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LessonCorner Directory Results for Galaxies
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1. Galaxies Galore, Games and More
In these activities students will become acquainted with the structure of their home galaxy, learn the location of the solar system in the Milky Way galaxy, and identify the three main types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular.
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Additional Search Results 1 - 10 of 116 for Galaxies
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1. Galaxies - Teachers' Notes
Home Tools Schema Projects Astronomy SDSS Contact Download Site Help Us Search Teachers Basic - Scavenger Hunt - The Universe - Asteroids - Types of Stars - Color - Galaxies Advanced Challenges For Kids To Student Projects Galaxies Teacher's Guide - Goals - Background - Structure - Questions Specifics Correlations To Student Project Galaxies + + Galaxy M51 Image courtesy the Hubble Heritage Project + + This project teaches students about the wide variety of galaxies in...
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2. CERES: Galaxy Classification Activity
animated image of observatory domeGalactic Inquiry Overview In this inquiry activity, students view NASA images of galaxies and develop a galaxy classification scheme. Students then compare and contrast their classification scheme with that developed by Edwin Hubble. Learner Outcomes By completing this activity, the learner will: recognize that galaxies are collections of billions of stars. understand that galaxies take...
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3. Star Systems and Galaxies
Lesson Plan Teacher: Mentor: Candice Heather Parsons Cosby Subject: 8th Grade Science Lesson Title: Star Systems and Galaxies Objectives: After completing the lesson, students will be able to describe a star system and identify and describe three types of galaxies. TEKS TEKSSCI8 112.24 b13A TEKSSCI8 112.24 b13B TEKSSCI8 112.24 b13C Motivation: Why does the Milky Way look hazy? We Materials: will be discussing Textbook, thi...
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4. Hunting for galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field
Module 6: The Milky Way and Beyond download Lesson 2: Hunting for galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field Timeframe: This activity requires approximately one 30-minute class In this class, students will examine the Hubble Deep Field images and identify different types of galaxies. Objectives: Pan-Canadian Curriculum Objectives: 204-7: plan a set of steps to solve a practical pro...
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5. SkyTellers - Galaxies - Activity - A Leap of Space
Lunar and Planetary Institute LPI logo Lunar and Planetary Institute Home About Us Science Meetings Education Resources Analysis Groups The Moon Galaxies _ Activity: A Leap of Space _ _ _ _ _ Explore! Who? Ages 8?12 The Andromeda galaxy, one of our nearest neighbors, is bigger than the Milky Way. It is about 2 million light years away. Children explore how smaller systems exist within larger systems as they build a collage of their place in space! Ho...
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6. Galaxy Sorting
...intended for use with the Galaxy History & Sorting (H-7) activity from Universe at Your Fingertips. Print out the Evolution images (link below) to make a set of cards for each group of students. Getting The objectives are to have students compare specific similarities and Involved differences among galaxies by examining features visible in the photographs, identify types of features found in galaxies, and discuss what the classification groups they devised might tell them about galaxies. National Network Galaxy Sorting images (pdf file, 1.62MB) Publications & Materials Partners in Learning Video Univer...
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7. Scavenger Hunt - Teacher Notes
Home Tools Schema Projects Astronomy SDSS Contact Download Site Help Us Search Teachers Basic - Scavenger Hunt - The Universe - Asteroids - Types of Stars - Color - Galaxies Advanced Challenges For Kids To Student Projects Scavenger Hunt Overview Background Lesson Plan Teaching Tips Assessment Standards To Student Project Scavenger Hunt Teacher Notes This project is a fun introduction to SkyServer and to the types of objects astronomers study. Students go on a "scavenge...
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8. Types of Galaxies
mtcorps Types of Galaxies Search wiki: Home Edit page Log inAdd featuresHelp QuickStart Recent Activity SideBar Create a new page Create a classroom Create a syllabus Create a group project Use another template Share this It's easy - just select the desired access level, copy this link and send it via email, instant message,...
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9. Types of Galaxies
mtcorps Types of Galaxies Search wiki: Home Edit page Log inAdd featuresHelp QuickStart Recent Activity SideBar Create a new page Create a classroom Create a syllabus Create a group project Use another template Share this It's easy - just select the desired access level, copy this link and send it via email, instant message,...
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10. Teacher's Page
Teacher's Page barred spiral galaxy Classifying Galaxies: A lesson on how Galaxies are classified by shape. Lesson Plan Content TABLE OF CONTENTS: Purpose Student Objectives Procedure Assessment Ties to Science Framework Related Lessons Return to Lesson Summary - Main Page The purpose of this lesson is twofold: 1)You will become familiar with the Hubble T...
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