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43 results for "Our Solar System"

43 results for "Our Solar System"

Moons of the Solar System

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This tour gives a brief overview of moons in our solar system and visits Neptune, Pluto and Jupiter’s moon Europa. It answers the questions: How many moons does each planet have? What is the definition of a moon? Could moons harbor life? [3 min] Credits...

Introduction to the Solar System

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This is part of a series of tours developed by Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. She uses WWT to introduce new concepts at the beginning of each lecture. This tour introduces a few different bodies in our solar system...

Transit of Venus

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This tour discusses the history and significance of the Transit of Venus in front of the Sun, an event which allowed astronomers to determine the size scale of our solar system. Credits Jonathan Jackson, Harvard College

3D features for science teachers and astronomy educators

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This video is designed to give science teachers and astronomy educators an overview of WWT's 3D model of the solar system and cosmos. We demonstrate how WWT can help students understand and visualize: night and day seasons Moon phases parallax distances...

3D Features

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This video is designed to give an overview of WWT's 3D model of the solar system and cosmos. While this video was developed for science teachers and astronomy educators, it can be useful for anyone looking to better understand the capabilities of the...

Learn How to Use WorldWide Telescope

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Introduction to WWT 3D Solar System and Cosmos Overview Tour Making Basics Text, Shapes, and Images Images and Hyperlinks Color and Opacity Narration and Music Effective Use of Animation How to Animate Objects in WWT Also See our FAQs page.

Journey through the Universe

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This tour gives a quick overview of some of WWT's main features, allowing the user choose what parts of the universe to explore. User may choose from the following: Our Solar System Orion in 3-D Our Milky Way A Galaxy Cluster in 3-D Earth The Surface of...

Life in the Universe

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On This Page Teacher's Guide Activity Sheets Digital Resources Video Resources Recommended Grade Level: 6-8 Estimated Time: 10 forty-five minute sessions Life in the Universe is a free and innovative 10-day curriculum that provides interactive videos...

Gas Giants

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This is part of a series of tours developed by Prof. Stella Offner for use in her Astro 101 course at U. Mass Amherst. She uses WWT to introduce new concepts at the beginning of each lecture. This tour introduces the gas giants in our solar system...