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Astronomy Common Core RST.11-12.9 resources
Complete Astronomy Unit II "The Solar System"
Zip file of the complete Unit II in Astronomy.This unit includes assessments - two quizzes (20 questions each); one Unit test (60 questions both PDF and in Word) scantron with answer keys (PDF). Assessments in this unit have been converted and can now (also) be given online and auto-graded through Easel. Graphics were added to each assessment to help with student understanding. This unit also contains three comprehensive PowerPoint lessons with up-to-date information and slide sorter notes for
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8th - 12th
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HS-ESS1-4
, HS-ESS1-3
Solar System: Totally Tourist Tour of Our Solar System Online Research Activity
Solar system tour...online of course! With the internet as their resource, students explore current information about our Solar System and discover some fun and interesting information about the planets along the way.Answers not included.Click here to follow my store and receive the latest updates.Original Artwork (©AwesomeScience). For Personal Use Only. Uneditable.Page count does not include Terms of Use and links to supplementary activities. Copyright ©AwesomeScience 2013 – The Present.All R
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5th - 11th, Adult Education
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Astronomy Unit I Lesson II PowerPoint "Ancient Astronomy & Solar System Models"
Powerpoint Unit One Lesson II “Ancient Astronomy and Solar System Models."Second PowerPoint lesson in the Unit "Introduction to Astronomy."This lesson explores the history of how ancient civilizations explained the heavens; the Renaissance and the different models of the solar system.A separate student note guide (worksheet) is available for this lesson as well.PowerPoint lessons contain many graphics and at least two links to short videos for further student understanding. PowerPoint slides als
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8th - 12th
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HS-ESS1-4
Complete Astronomy Unit V "The Outer Planets"
Four complete, up-to-date and inclusive PowerPoint lessons (with slide sorter notes for the instructor) and a kahoot.it interactive quiz/review and a Quizizz.com activity at the end of each lesson. Five ActivInspire review programs with printable color PDF worksheets. Multiple student lab and reading activities including webquests and suggested textbook assignments. Some worksheets are based on the textbook "Astronomy Today" 8th edition. Assessments in this unit have been converted and can now (
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8th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
Complete Astronomy Unit IV "The Inner Planets"
Zip file of the complete Unit IV Astronomy "The Inner Planets." Includes an assessment folder with answer keys; student worksheets, activities and reviews in both Word and PDF format. Assessments in this unit have been converted and can now (also) be given online and auto-graded through Easel. Graphics were added in Easel with each assessment to help with student understanding.Files also include two comprehensive PowerPoint lessons with up-to-date information and instructor slide sorter notes wi
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8th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
Astronomy Internet Activity "The Solar System"
Student Internet investigation that explores the Solar System; spacecraft exploration of the Solar System, and the formation of planetary systems. The activity is divided into three parts. Part one gives students an overview of comparative planetology; the terrestrial and Jovian planets; asteroid belt and Oort Cloud, and the recent flyby mission of Pluto. Part two investigates the main robotic missions to the planets. Part three explores the latest theories on planetary formation including "ex
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9th - 12th
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Complete Astronomy Unit VI "Radiation & The Sun"
First Unit in Astronomy B (second semester). Three PowerPoint lessons with kahoot.it and quizizz.com that are included as links in the last slide and can be used as an informal assessment and/or review; three review programs with printable color PDF worksheets; student guidelines/notes and activities (in Word and PDF) that go with Unit VI "Radiation and The Sun." Syllabus/activators; suggested textbook assignments and an assessment folder - two quizzes and a unit test (multiple choice) with answ
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8th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-1
Complete Astronomy Unit X "Cosmology and Life in the Universe"
The last unit in Astronomy B - second semester. This unit attempts to explain some fairly abstract concepts and ideas in Cosmology - in mostly simple non-mathematical terms. Short videos were selected in the PowerPoint programs to emphasize and clarify some of these abstract concepts (a lot of time went into this unit!) Two PowerPoint lessons with slide sorter notes to answer student most frequently asked questions (FAQ's) and to help with instruction with a 20-question online lesson review; thr
