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- 9th - Higher Ed
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Students investigate the Interstellar Medium and the Local Bubble that the Sun is inside. They read and discuss a handout, answer discussion questions, observe a demonstration of light scattering, and conduct an experiment on the difference between heat and temperature. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students conduct Internet research on stars, their life cycle, and historical facts about stellar brightness. They answer research questions by visiting assigned websites in cooperative groups. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students explore the possibility that all the gold on Earth came from another source. Discussions of how the materials arrived and its source forms the basis of data used to play a review game. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students observe the relationship between color and temperature through a teacher-led demonstration. They graph their findings. They observe the relationship between distance and brightness with a flashlight experiment. Full Review »
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- 4th - 10th
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Students investigate the Hubble telescope's role in astrophysics research. They complete a Webquest, watch a video, view Hubble photographs, play online games, answer discussion questions, and evaluate newspaper articles about optics. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students observe visible spectra of known elements and identify an unknown element or combination of elements by visible spectra. They view a slide presentation, write five questions, and conduct a spectometer experiment. Full Review »
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- 9th
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Students examine scientific evidence on The Big Bang Theory. This lesson provides inquiry activities for some, but not all, lines of evidence for The Big Bang. Students will apply research guidelines to access scientifically valid evidence via library and/or Internet searches. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 11th
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Students identify different kinds of electromagnetic radiation and to analyze which ones reach the earth's surface. They estimate how high above the earth you would have to be to "see" each kind of radiation. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the history of astronomy and how the study of constellations has evolved since the dawn of ancient civilization. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The teacher uses demonstrations to model how the sky looked in ancient and modern times. Full Review »
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- 5th - 11th
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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. Full Review »
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