http://www.nytimes.com/2002/09/24/science/here-they-are-science-s-10-most-beautiful-experiments.html
This project is based on a scientific collaboration : Each school needs the measurement of a partner school to obtain the final result. Schools from 4 continents are involved.
This project runs from January to December. Its aim is to calculate the circumference of the Earth, reproducing Eratosthenes experiment. The work process is well defined and agreed with the partner schools
The project is supported by
Institutional partnerships and the students are organized in international
Task Forces teams. Results are published in the
day pages and in 12 monthly
Newsletters.
Collaborative measures are also organized at fixed astronomical dates
Collaborative measures are also organized for special events
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Eratosthenes Earth Experiment eTwinning group
Experimental activities will lead you to this result:
1. Show the curve of earth's surface and the parallelism of solar rays.
2. Observe the evolution of the shadow of a staff and deduce the course of the sun.
3. Discover the moment of solar midday (the time when the shadow is at its shortest).
4. Use a gnomon to deduce the angle of solar rays compared to the vertical.
5. Use the result of the measure from a partner to calculate the circumference of the Earth
The teachers guide and the pedagogic module details those activities in the EEE group
Draw the Geogebra figures (Models and tutorial)
Inspiring Transdisciplinar activities (Singing, Drawing, Acting, Visiting, Designing, Hallowing, Observing, Gaming, Coding, Gardening)