Transit Math Educator Guide

A series of satellite images showing the transit of Venus across the Sun. The large yellow Sun is in the background with a series of small black circles across the bottom of the Sun, showing Venus' orbit across the Sun, as seen from Earth.
Transit Math Educator Guide
NASA
Levels
  • beginner
  • intermediate
  • advanced
NGSS
  • ps2
  • ess1
Requirements
  • low_tech
  • low_cost
Big Ideas
  • big_ideas_1.1
Helio Topics
  • solar_eclipse
  • lunar_eclipse
CreditSpaceMath @NASA
Language
  • english

Educator guide containing 44 math-infused problems that incorporate NASA Data. In this guide, students explore the simple mathematics behind eclipses, transits and occultations. Learners examine data from NASA's Kepler Satellite to discover planets orbiting distant stars.

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Sep 8, 2023

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