Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


HS, Astronomy Std 5: Demonstrate correct care and safe use of instruments and equipment.

Lesson Plans: The Inertial Balance Many students confuse the concepts of mass and weight. Our purpose here is to clarify for the student, through self-discovery, the difference between mass and weight. Further, the student will be challenged to discover how to “weigh” objects in outer space with an inertial balance. Sitting on Nails-Boyle's Law To understand the difference between force and pressure. Black Hole Activity To introduce black holes and demonstrate how space telescopes can provide data to support current hypotheses.

Resources: Interactive Activities The labs The Physics Classroom Aeronautics Related Activities, Experiments, and Lesson Plans The labs The Physics Classroom Aeronautics Related Activities, Experiments, and Lesson Plans
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