12th grade astronomy handouts for Microsoft Word

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6th - 12th

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The Farthest: Voyager In Space Video Viewing Guide Editable

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STEAM Classroom

If you haven't watched The Farthest: Voyager In Space yet, I highly recommend you do so! It is a wonderful documentary that covers the scientific and cultural significance behind the Voyager spacecraft. I developed this viewing guide to use with my physics students while showing this video. It asks questions not only relevant to the planets and the mission of Voyager, but also about the scientists who worked on the project, the cultural significance, as well as the Golden Record. I believe t

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Astronomy, Science, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

The Universe: The Moon Video Questions

Created by

Amy Kirkwood

The Universe Series: The Moon from Season 1 focuses on the properties of the moon, how it affects Earth and how people have explored it. The video sheet has fifteen questions and a complete answer key. Other Universe video questions available: The Most Dangerous Places in the Universe Video Questions The Universe Series: Mars the Red Planet Video Questions The Universe: Secrets of the Sun Video Questions The Universe: The End of the Earth Video Sheet The Universe: The Life and Death of a St

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6th - 12th

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Handouts, Movie Guides

The Universe Series: Mars the Red Planet Video Questions

Created by

Amy Kirkwood

Mars: The Red Planet in the Universe Series: Season 1 focuses on the conditions of Mars, and the existence of water and life on the planet. The video sheet has twenty-two questions including an answer key. Other Universe Series video questions: The Most Dangerous Places in the Universe Video Questions The Universe: Secrets of the Sun Video Questions The Universe: The End of the Earth Video Sheet The Universe: The Life and Death of a Star Video Questions The Universe: The Moon Video Question

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Worksheets, Handouts, Movie Guides

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6th - 12th

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Claims Evidence Reasoning Task Insolation Seasons Quiz Assessment

Created by

Mrs Lyons

Assessment task used to measure students ability to come up with a claim then support it with evidence and reasoning. This task gives students data, and they use the data to come up with their claim, give evidence and reasoning. In addition students come up with evidence and reasoning against a given claim. Topic: Seasons Subject: Earth Space Science or Physical Science or Environmental Standards Alignment: NGSS and Common Core Math and Literacy Select a simple hypothesis, prediction, or concl

Subjects:

Astronomy, Science

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education

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Handouts, Assessment, Laboratory

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MP4

Moon Phases/Lunar Cycle Foldable

Created by

Sciencerly

Students can use this foldable to shade in the dark portion of the moon in order to demonstrate and predict the sequence of events in the lunar cycle.

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Handouts, Printables, Graphic Organizers

Grades:

1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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The Universe: The Life and Death of a Star Video Questions

Created by

Amy Kirkwood

Video questions for the Universe miniseries on the Life and Death of a Star. Other Universe Series video questions: The Most Dangerous Places in the Universe Video Questions The Universe Series: Mars the Red Planet Video Questions The Universe: Secrets of the Sun Video Questions The Universe: The End of the Earth Video Sheet The Universe: The Moon Video Questions The Universe: The Search for ET Video Questions

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Worksheets, Activities, Handouts

Grades:

6th - 12th

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Handouts

HR Diagram Graphing Activity- How Is a Star’s Color Related to Its Temperature?

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AProtonicPointofView

An HR Diagram activity that shows students how a star's color and temperature are related. A fantastic activity for students to solidify their understanding of how the HR diagram works. It requires them to graph the HR diagram, color code it and then answer questions

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Astronomy, Science

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6th - 12th

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Dark Matter Reading Passage and x 10 Questions (EDITABLE)

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Topic of "Dark Matter" Reading Passages and Questions:Reading Passagex10 Questions EditableThis reading passage focuses on Dark Matter. Here is an excerpt from the introductory paragraph; "Dark matter is a mysterious and elusive substance that makes up a significant portion of the total mass in the universe. Despite its prevalence, dark matter does not emit, absorb, or reflect light, making it challenging to detect directly. The existence of dark matter is inferred through its gravitational eff

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8th - 12th

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Also included in: Astronomy Bundle - Reading Passages and x 10 Questions (EDITABLE) Save 30%!

