R02e　ROV (Revolution of Venus)

ROV (A tool to explain the Revolution of Venus)

PURPOSE

ROV is effective when teaching the followings

[phase of Venus]

[why Venus changes the moving direction on the celestial sphere]

TARGET

Junior high school students (9th Grade)

CATEGORY

Earth Science,

Astronomy,

Monozukuri(Science craft)

●HOW TO MAKE

HOW TO USE

Set Earth and Venus on the lines of a certain month as shown in Fig.1.

Observe Venus through the hole of Earth as shown in Fig.2.

Confirm the phase and the location of Venus.

Then, move Earth and Venus to the next lines

and repeat the same procedures described above.

By using this paper craft,students can relate the following two.

1: Actual locations of Venus, Earth and the sun

   (the view from the outer space)

2: how the phase of Venus and its position look like from Earth

   (the view from Earth).

●Materials (PaperCraft)

REFERENCE

Masahiro KAMATA and Tomoko TAKANISHI, "Paper Craft for Teaching How the Phase of Venus and Its Position on the Celestial Sphere Change as Venus and Earth Revolve aroud the Sun", Educat. Earth Sci., 60, pp. 161-169, (2007) in Japanese