Trajectory of the Moon around the Sun

Rovšek, Barbara (author)

Assigning students the seemingly simple task of drawing the Moon’s trajectory in the heliocentric system can ignite a profound discussion about the intricacies of the trajectory. This article presents a diverse set of plots depicting suggested trajectories, alongside a detailed discussion of their differences and the implications of various details. The provided reasoning exemplifies analytical thinking, showcasing how even a small dataset enables us to dismiss certain suggested trajectories (hypotheses).

• Language: English
• Keywords: astronomy, moon’s trajectory, high school, teacher education
• Work type: Article
• Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
• Organization: PEF - Faculty of Education
• Publication status: Published
• Publication version: Version of Record
• Year: 2024
• Number of pages: 7 str.
• Numbering: Vol. 59, no. 4, art. 045016
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-158303
• UDC: 373.5:52
• ISSN on article: 1361-6552
• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6552/ad4766
• COBISS.SI-ID: 197401859
• Publication date in RUL: 04.06.2024

Record is a part of a journal

• Title: Physics education
• Shortened title: Phys. educ.
• Publisher: IOP Publishing
• ISSN: 1361-6552
• COBISS.SI-ID: 13117448

Licences

• License: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Link: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Description: This is the standard Creative Commons license that gives others maximum freedom to do what they want with the work as long as they credit the author.

Secondary language

• Language: Slovenian
• Keywords: risbe, trajektoriji, lunina pot, srednje šole, astronomija