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This lesson familiarizes learners with the term "tropical belt." First, learners locate the equator, Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn on a map and trace these lines with a crayon.

In this activity (on page 12 of the PDF), learners make a sundial (shadow clock) appropriate for their geographic location in the northern hemisphere and use it to tell time.

In this demonstration, learners explore a variation of a Foucault pendulum, but upside down.

This activity helps learners understand how the angle of the Sun affects temperatures around the globe.