Astronomy Complete Semester A "Intro Into Astronomy & Planetary Systems"

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8th - 12th

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NGSSHS-ESS1-6

NGSSHS-ESS2-3

NGSSHS-ESS2-1

NGSSHS-ESS1-4

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All five units for the first semester are bundled into one file at a discounted price. Units include:

Unit I - "Introduction Into Astronomy"

Unit II - "The Solar System"

Unit III - "Planet Earth And The Moon"

Unit IV - "The Inner Planets"

Unit V - "The Outer Planets"

Each unit contains many files with activities that include comprehensive PowerPoint lessons with up-to-date information and instructor slide sorter notes; graphics, short video links and a 20-question kahoot.it and quizziz.com interactive quiz/review for each lesson. Supporting review programs with separate PDF files for printable color student guides; student outline note/guidelines for each PPT lesson; study guides/activities including multiple webquest review activities for each unit; suggested textbook assignments using the "Astronomy Today" 8th edition Chaisson/McMillan; activator questions/syllabus and other activities for beginning astronomy students. Assessments are included for each unit and a final exam assessment folder with review materials are also in the zip file.

A video worksheet folder for each unit is provided which includes the video link to youtube in the title if the DVD is not available. An updated 200-question multiple choice final semester exam is included as a Word & original PDF final w/answer keys.

For more details and reviews on each unit please go to the astronomydad store to view Units I-V.

The units are (and have been) very well received in that you can teach the subjects in detail right from the start. Programs are updated frequently and new materials are added as I go along teaching the subject each semester (buyers will be notified when there are updated or new materials). This purchase price is less than half the cost if the programs and activities were bought individually. Approximate length is one semester or about five months.

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NGSSHS-ESS1-6

Apply scientific reasoning and evidence from ancient Earth materials, meteorites, and other planetary surfaces to construct an account of Earth’s formation and early history. Emphasis is on using available evidence within the solar system to reconstruct the early history of Earth, which formed along with the rest of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago. Examples of evidence include the absolute ages of ancient materials (obtained by radiometric dating of meteorites, moon rocks, and Earth’s oldest minerals), the sizes and compositions of solar system objects, and the impact cratering record of planetary surfaces.

NGSSHS-ESS2-3

Develop a model based on evidence of Earth’s interior to describe the cycling of matter by thermal convection. Emphasis is on both a one-dimensional model of Earth, with radial layers determined by density, and a three-dimensional model, which is controlled by mantle convection and the resulting plate tectonics. Examples of evidence include maps of Earth’s three-dimensional structure obtained from seismic waves, records of the rate of change of Earth’s magnetic field (as constraints on convection in the outer core), and identification of the composition of Earth’s layers from high-pressure laboratory experiments.

NGSSHS-ESS2-1

Develop a model to illustrate how Earth’s internal and surface processes operate at different spatial and temporal scales to form continental and ocean-floor features. Emphasis is on how the appearance of land features (such as mountains, valleys, and plateaus) and sea-floor features (such as trenches, ridges, and seamounts) are a result of both constructive forces (such as volcanism, tectonic uplift, and orogeny) and destructive mechanisms (such as weathering, mass wasting, and coastal erosion). Assessment does not include memorization of the details of the formation of specific geographic features of Earth’s surface.

NGSSHS-ESS1-4

Use mathematical or computational representations to predict the motion of orbiting objects in the solar system. Emphasis is on Newtonian gravitational laws governing orbital motions, which apply to human-made satellites as well as planets and moons. Mathematical representations for the gravitational attraction of bodies and Kepler’s Laws of orbital motions should not deal with more than two bodies, nor involve calculus.

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