Angles in Navigation
by Karen Larsen
This lesson is an activity to see what an angle is and how is can be used to approximate the time of day or even navigating vessels by measuring other celestial bodies. Students will use sextants to measure the angle of the sun and approximate the time of day by drawing triangles on a graphs using the horizon as the x axis.
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https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1P5NsXkisqJ6zcbCfOrudtRaodGG7COXQ/edit?u…Subject Area
Science Physical Science P2: Objects at a Distance Earth and Space Science E2: Earth & the Universe Technology 1. Empowered Learner 5. Computational Thinker Mathematics Measurement and Data (MD) Geometry (G) Ratio and Proportion (RP) Algebra (A) Reasoning with Functions and Relations (RFR)Related Content
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