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Earth and Space PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Teaching aids: star charts and model planetarium...

Information on where to look for the stars and planets can be found in the monthly articles published in some newspapers...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

Orbits
Earth and Space PRACTICAL PHYISCS

The motion of the Sun

At noon the Sun is always due south in the northern hemisphere and due north in the southern hemisphere. It appears to make...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

Orbits
Earth and Space PRACTICAL PHYISCS

What pushes planets along?

By the 17th century, people like Descartes and Newton were questioning the Greek view that the circular motions of celestial...

Teaching Guidance 14-16

Period
Forces and Motion PRACTICAL PHYISCS

Estimating the Moon’s orbit time

The Moon’s orbital period can be estimated by considering the Moon as a satellite of the Earth and using a scale drawing.

Teaching Guidance 14-16

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