Unit Plan
University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Stars and Constellations: Neutron Stars and Pulsars

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a brief description of the relationship between a neutron star and a pulsar. It details the pulsing rate and death of a pulsar.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: How Can We Measure the Wavelength of Light Emitted From Stars?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This activity is designed for learners to apply their knowledge of mathematics and physics to "real life" situations. Students are presented with the situation that they are on a camping trip and wish to know the wavelength emitted by a...
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Introduccion Modulo 0

For Students 9th - 10th
Observe different stars and measure its relative position utilizing the Virtual Astronomical Observatory.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Diagrama H R Modulo Ii Unidad 3

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit you will study the different types of luminosity, the effective temperature of the stars and the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Espectros Estelares Modulo Ii Unidad 2

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module you will study the composition of stars. You also will be able to classify them through the virtual observatory.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Evolucion Estelar Modulo Iii Unidad 1

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module you will study the birth, life and death of stars.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Fases Finales De La Estrellas Modulo Iii Unidad 2

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit you will learn about the final stages of the life of massive stars.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Fuentes De Energia Estelar Modulo Iii Unidad 3

For Students 9th - 10th
In this unit you will learn about stellar energy sources .
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Una Estrella Llamada Sol Modulo Iv Unidad 1

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module you will study the structure and composition of the star closest to us: the Sun.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Estrellas Binarias Modulo v Unidad 1

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module you will learn the different types of binary stars.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Estrellas Binarias Y Variables Modulo v Unidad 2

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module you will study about Novae and Supernovae and will learn about the evolution of the binary system.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Estrellas Variables Modulo v Unidad 3

For Students 9th - 10th
In this module you will learn about variable stars. Here you will find a large gallery of images.
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Kidport

Kidport: Space Science

For Students 3rd - 5th
This complete resource will help students to improve their understand of space exploration. Includes images of the universe, galaxies, stars and planets.
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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Observaciones Y Modelos en Astronomia

For Students 6th - 8th
How does the length of the day change? How does the height of the sun change? Do we always see the same star? The answer to these questions and different observations about the sun, the moon and the stars that we can do from earth can be...
Activity
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Astronomia Para Ninas Y Ninos

For Students 3rd - 5th
Learn basic astronomy and travel through space. After you finish the lessons you can take the evaluation to obtain the clues needed to play the fun space games.
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Other

Robert Frost: America's Poet

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Do We Study the Stars?

For Students 9th - 10th
Yuan-Sen Ting takes us into deep space to show how astronomers study the stars beyond our reach. [4:46]
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American Association of Physics Teachers

Com Padre Digital Library: Physics to Go: Explore Physics on Your Own

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a full physics curriculum with links to games, webcasts, and activities. By creating a free account, students and teachers can create their own personal collection of resources.
eBook
University of Michigan

American Verse Project: Flame and Shadow, by Sara Teasdale

For Students 9th - 10th
Maintained by the University of Michigan's Humanities Text Initiative, this website offers the entire text of three of Teasdale's collection, "Flame and Shadow," is available through a series of links.
Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: O Logy: Stuff to Do: Stargazing

For Students 3rd - 8th
Get started on the road to becoming an expert stargazer by following these recommendations for identifying stars, planets, and constellations. Includes an example of a journal that can be used as a record of your investigations.
Activity
Harvard University

Eyes on the Sky, Feet on the Ground: The Earth's Rotation

For Students 3rd - 8th
Plenty of cool activities about the Earth's rotation can be found here, such as tracing shadows, observing shadows during different times of the day, and tracking the sun's path in the sky to understand the rotation of the earth.
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California Institute of Technology

Ipac: Iras Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from IPAC is a series of images of various celestial objects and regions as viewed in infrared light. Each photo is accompanied by a caption.
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Other

Canal Kids: Ciencias (Science for Portuguese Speakers)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Colorful, engagingly written information about astronomy and biology for Portuguese-speaking English language learners. Both subjects are broken down into a broad array of related subtopics. The biology section is particularly helpful...
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Fundación Cientec

Fundacion Cientec: Constelaciones Zodiacales

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides detailed history and star cluster location information for each zodiac constellation. Also includes links (mostly to Wikipedia pages) to additional information for keywords that appear in the articles.