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McGraw Hill

Escape Velocity Interactive

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
How hard do you need to throw a ball in the air so that it never returns? Scientists call this measure the escape velocity. Classes can explore this concept through an intriguing interactive lesson. Pupils adjust velocities and observe...
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Curated OER

Modeling Martian Motion

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the difference between stars and planets and take on the role of these objects to simulate the relative motions of Mars and the Earth around the Sun.
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Curated OER

Earth And Moon Path

For Teachers K - 1st
In this science worksheet, pupils examine a diagram of the moon revolving around the earth in an elliptical orbit. Students answer 3 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Multivariable Calculus: Application of Partial Derivatives

For Students Higher Ed
In this partial derivatives worksheet, students find formulas for the vector partial derivative of a function. They prove that an elliptic cone can be represented parametrically. This two-page worksheet contains explanations, examples,...
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Curated OER

Modeling the Seasons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners explore the seasons and their attributes. In this geography lesson plan, students create a 3-D model of the Earth that showcases the elliptical travel of the Earth that causes seasons.
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Curated OER

Conic Sections and Locii

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students differentiate between ellipse and hyperbola. In this algebra instructional activity, students graph and solve elliptical equations. They use the cabri program to create the different conics and move them around.
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Curated OER

Precession

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explain how Hipparchus, around 130 BC, used a shift in the predicted location of a lunar eclipse to detect a slight shift in the path of the Sun around the sky. They examine the elliptical orbit in which the Earth travels around...
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Curated OER

Collisions Lesson

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the role that collisions and near collisions of galaxies play in determining the shape of galaxies. They model the collision of disk shaped and spherically shaped galaxies.
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Curated OER

Volcano Contour Models Activity

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Young scholars experiment with water levels and plastic topographic volcano models to determine the contour lines that would be used to create a topograpohic map of a volcano. They use the traced lines to actually develop the map.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers

For Students 7th - 9th
Start by reading the information provided for both misplaced modifiers and dangling modifiers. The entire first page is explanation and examples-perfect for those who need extra support. On page two, you will find a short, 10-question...
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Worksheet
K12 Reader

Solar Eclipse

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
A passage about solar eclipses provides readers with an opportunity to demonstrate their ability to identify the main idea and supporting ideas in an article.
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Lesson Plan
Starry Night Education

Comets and Meteors

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Comets are also known as dirty snowballs or icy mud balls. With your super scientists, create a model comet nucleus to discover how they are made and take part in a scientific discussion to learn how it behaves.
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Interactive
Physics Classroom

Kelper's Three Laws

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
A flipped classroom lesson introduces astrophysics fanatics to Kepler's three laws of planetary motion. After reading about the laws of ellipses, equal areas, and harmonies, and also learning how Newton's gravitation concepts come into...
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Lesson Plan
Voyage Solar System

Round and Round We Go — Exploring Orbits in the Solar System

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Math and science come together in this cross-curricular astronomy lesson plan on planetary motion. Starting off with a hands-on activity that engages the class in exploring the geometry of circles and ellipses, this lesson plan then...
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Virginia Department of Education

Solar System Model

For Teachers 9th - 12th
How many planets can you name? Did you get all 13 in our solar system, including the dwarf planets, or were you surprised when you read there are 13 planets? The lesson helps scholars understand the scale of the universe including the...
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Activity
International Technology Education Association

Pixel This!

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Did the image I drew match the image you saw? By simulating a satellite and a ground station, teams of two transmit data in the form of pixels in order to recreate an image. They use four different levels of brightness, creating slightly...
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PPT
Glynn County School System

Cosmology

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
The past, the present, and the future ... there's so much to discover about the galaxy. Scholars learn about the creation of the universe, its current structure, and how it is changing. The PowerPoint presentation begins with a...
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Activity
American Museum of Natural History

Atomic Mobile

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Structure an activity around atoms. Learners use their knowledge of the parts of atoms—the protons, neutrons, and electrons—to build a model of a carbon atom. Scholars create a nucleus by using clay balls to represent the protons and...
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Curated OER

Was Kepler Correct?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to Kepler's 2nd law of Planetary Motion. The lesson plan reinforces the understanding of focal points. They calculate the sector area of an ellipse.Students expand understanding by modeling Kepler's 2nd Law of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solar System Multiple Choice Activity

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this solar system instructional activity, students complete a ten question multiple choice page pertaining to the solar system. Prior knowledge is assumed.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solar System Vocabulary 2

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this solar system learning exercise, students write vocabulary words describing the solar system next to their definitions. Students write 12 vocabulary words.
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Curated OER

Prairie Find Outdoors

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars take a field trip to a local prairie. Using identification books, they identify various forbs and grasses in the prairie. As a class, they discuss the importance of forbs and grasses to the ecosystem and review the various...
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Curated OER

Backpacking - Lesson 5 - Getting in Shape for the Trail

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Do you have to be in decent condition to go on a weekend backpacking trip? This resource stresses the importance of fitness in backpacking. There are many ways to get the legs, the lungs, and the heart ready for a strenuous excursion....
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Curated OER

Volume of Cones

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify the volume of cones and pyramids. In this geometry lesson, students derive the formula for cones and pyramids. They calculate the volume of cones and other three dimensional shapes.

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