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Free high school astronomy lectures
The Earth in Space: Rotation and Revolution
This PowerPoint presentation covers the following topics:
- Rotation of the Earth and how it creates day and night
- Revolution of the Earth and details about how its tilted axis contributes to creating the seasons
- