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41. Precession of an Accretion Disk Lesson Plan
skip to content The RXTE Learning Center Index Page About RXTE About X-ray Astronomy RXTE Discoveries Images and Movies Education Tour the ASM Sky Other Resources What's New? An Eclipsing Binary System with a Precessing Accretion Disk By James Humphreys Contents Introduction, Requirements, Lesson Plan, References Introduction Concept Some X-ray bright objects in the sky show regular...
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42. Module 4 Lesson 2
...nguage Arts + writing and composition Lesson Overview: In this lesson, the students will view cut-away images of the planets' interiors, comparing and contrasting them with the Earth's in written form. Materials and Resources: Planet Interiors applet Vocabulary: terrestrial Jovian crust mantle core Astronomy Glossary Developing the Lesson: Have students guess the composition of each of the planets' interiors before introducing them to the applet. Go through each planet, highlighting their interiors and classifying each as "terrestrial" or "Jovian." Instruct students to write a comparison/contrast of two...
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43. Tasty Constellations
...Space Science Grade: 3-5 Brief Description Students research a constellation and create a model of it using marshmallows as stars. Objectives Students will recognize that constellations are groups of stars, make a model of one constellation, and report on that constellation. Keywords constellation, astronomy Materials Needed large sheets of black paper (1 per group), small marshmallows, glue, large index cards (for research) Lesson Plan Define astronomy and explain the role of astronomers. Then tell students they are going to be astronomers for the day. Read a book that explains what constellations are....
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44. Astronomy An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan Online Discovery - Astronomy - Week 3
Information Institute of Syracuse _ Printer friendly text Search Lessons Write a Lesson Plan Guide Selection Criteria AELP-AST0031 Copyright Statement Online Discovery - Astronomy Week Three Our Solar System Date: 1992 Grade: 4, 5, 6 Subject(s): Science/Astronomy Outcomes: You will to the best of your ability: 1. Explain the workings of the solar system. 2. Construct a model of the solar system. 3. Diagram the phases of the moon. Important Notice At the end of week six you wi...
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45. Runaway Greenhouse Effect Exercise
...hotter than the Earth? You are a group of experts gathered from around the world to solve this long-standing mystery..." The author provides an MSWord document with complete briefing sheets for the different roles students take on (more info) . Each role set to print onto a different page. A basic astronomy or planetary science textbook will also be needed. Teaching Notes and Tips The author stresses the need for the instructor to wander between groups and listen to what they are saying in case of students going horribly off course. According to the Role-Playing Collection page (more info) : "This exer...
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46. Web Lesson for the Maya "El Mundo Maya" by Carol Sparks
...ígena y antigua. Busca, lee, contesta, escribe, dibuja. 1. Busca http://www.halfmoon.org/ 2. En otro papel dibuja un mapa de Guatemala y localiza 10 ciudades mayas. (Haz clic en Los mayas) 3. Escribe los números 3, 9, 12, 17 en el sistema maya. Crea un problema de matemáticas. (Haz clic en The Maya Astronomy Page) 4. Calcula tu fecha de nacimiento y escríbelo. Haz un dibujo hieroglífico de tu fecha de nacimiento. (Haz clic en Rabbit in the Moon) 5. ¿Por qué es importante el proyecto Mundo Maya en Centroamérica? (Haz clic en El mundo de la cultura maya) 6. Lee una leyenda de los maya y haz un "story boar...
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47. ASP: Remember the Egg!
...nets, containing a wealth of details. For many people, their first view of a planet through a telescope can be quite disappointing, since they only Hands-On see at first glance a small white spot. The eye is an excellent, perhaps unmatched detector of subtle, extremely low contrast details, but the Astronomy mind of the observer must be ready and willing to perceive such low-level sensory input. Like listening for very faint sounds or Activities smelling the differences between wines, this may require concentration and perhaps also some training or practice. As an attempt to provide a little of such tra...
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48. Tasty Constellations
...ect: Space Science Grade: 3-5 Brief Description Students research a constellation and create a model of it using marshmallows as stars. Objectives Students recognize that constellations are groups of stars, make a model of one constellation, and report on that constellation. Keywords constellation, astronomy Materials Needed resources about constellations (Looking at Space, by Ian Graham, has good information.) overhead projector large index cards pencils large sheets of black paper glue small marshmallows chalk Lesson Plan Define astronomy and explain the role of astronomers. Then tell students they ar...
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49. ASP: Cosmic Calendar
The Astronomical Society of the Pacific home > education > project astro SEARCH ASP SITE: Education Topics: The Universe At Your Fingertips Activity: Cosmic Calendar Programs printer-friendly version printer-friendly version Introduction Astronomy from the Ground Up Introduction Activity Project ASTRO? Description Cosmology - the study of our universe, how it began, and how it has evolved - can seem Goals and incomprehensible to students because of the vast eons History & Tips of time between today and the beginning of the Evolution universe....
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50. Module 7 Lesson 3
Module 7: Astronomers and Their Tools download Lesson 3: The next logical step in astronomy Timeframe: Expect this lesson to take approximately four 30-minute classes: one for ranking topics, separating into subsequent groups, and beginning group discussion of topic two for researching argument one for presenting arguments and taking a final vote. Objectives: Pan-Canadian Curriculum Object...
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