K-12: Astronomy : REFERENCES FOR THE CLASSROOM astronomy REFERENCES FOR THE CLASSROOM HISTORICAL lesson plans / CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES OBSERVATION SPACE EXPLORATION Archaeology Art astronomy Biology Chemistry Computer Technology Ecology / Environment Elementary School English Geology HS Guidance http://www.ceismc.gatech.edu/busyt/astro.html
Extractions: This site takes an entertaining look at celestial objects (via its "Field Guide to the Universe"), offers projects (such as figuring out what to take to a space station), and live Webcasts with people involved in space research and exploration. From Indianapolis's Children's Museum. Text, photos, graphics
Extractions: Resource Activities Astronomy Sunspots Spotted I n this activity students will study sunspots and their motion. From data gathered, they will determine the significance of the sunspot data. The data will be used to calculate the rotational period of the sun. The students will then draw conclusions as to the sunspot's impact on the world. This activity will also include a historical study of astronomy. Electrostatics A Hair Raising Experience This activity is designed to help students understand the concept of charged particles and neutral materials. Students will work with conductors and insulators to produce, detect, and transfer charges. Electrostatics 2 A Positively NEGATIVE Experience Students will work in cooperative learning groups to discover how Gauss's Law applies to conductors and dielectric materials. Geology Geology 1 Topsy-turvy Maps Students will use the data analyzer and motion detector to collect data and measure distances. The graphing calculator will be used to show the profile of the simulated land features. They will create topographic maps drawn to scale of a given setup and relate the concepts to the creation of historical ocean maps. Geology 2 Dirty Investigation Given a set of minerals found with the skeleton of an ancient traveler, students will identify the minerals, plot their location on a map, and determine the trail the man walked. Finally the students will right a story about the adventures they think the man might have had. Suitable for 4th and 5th grade students.
Lesson Plans lesson plans and Activities Academy Curriculum Exchange (K5). Academy Curriculum Exchange (K-5) provides 130 mini-lesson plans for the elementary school covering a variety of science topics. astronaut challenge, and Galileo to the Hubble Space Telescope. astronomy Course for students Using the Internet. http://www.csun.edu/~vceed009/lesson.html
Extractions: Academy Curriculum Exchange (K-5). Academy Curriculum Exchange (K-5) provides 130 mini-lesson plans for the elementary school covering a variety of science topics. Among these are microscope use, mapping constellations, water pollution, studying owl pellets and caterpillars to butterflies. Academy Curriculum Exchange (6-8). Academy Curriculum Exchange (6-8) features 60 mini-lesson plans for many science topics covered in the middle school. Among these are weather forcasting, photosynthesis, building a psychrometer and "ph" and solvent activities. Academy Curriculum Exchange (9-12). Academy Curriculum Exchange (9-12) offers 22 mini-Lessons plans suitable for the high school science. Among these are chemistry magic, a parallax experiment with candles, and a magnetic fields activity. Access Excellence Activities Exchange. Access Excellence Activities Exchange contains an archive of hundreds of lessons and activities submitted by high school biology and life sciences teachers participating in the Access Excellence program. High school teachers will find the activities from the 1996 collection , the 1994-1995 collection , the 1996 Share-A-Thon collection , the partners collection , and the classic collection . Teachers can also search for individual activities from the Access Excellence archive. A new collection, "The Mystery Spot", will added in 1997.
