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Felsager, Bjorn – Micromath, 2001
Describes a mathematics and science project designed to help students gain some familiarity with constellations and trigonometry by using the TI-83 calculator as a tool. Specific constellations such as the Big Dipper (Plough) and other sets of stars are located using stereographic projection and graphed using scatterplots. (MM)
Descriptors: Astronomy, Earth Science, Educational Technology, Graphing Calculators
