn the ring stand with light 90° , and move the globe. This should cause the direct light to fall on the Tropic of Cancer. The globe should be tilting toward the flashlight by this time. |
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| Turn the ring stand with light 90° , and move the globe. This should cause the direct light to fall on the Tropic of Cancer. |
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| Don't forget to ask these questions: |
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| What season is it here
where we live when the direct sunlight falls on the Earth like this?
What season is it in (insert name of place here) when the direct sunlight falls on the Earth like this? What do we call the days when the direct sunlight falls on the Equator (both times), Tropic of Cancer, or Tropic of Capricorn.) What is happening at the Arctic Circle when the direct sunlight falls on the Earth like this? What is happening at the Antarctic Circle when the direct sunlight falls on the Earth like this? What Astrological sign do people have if they are born when the direct sunlight falls here? (Indicate Tropic of Cancer or Tropic of Capricorn.) |
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