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Amazing Space: Star Light, Star Bright Lesson PlanAmazing Space: Star Light, Star Bright Lesson Plan
Publisher
Space Telescope Science Institute
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Grade
9th - 10th
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Science
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1210L
Lesson Plan

Amazing Space: Star Light, Star Bright

Curated by ACT

This online exploration provides an opportunity to identify the different properties of waves and the relationship that exists between energy, wavelength, and frequency. Correlate images from the Hubble Telescope to the wavelength, color, and temperature information in the spectrum.

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Concepts

electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic spectrum, energy, frequency, wavelength

Additional Tags

light facts, line spectrum, spectrum, astronomical instruments, radiating object color, radiating object temperature

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • The intended use for this resource is Instructional

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