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8th - 12th
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HS-ESS1-2
Astronomy Video "Universe: Venus & Mercury - The Inner Planets"
The episode link to YouTube is provided in the title if the video is not available on DVD. 13-18 questions that students can answer in order while watching the video. Excellent series from the History Channel that includes the latest CGI and easy-to -understand professional astronomer explanations.Season 1 Episode 8 "Venus & Mercury - The Inner Planets" History Channel website synopsis: "Scorched by their proximity to the sun, Mercury and Venus are hostile worlds; one gouged with craters fro
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6th - 12th
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Applications of Fourier Transforms Unit- The Simple Version
This unit is great for a physics, math, astronomy, or even multimedia classroom! It covers the applications of Fourier Transforms. Through this unit, your student will gain a better understanding of waveforms and how Fourier Transforms can help to manipulate those waveforms. Cristy's Multimedia is working in conjunction with the Slightly Professional YouTube Channel to create teaching resources to accompany the video series: The Simple Version. These videos are created by astronomy and physics g
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10th - 12th, Higher Education
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HS-PS4-5
Shape the Eclipse Lab: Craft Your Pinhole Viewer with TinkerCAD!
On Oct.24, 2024 their will be an annular solar eclipse that will be viewable over the continental US! NASA released a 3D printable pinhole viewer for the USA. But they also released an activity to see if the size and shape of the pinhole affects the shape of the eclipse! In just a few steps, students can design and create their pinhole viewers, making this lab the ideal hands-on activity to witness this celestial event safely.Key Highlights: Solar Eclipse Ready: Prepare for the solar eclipse and
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-6
, HS-ESS1-4
, HS-ESS1-1
Astronomy Unit II Lesson III PowerPoint "Formation of Planetary Systems"
PowerPoint Unit II – Lesson III “Formation of Planetary Systems." This lesson summarizes solar system formation theory; planetary physical properties and differences; extrasolar worlds. PowerPoint lessons include several short video links for further understanding of the subject; many graphics and instructor notes (slide sorter) to help in answering student FAQ's. A 20-question interactive quiz/lesson review at Kahoot.it and a Quizizz.com online quiz are also included as links in the last slide
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Grades:
9th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
Astronomy Internet Activity "Overview of Black Holes"
Student Internet investigation that further explores the topic of black holes. The lab utilizes websites from various sources including NASA to investigate black hole formation; stellar evolution and gravitational lensing. The latest images, interactive animations, video and data are featured as well for this fascinating topic. (I use this computer lab activity for my astronomy class as part of the unit review but it can also be used at an 8th grade level Earth/Space activity.)Topics/terms inclu
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8th - 12th
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Astronomy Internet Activity "Light and the Sun"
Student Internet investigation that explores light, radiation and the Sun. The activity is divided into two parts. Part one gives students a good overview of what light actually is; the electromagnetic spectrum, and spectroscopy (the study of light). Part two explores the Sun's internal structure, atmosphere, magnetic anomalies; and solar events such as sunspots, flares and coronal mass ejections and their effects on Earth. The latest links containing images and data are presented as well for
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8th - 12th
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Astronomy Internet Activity: "Planet Mercury & Venus"
Student Internet investigation that further explores Planet Mercury and Venus.The lab utilizes websites from various sources to investigate processes that affect both inner planets; physical data, and the spacecraft that have visited.The latest images, interactive animations, games and data are presented as well for this topic. (I use this computer lab activity for my astronomy class as part of the Unit IV "The Inner Planets" review but it can also be used at an 8th grade level Earth/Space activ
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8th - 12th
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SFA Star Charts Lab Activity
Use star maps to learn about the universe!The SFA Star Charts are four maps representing the entire sky. The maps were created by Dr. Dan Brurton of Stephen A. Austin State Observatory, and can be downloaded at the following Internet site: http://observe.phy.sfasu.edu/The SFA Star Charts display most of the stars in the sky visible to unaided human vision under a dark, moon-free sky (down to magnitude 5), and also many of the interesting deep sky objects visible in small telescopes. In particula
