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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
  • Advanced (9-12+)
  • Intermediate (6-8)
  • Introductory (K-5)
Material Type
  • Educator/Facilitator Guide
Heliophysics Big Ideas
  • Big Idea 1.1 – The Sun is really big…
NGSS
  • ESS1 - Earth's Place in the Universe
  • PS2 - Motion and Stability: Forces and Interactions
Heliophysics Topics
  • Solar Eclipse
  • Lunar Eclipse
Heliophysics Missions
  • Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO)
  • STEREO A & B
Related Missions
  • Hubble Space Telescope (Astro)
Material Cost per Learner Free
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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Transit_Math-1

Sep 8, 2023

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