Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


HS, Astronomy Std 31: Analyze arguments about the various scientific theories on the formation of the universe.

Lesson Plans: The Distance to the Hyades Cluster To find the distance to the Hyades star cluster using the convergent point method; to recognize the uncertainties in using this method; to summarize the significant results obtained by the Hipparchos satellite and what these results mean for the distance scale of the Universe. The Expanding Universe In this exercise, you will use a two-dimensional analogy to explore the expansion of the Universe. Curvature of Space In this lab we'll have a look at curvature and how we can think about the curvature of our own universe by looking at some examples from other "universes", first, and then how we might apply that knowledge to our own. Particle Soup:Nucleosynthesis The student explores how helium was made in the Big Bang. Jewels of the Night The Jewels of the Night is a hands-on, teacher-tested activity for middle school and older students. Students measure the color and brightness of stars in the Jewelbox Cluster from a color image. They determine the age of the cluster by plotting their measurements in a color-brightness diagram. The activity develops classification and graphing skills and fosters observation, communication, and cooperative learning skills. Students are exposed to ideas about the nature of stars, temperature and color, stellar evolution, the time scales of astronomical phenomena, and how astronomers can determine the ages of objects in the universe.

Resources: Mysteries of Deep Space: An interactive timeline of time after the Big Bang Closest Look Yet At Beta Pictoris Supports Planetary Formation Theory The Physics Classroom Tutorials, animations, sample problems Aeronautics Related Activities, Experiments, and Lesson Plans
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