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Competence in Linguistic Communication

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Activity

Now you do not see me

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Theme: The Earth and the moon

Competencies

Competence in Linguistic Communication

Mathematical competence in science, technology and engineering

Personal, social and learning to learn competence

Subjects and year by Educational System

Spain > Biology and geology > 4th ESO > Earth in the universe

Enunciation

Observations and context

Aglaonice is the first woman known to have devoted herself to the study of astronomy. But, in ancient Greece, many women played an important role in different fields of knowledge, such as Phanostrate, midwife and physician; Pythias of Aso, biologist and embryologist who collaborated with her husband, Aristotle, in studies on embryology and in the elaboration of an encyclopedia on Natural History; Agnodica of Athens, important gynecologist; Artemisia II of Caria, expert in medicinal herbs; her namesake Artemisia I, also queen of Caria and captain of a fleet; Aspasia of Miletus, philosopher, logographer and teacher of rhetoric; Hypatia of Alexandria, mathematician and astronomer, among many others.

Description

In this activity we work on the concept of solar and lunar eclipses and the relative position of the three stars involved: Sun, Earth and Moon. 
It consists of three questions to understand the dynamics of both eclipses. 
These questions are framed within the position of the Earth and its satellite in the universe. 

In order for the students to be able to perform the activity, in particular the last question, the concept of ecliptic should be explained beforehand.

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