Hubble Space Telescope Lesson Plans

Students observe pictures taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. From a given website, students observe images of the Einstein Cross, Black Eye Galaxy, Hoag's Object, merging and interacting galaxies and more. This lesson plan gives a short description of each picture listed on the website.

Students investigate the history and use of the Hubble Space Telescope. They take a quiz in order to establish in any prior knowledge. Students conduct research to find information in conjunction with participating in class discussion and demonstrations.

Young scholars investigate the universe through the eyes of the Hubble space telescope. They conduct research from looking at the universe that is simulated with a digital projector. The images are projected onto the wall in a simulation of what space would look like.

Sixth graders prepare an illustrated press release about an imagined space journey. They view photos, taken from the Hubble Space Telescope, of various planets and read about the Hubble Space Telescope.

Students complete a question sheet on the Hubble Space Telescope using selected websites. They look for and compare images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope then research they technology used to capture the images.

Ninth graders study the uses of spectroscopy and the operation of the Hubble space telescope.  In this astronomy lesson students complete a lab activity that includes graphing star color and temperature.

The goal of this lesson plan is for students to place the events of the 2002 servicing mission of the Hubble Space Telescope in the correct sequence. Students increase their knowledge about technology and working in space by completing "Be the Mastermind Behind the Mission."

Students practice skills used in scientific investigation while studying the three main types of galaxies. Students identify Earth as part of Milky Way galaxy, the parts of galaxies, and the types of galaxies, as well as classify galaxies by size and shape in a computer game.

Learners investigate the essential concepts of how lenses work to magnify vision, and then build simple telescopes to demonstrate their understanding. They write a description of how their telescope could be improved and how it works.

Students study robotic spacecrafts that have provided detailed information about the inner and outer planets. In this exploring the planets lesson plan, students use posters and diagrams to study the various robotic spacecraft sent to the planets. They explore the different ways scientists have learned about our planets.