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11th - 12th, Higher Education
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Complete Astronomy Video Worksheet Folder
The updated Astronomy Video Folder currently contains a total of 41 video worksheets with answer keys. Each worksheet has a link in the title that should enable you to show the video using youtube.com (except where noted) if the DVD is not available. Each video is approximately 45 minutes in length. (The video activities are priced at $5.00 individually - so this folder is a very good discount!)The “Universe” series on the History Channel is my favorite as you can probably tell – excellent graph
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8th - 12th
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HS-ESS1-4
, HS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-1
, HS-ESS1-2
Astronomy Unit X Lesson I PowerPoint "Cosmology and the Big Bang"
PowerPoint lesson I in Unit X. All PowerPoint lessons contain many graphics and several short video links to further student understanding. Slide sorter notes are added to each slide to further explain images and/or to answer student FAQ's on the subject. Links to a kahoot.it and quizziz.com and another online quiz are provided as an optional interactive review of the lesson (links are in the last slide). All PowerPoint lessons; ActivInspire reviews; student worksheets/activities and assessments
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8th - 12th
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HS-ESS1-2
PHASES OF THE MOON VIRTUAL LAB SIMULATION
NON-FLASH SIMULATION! A step-by-step virtual lab simulation that teaches the Phases of the Moon. Excellent for a remote or in-person lesson. The answer spaces all open to pdf fill boxes. The conclusion at the end of the lab wraps up the content learned. Great for Regents Earth Science.
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5th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Astronomy Unit VII Lesson IV PowerPoint "Star Formation"
PowerPoint lesson IV in Unit VII. All PowerPoints contain many graphics and several short video links to further student understanding of the subject. A corresponding Student Note Guide PPT Unit VII Lesson IV that follows the PowerPoint lesson is also available. A 20-question interactive quiz/review at kahoot.it and quizizz.com are included as links in the last slide and can be used as an informal assessment and/or review.Slides also have instructor notes which further explains the subject; im
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8th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-2
Astronomy Internet Activity "Stellar Evolution"
Student Internet investigation that explores the topic of stellar evolution. The lab utilizes websites from various sources including Harvard.edu to investigate the Chandra X-ray Space Telescope data. Images, interactive animations and data are featured as well. (I use this lab for my astronomy class as a unit review or as an introduction but it can also be used at an 8th grade level Earth/Space activity.)Topics/terms included in this lesson:Chandra Space Telescopebrown dwarf starsred dwarf st
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-3
Moon Phases Activity and Lesson Plan
This lesson is a student-centered activity to learn about the Moon phases! Students will use a NASA website to read about the phases of the Moon, then create a foldable in their interactive notebook (or on paper) to reinforce their learning. This lesson also includes a home observation assignment for students to put their learning to the test!Download includes PDF (non-editable):Teacher lesson planStudent directionsBlank handout if the activity is to be done on paperMoon phase cards to cut outTe
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Astronomy Unit V Lesson I PowerPoint "Jupiter"
This PowerPoint program discusses the physical characteristics of the planet Jupiter and it's moons. The lesson also contains numerous graphics and short (optional) video links for further student understanding. A 20-question interactive quiz/lesson review at Kahoot.it and a Quizizz.com online quiz are also included as links in the last slide of the Power Point lesson. Instructor notes are included in the slide sorter section to help explain the graphics and to answer student FAQ's. A student
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8th - 12th
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Astronomy Unit VI Lesson III PowerPoint "The Sun"
This lesson has been aligned with the NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards) as listed in the slide sorter notes lesson expectations.Comprehensive PowerPoint lesson on "The Sun." Lesson includes up-to-date information; many graphics and links to applicable short videos to further student understanding of the subject. Instructor notes are included in the slide sorter section to help explain the graphics and to answer student FAQ's. A 20-question interactive quiz/review at kahoot.it and quizizz
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Grades:
8th - 12th
CCSS:
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-1
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