The RXTE Learning Center a forum for explaining the science the satellite RXTE does, as well as striving to introduce concepts of Xray astronomy to the public and to provide teachers with data and lesson plans that can be used in the classroom. This NASA site also includes descriptions of discoveries RXTE has made. Ages Upper High School to adult. http://heasarc.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/xte/learning_center/
Awesome Library - K-12 Science Lesson Plans Provides carefully reviewed K12 education resources and lesson plans covering astronomy, biology, botany, ecology, earth sciences, problem solving, and general science topics. http://www.awesomelibrary.org/scienceg.html
Deep Impact Home Page NASA homepage for the planned mission, which will fly by Comet 9P/Tempel 1 on July 4, 2005. Includes kids' activities, lesson plans for educators, and an amateur astronomy observing program. http://deepimpact.jpl.nasa.gov/
Extractions: A new launch window is announced for the Deep Impact project, the first mission to look deep inside a comet. Technical and management issues, including contamination in the propulsion system and late deliveries of key spacecraft components, resulted in delays in the pre-flight testing schedule. These concerns led Deep Impact Principal Investigator, Mike A'Hearn, to recommend to NASA a delay of launch. A launch window beginning December 30, 2004, previously identified as a back-up date, provides more thorough testing for the spacecraft systems before launch and allows us to arrive at Tempel 1 to impact it as originally scheduled on July, 4, 2005. NASA management approved the recommendation. (Click to enlarge) Deep Impact will be the first mission to make a spectacular, football-stadium-sized crater, seven to 15 stories deep, into the speeding comet. Dramatic images from both the flyby spacecraft and the impactor will be sent back to distant Earth as data in near-realtime. These first-ever views deep beneath a comet's surface, and additional scientific measurements will provide clues to the formation of the solar system. Amateur astronomers will combine efforts with astronomers at larger telescopes to offer the public an earth-based look at this incredible July 2005 encounter with a comet.
The Teacher's Corner: Multidisciplinary Classroom Activities A multidisciplinary resource for lesson plans, study guides, and laboratory activities for middle school to college level. Math, Chemistry, Physics, and astronomy are all taught through the single unifying theme of the exciting world of highenergy astrophysics! The Teacher's Corner also includes information on NASA programs and opportunities. http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/teachers_corner.html
Teacher-Developed Lesson Plans The purpose of this lesson plan is to familiarize students with astronomy and withthe process of scientific research carried out by professional astronomers http://cse.ssl.berkeley.edu/lessons/lessons_teacherdeveloped.html
Extractions: This site has been rated by the Doing Astrophysics Research with an Artificial Earth Orbiting Satellite, Sine Waves, The Electromagnetic Spectrum, Images of the Universe in Different Wavelengths, Satellite Communications, Satellite Dishes, Constellations and the Zodiac, Solar System Objects, Earthquakes, and More! When creating your own lesson, you may want to look at the following Lesson Plan Template The Martian Sun-Times by Florence Vaughan and Jeff Benson. Intended for junior high school students and their teachers. Student weather reporters investigate seasons, temperatures and clouds on Mars and compare them to Earth. Electromagnetic Radiation - On Trial by Nellie Levine (aka N. Levandovsky.) Intended for high school students and their teachers. This lesson engages students in collaborative work to gather evidence regarding beneficial or nefarious properties of various types of electromagnetic radiation . Students place the electromagnetic spectrum "On Trial" and take advantage of an electronic interactive WWW forum to gather, post, and discuss their evidence. The Extreme Ultraviolet Explorer (EUVE) Satellite Orbit by Leslie Dietiker, Delano Spicer and Isabel Hawkins.
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Extractions: TelCom Services Teachers - Receive a second year of Lesson Planet for FREE! ... by choosing our Smart Saver Long Distance Program Top Sites this Week Science: Middle School Physical Science Resource Center Math: Project Interactive Social Science: America at War - Time for Kids Language Arts: International Children's Digital Library Project: Stay Safe Online Lesson Plan: Ready.gov from the Department of Homeland Security Top Sites Archives Educational News Schools Seek to Reassure in Wartime Special Education May Get Overhaul Make-A-Wish Foundation Helps Sick Student Go to College privacy Astronomy Subcategories: Games Most Popular Science and Engineering Searches: Anatomy Geology Invention Marine Biology ... Astronomy Web Sites (11-20 of 71): Auroras: Paintings in the Sky - What are auroras? What makes them happen? What do they look like? Where can you see them? This illustrated journey answers these questions! The site includes stunning photos and QuickTime movies of the northern lights, realaudio interviews with NASA scie...
