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- 9th - 12th
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Students determine the difference between a geocentric universe and a heliocentric universe. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students complete word work activities before reading, discussing and applying an online article. They complete worksheets and an online quiz. They discuss the Solar Sail as radical new idea and create an invention of their own. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students practice downloading data from a high-energy satellite and translate the data into colored or shaded pixels. Students brainstorm what they know about the cosmos and gamma-ray astronomy. Students use pennies to simulate high-energy satellites and how they work; students convert their penny findings into a matrix which ultimately helps scientists locate a source emitting gamma-rays. Full Review »
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- 5th - 7th
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Students research the future of astronomy research and exploration. They discuss how future research and exploration will contribute to the advancement of astronomy as a science and how humanity as a whole will benifit from an increase in the knowledge of the cosmos. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students examine the common mythic elements and construct KWL charts. They discover that myths are a fusion of nature, land, and culture. Students identify the role of animals,such as the role of the trickster, in myths. Full Review »
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- 5th - 8th
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Students identify cardinal and intermediate directions, recognize that models changes due to new or improved observations and technology, identify the major characteristics of the planets including their positions in the solar system, identify the relationship of astronomy and astrology, identify the origin of the names of the planets, and identify technological improvements resulting in improved observation in astronomy. Full Review »
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- Higher Ed
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Students list differences in the diagrams of a geocentric universe and a heliocentric universe. They students describe the religious impact of this change on man's conception of the universe and man's place within it. Students describe the impact of the Copernican view on cosmology of the late sixteenth and seventeenth century. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students research the two opposing views and biographical information about Ptolemy and Copernicus in order to be familiar with the societal viewpoints that influenced the thinking of these two scientists. Students role-play supporters of each scientist in order to present their research. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students explore what astronomers are able to examine our galaxy and universe by examining light. They explore in this sub-unit the formation of the universe, commonly called "The Big Bang," and it follows studying from the Light: The Doppler Effect." Full Review »
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- 11th
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Students are able to take information obtained from the various readings of primary and secondary sources and classroom discussions directed by the instructor and relate it to the student's curretn real life experiences. They connect the history of the readings with life experiences (e.g., very long walks, camping, hunger, thirst and the feat of being vulnerable among people they do not know) they have sensed! Full Review »
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