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| | Astronomy laboratory: What are we going to make today? |
 | | Equatorial sundial (Folkland and Ward 1996) - Exploring the relationship between the Sun’s motion and our notion of Time, challenging the common belief that 12:00 pm = "midday", introducing the equation of time, reinforcing concepts developed in earlier activities. |
 | | Planetarium (Giardini and Hutton 1977) - Using a three-dimensional simulator to move between the South Pole and the Equator and through the seasons of the year, exploring the apparent motion of the stars, Sun and Moon. |
 | | We are indebted to Keith Bambery, Marcus Thatcher, Amanda Karakas, Robert Fardon, Kirrily Rule, Tamar Greaves and Charles Morgan for their professional and enthusiastic contributions, and to Michael Morgan, John Pilbrow and Keith Thompson for their development of some activities. |
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