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Title: Mask of the Black God: The Pleiades in Navajo Cosmology
Url: https://www.nsta.org/ncss-case-study/mask-black-god
Creator: Schulz, Teresa M.
Publisher: National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science
Description: This interdisciplinary case study will help students learn about celestial coordinates and constellations in the context of a Navajo legend. Learners will have the opportunity to determine celestial coordinates, locate the sun on the celestial sphere for any day of the year, and describe the location of a given constellation in relation to other prominent nearby constellations. The lesson could be used in high school or undergraduate coursework. The case study and teaching notes may be downloaded in PDF format. The site also includes a section for instructor feedback where general comments may be read and contributed.
LC Classification: Bibliography. Library science. Information resources (General) -- Subject bibliography -- Astronomy -- Special topics, A-Z -- Constellations
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Solar system -- Study and teaching. Research
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Stars
Science -- Astronomy -- Descriptive astronomy -- Stars -- Constellation figures. Star names
GEM Subject: Science -- Astronomy
Science -- Instructional issues
Key Concept: Astronomy -- Constellations
Date Issued: 2005-06-24
Resource Type: Reference Material
Instructional Material
Instructional Material -- Case Study
Instructional Material -- Lesson/Lesson Plan
Instructional Material -- Instructor Guide/Manual
Format: Document -- PDF
Document -- HTML
Audience: Educator
Education Level: High School
Higher Education
Higher Education -- Undergraduate (Lower Division)
Language: English
Rights: National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo.
Access Rights: Free access
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