Dark Energy Reading Passage and x 10 Questions (EDITABLE)

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Topic of "Dark Energy" Reading Passages and Questions:Reading Passagex10 Questions EditableThis reading passage focuses on Dark Energy. Here is an excerpt from the introductory paragraph; "Dark energy is a mysterious and enigmatic force that makes up about 70% of the total energy content of the universe. Unlike ordinary matter, which makes up stars, planets, and galaxies, dark energy does not interact with light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation. Its existence was first proposed in th

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8th - 12th

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Dramatic Events in Science

Also included in: Astronomy Bundle - Reading Passages and x 10 Questions (EDITABLE) Save 30%!

Gravity Movie (2013) Film Activity

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One of the best ways to get students to think critically is to engage their evaluation skills. After teaching the concepts of gravity (both Einstein and Newton’s versions), Newton’s Laws, and a bit of space history, the following activity is an outstanding way to tie the concepts together and evaluate the students’ knowledge of those topics. During the course of the film, students fill out the evaluation form by deciding if the science involved in certain scenes is good science or bad science

Subjects:

Astronomy, Physics, Science

Grades:

7th - 12th

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Activities, Handouts, Movie Guides

What is a quasar? Webquest

Created by

Ms D Wants To Save The World

Students will learn all about quasars in this web quest. They will learn the origins of a quasar as well as when they were first discovered. They will also learn that quasars are very bright, young galaxies and the energy they emit is from a supermassive black hole.Kindly leave a review of my work; it will help me create future products.Thanks so much.Ms. D.

Subjects:

Astronomy, Physical Science, Science

Grades:

6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

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Worksheets, Handouts

Constellations Video Movie Guide: 35 Questions and Answers for a FREE Video

Created by

Candy Coated Scientist

This is a student handout with 35 questions to support a video on constellations. The video is FREE and you can find it here: Video: http://www.history.com/shows/the-universe/videos/the-universe-constellations The video is part of a series by The History Channel called "The Universe" and is about 45 minutes long. The questions are listed in order as they come up in the video and this guide will ensure that students are focused on the video and processing the new information. My 7th graders rea

Subjects:

Astronomy, Basic Principles, Earth Sciences

Grades:

6th - 12th

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Activities, Handouts, Movie Guides

The Big Bang Theory - Reading Passage and x 10 Questions (EDITABLE)

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Topic of "The Big Bang Theory" Reading Passages and Questions:Reading Passagex10 Questions Great Homework ResourceGreat Assignment for Substitute Teachers 100% Editable!This reading passage focuses on The Big Bang Theory. In all there are multiple paragraphs in the article.After a reading passage, there are ten questions pulled from the reading passage. I pass out this homework assignment as a review before the student's assessment, but it is a great resource for substitutes as well.Our Schoo

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8th - 12th

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Artemis Moon Missions - Reading Passage x 10 Questions - 100% EDITABLE

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Topic of The Artemis 2024 Moon Mission Passages and Questions:Reading Passagex10 Questions Great Homework ResourceGreat Assignment for Substitute Teachers 100% Editable!This reading passage focuses on Artemis 2024 Moon Mission.In all there are multiple paragraphs in the article.After a reading passage, there are ten questions pulled from the reading passage. I pass out this homework assignment as a review before the student's assessment, but it is a great resource for substitutes as well.Our Sc

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8th - 12th

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The Milky Way Galaxy - Reading Passage x 10 Questions - 100% EDITABLE

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Topic of The Milky Way Galaxy Passages and Questions:Reading Passagex10 Questions Great Homework ResourceGreat Assignment for Substitute Teachers 100% Editable!This reading passage focuses on The Milky Way Galaxy.In all there are multiple paragraphs in the article.After a reading passage, there are ten questions pulled from the reading passage. I pass out this homework assignment as a review before the student's assessment, but it is a great resource for substitutes as well.Our School District

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8th - 12th

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Also included in: Astronomy & Space Science Reading Comprehension Bundle - EDITABLE

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Topic of The Space Race Passages and Questions:Reading Passagex10 Questions Great Homework ResourceGreat Assignment for Substitute Teachers 100% Editable!This reading passage focuses on The Space Race.In all there are multiple paragraphs in the article.After a reading passage, there are ten questions pulled from the reading passage. I pass out this homework assignment as a review before the student's assessment, but it is a great resource for substitutes as well.Our School District has placed a

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8th - 12th

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