"Baylor University's beautiful campus and rich traditions aren't just for college students to explore and enjoy. Star, circle, Baylor takes infants and toddlers on a thoroughly Baylor journey, helping them learn and recognize basic shapes at an early age"--Back cover.

In this book, Dr. Merriot takes her readers into the night Sky above the Bighorn Medicine Wheel to explore the scientific and supernatural elements of this National Historic Landmark and Sacred Site. Written for the adventurous, Ivy relates cultural and scientific stories, adding personal experiences and new findings from her own research based on Indigenous and Western Science astronomies. She concludes that the Wheel is a spectacularly designed and fitting "Place" to study the cosmos and encourages her readers to take a personal trip to the Bighorn Medicine Wheel and embark upon their own adventure with the stars.

This paper describes a scheme to determine the size of the circular field of view that is both necessary and sufficient to include at least some specified number, n, of stars from a given set, independent of the orientation of the field within the celestial sphere. A geometrical proof of the scheme is presented, and all equations needed to effect the scheme are derived. The scheme is thus shown to be entirely analytical and to involve no assumptions concerning the distribution of the stars. Numerical results are presented in which the 1064 stars brighter than, or equal in brightness to, an apparent visual magnitude of +4.7 are considered. The size and location of the necessary fields of view are tabulated as a function of limiting star brightness for n=1, n=2, and n=3. Finally, the meaning and importance of the data are discussed and related to star sensor technology.

Find your way to perfect Mariner's Compass designs.

Diamonds, cubes, rings, and cylinders—shapes are all around us. How many shapes can you find pictured in this book?

This teacher-written resource offers engaging activity mats that invite students to explore addition and subtraction, patterns, time, money, measurement, place value, graphs, and more--every day of the school year! Easy-to-use reproducibles make preparation for whole class, small group, and learning center lessons a snap. Great homework for students at every ability level! For use with Grades 1-2.