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We are pleased that our Supplement has been
"Recommended" by a number of school boards.
Here is a 80 page booklet (5.5 x 7.5 inches) for The Celestial Sphere videotape. Designed an available only to teacher, it covers the material in the videotape in greater depth and introduces other topics useful in understanding stars and galaxies.
The book is layed out with time codes so that teachers can fast-forward the tape to access specific topics. It has a wire binding so that the book will sit open on a table. The plastic cover is for durability.
Price:
$20 ea. plus $12 shipping and handling.
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CONTENTS
- An Introduction to the Videotape, astronomy and cosmology (Chapter 1),
- Summary of Sections in the Tape (Chapter 2),
- Text of Narration (Chapter 3),
- Glossary (Appendix A),
- Questions and Answers, Project Ideas with Discussion Topics (Appendix B), and
Chapter 1
This first chapter contains background material about the videotape and how it was filmed. The five remaining sections provide more in depth material than was possible on the videotape.
1. Introduction
Background of the Videotape
The Seasons
A Star Primer
A Solar System Primer
A Galaxy Primer
Cosmology
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Chapter 2
The second chapter provides a summary of the videotape. It is separated into five sections and 18 sub-sections each with their corresponding time code from the beginning of the tape.
2.1 Introduction
An Introduction
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2.2 Annual & Dirunal Motions
Rotation of the Earth
Co-ordinate System
Annual Motion
Stars of the Seasons
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2.3 Constellations & Star Names
Northern Sky
More Southern Stars
Eastern Sky
Southern Sky
Western Sky
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2.4 Deep Sky Objects
Nebulae
Open Clusters
Globular Clusters
Galaxies
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2.5 Other Phenomena
Comets
Meteors
Aurora
Solar Eclipse
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Chapter 3
The third chapter is the text for the narration. This makes the book and The Celestial sphere videotape very good for ESL (English as a Second Language) course. It will also assist teachers in forwarding the videotape to section they wish to present in class.
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