The Sun and Us

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 21.04.07

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Demographics:  School and Student Background Information
  3. Anticipated Summative Outcome
  4. Unit Content Objectives
  5. The Unit
  6. Strategies
  7. Activities
  8. Appendix on Implementing District Standards
  9. Notes
  10. Bibliography

Our Sun: Through Scientific, Cultural, and Artistic Lenses

Tina Berry

Published September 2021

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Notes

1 NASA.gov. NASA’s Kepler announces 11 new planetary systems. Updated November 3, 2020.

2 Oklahoma State Department of Education Official Website.  Oklahoma Academic Standards. Updated July 22, 2021.

3 The Sky Live. https://theskylive.com/how-far-is-sun

4 Leon Golub and Jay M. Pasachoff. Nearest Star: the Surprising Science of Our Sun. Cambridge University Press, 2014, 36

5 Ibid, 2

6 “Ozone in the Atmosphere” ASPIRE, University of Utah. http://sunshine.chpc.utah.edu/Labs/OurAtmosphere/ozone_main.html

7 Leon Golub and Jay M. Pasachoff. Nearest Star: the Surprising Science of Our Sun. Cambridge University Press, 2014, Preface X

8 Ibid, 29

9 “Sun Worship”. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://www.britannica.com/topic/sun-worship

10 “Huitzilopochtli”. Encyclopedia Britannica. https://kids.britannica.com/kids/article/Huitzilopochtli/543617

11 “Ra: The Sun God of Egypt”. https://www.ancient-egypt-online.com/egyptian-god-ra.html

12  “Helios”. https://www.worldhistory.org/Helios/#:~:text=Helios%20(also%20Helius)%20was%20the,lounging%20in%20a%20golden%20cup.

13 "Bila." Myths and Folklore Wiki. https://mythus.fandom.com/wiki/Bila.

14 "Surya." World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/Surya/.

15 The Moon and the Sun in Cherokee Culture”. https://www.therolladailynews.com/news/20170818/moon-and-sun-in-cherokee-culture.

16 "Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky - African Folktale." YouTube. May 06, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tEH6J5C3qs.

17 "An African Folktale." Smithsonian Libraries. January 01, 1970. https://library.si.edu/exhibition/artists-books-and-africa/african-folktale-full.

18 Isaac, Elizabeth J.  Interview by Tina Berry.  One on one personal interview.  Zoom online, July 15, 2021.

19 "Assessment and Student Success in a Differentiated Classroom." ASCD. https://www.ascd.org/books/assessment-and-student-success-in-a-differentiated-classroom?chapter=differentiation-an-overview.

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