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What Do You Know About Astronomy InteractiveWhat Do You Know About Astronomy Interactive
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Types
Interactives
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Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
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Internet Access
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What Do You Know About Astronomy

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Develop an understanding of the universe. Learners answer 10 multiple choice questions about several topics in astronomy. Questions contain information about the age of the universe, gravitational attraction, galaxies, planets and comets within the solar system, and the moon.

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Concepts

astronomy, the universe, galaxies, the milky way galaxy, stars, supernovas, the moon, planets, comets, gravity, the big bang theory

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use as a pre-assessment before a unit on the universe to determine what is known
  • Ask pupils to research questions they did not get correct as part of a remote learning activity

Classroom Considerations

  • Assumes knowledge of astronomy
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Includes informational pop-ups for key terms in the descriptions of the answers
  • Keeps track of the number of correct responses on the first try

Cons

  • None

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