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Monday, September 23, 2013

Autumnal Equinox

“What I stand for is what I stand on.” ― Wendell Berry

Equinox egg-periment

Monday, September 23:
introduction to the planets, autumnal equinox, egg experiment, fall art
(Sources: National Geographic Education: The Reasons for the SeasonsNational Geographic video: Equinox, National Geographic Kids: Eggs-periment, Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System)

Grade Level: Elementary

Materials:
Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, construction paper, flashlight, globe, egg, salt, National Geographic video: Equinox, collage materials)

Objective: Students will begin to understand the seasons and the role the equinoxes plays in the lunar year.  

Class introduction/hook:  Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System, Flashlight demonstration