Aerospace And Astronomy aerospace astronomy and space theme page containing links to lesson plans, webquets,thematic units and online activities. Aerospace and astronomy. lesson plans. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Atrium/5924/aerospaceandastronomyunit.htm
Extractions: Aerospace and Astronomy Lesson Plans Thematic Units Online Activities WebQuests Lesson Plans Aerospace Experiments - really fun activities for the students! Amazing Space is a set of web-based activities primarily designed for classroom use Astronomy in a Puddle -Teach at what point the sun is in the sky by using a reflective puddle. Astronomy With a Stick -Teach students about the sun's shadow and the changing of seasons. Astronomy With Glass -This activity shows what happens when light passes through two unparalleled sides. Astronomy With Air -Why do stars glimmer? This activity uses lenses to illustrate the glittering of stars. Aurora Borealis: What Creates These Shimmering Celestial Lights? Birthday Moons Students become familiar with lunar phases by locating and then graphing the Moon phase of their own birthdays. After listening and discussing lunar myths and legends they create their own Birthday Moon Stories. Collecting Micrometeorites Constellations Counting the Stars -An activity where sky charts are made to estimate how many stars are visible in the night sky.
Space Astronomy - Lesson Plans Webquests and related resou.. lesson plans Extraterrestrials (68, astronomy/Space) All DiscoverySchoolStudent Eyes in the Sky http://www.edhelper.com/cat281.htm
Space - Lesson Plans Webquests Sites for Teachers Ranks some of the popular educational sites. LessonPlans. Spelling Worksheets. Space. Space astronomy (109) Space Lessons! http://www.edhelper.com/cat280.htm
Extractions: Produced by NASA Langley Research Center's Office of Education, NASA CONNECT is an award-winning series of instructional programs designed to enhance the teaching of math, science and technology concepts in grades 5-8. NASA CONNECT establishes the "connection" between the mathematics, science, and technology concepts taught in the classroom and NASA research.
Science Lesson Plans Separated into 3 age levels Elementary (K-5), Intermediate (6-8), High School (9-12). Over 200 lessons, Category Reference Education K through 12 lesson plans ScienceScience lesson plans. simulation on salmon homing instincts sci03.txt minilessonon soil erosion sci04.txt mini-lesson for elementary astronomy sci05.txt http://www.col-ed.org/cur/science.html
Extractions: sci01.txt mini-lesson on making a pinhole camera sci02.txt Great mini-lesson/simulation on salmon homing instincts sci03.txt mini-lesson on soil erosion sci04.txt mini-lesson for elementary astronomy sci05.txt mini-lesson for elem. astronomy/ constellations sci06.txt mini-lesson on microscope use (elementary) sci07.txt mini-lesson on interplanetary distances sci08.txt mini-lesson on glowing planet chart sci09.txt mini-lesson on simple machines) sci10.txt mini-lesson on orbital paths (astronomy) sci11.txt mini-lesson on limpet identification sci12.txt mini-lesson on mapping constellations sci13.txt mini-lesson on baggy science (chemistry) sci14.txt mini-lesson on bird study sci15.txt mini-lesson on animal life cycles sci16.txt mini-lesson on changes in earth's crust sci17.txt mini-lesson on creative science sci18.txt mini-lesson on changes in earth's crust sci19.txt mini-lesson on studying owl pellets sci20.txt
Lesson Plan Central - Thousands Of Free Lesson Plans astronomy Students will learn the importance of our advancement in space technologyand space lesson plans http //imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/teachers/lesson_ http://lessonplancentral.com/lessons/Space/Astronomy/
Space, Solar System Theme: Lesson Plans And Resources lesson plans, Activities Units TOP. The Solar System and astronomy Grades PreK3- A thematic unit with activities for PreK-3 created by university students. http://www.atozteacherstuff.com/themes/space.shtml
Teacher Support Site - Lesson Plans Cooperative Learning lesson plans. Literature Based lesson plans.Cross Age Tutoring lesson plans. Return to Index. Theme astronomy. http://www.coedu.usf.edu/~morris/acsi_lp2.html
21st Century Schoolhouse - Lesson Plans Index Software Integrated lessons plans Cross Age Tutoring lesson Plan Titles. lesson Themes,Grades. astronomy, 2nd 4th. AMERICAN SETTLERS, 6th 8th. BICYCLES, 2nd 5th. http://www.coedu.usf.edu/~morris/lp_index.html
Project AstroData - Lesson Plans Eisenhower National Clearinghouse astronomy Resources; More LessonPlans at the NASA Space Science Education Resource Directory. http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/astrodata/epohst-lessons.html