Welcome to the Community for the Eratosthenes Experiment 2015-19 for the Measurement of the Earth's Circumference! For details on the event and the latest photo contest, please see here and here. Guidelines for participation STEPS TO FOLLOW Find the time of your local noon at your location. Please use the web-based NOAA Solar Calculator or Solar Calculator or the Stellarium software (a short guide for using the Stellarium software to calculate your local noon at your location can be found here)
This is a Community to support schools participating in the Eratosthenes experiment at Noon local Irish time on Tuesday 22nd September 2015. Weather not permitting (shadows not available!) in the Resource section below an outline of how to complete the experiment is also available. The Lesson Plan is well structured with lots of background information and will guide you through the steps of the experiment. STEPS TO FOLLOW 1. Find the time of your local noon at your location. Please use the web
This community will enable teachers, students and researchers involved in extended collaborative activities. It introducesthem to the field of science through the use of resources and tools bringing together a network of educational communities, eLearning tools and resources and relevant partners of the field. Through the Inspiring Science Education website and the activities organised by the partners, teachers can help students make their own scientific discoveries, witness and understand
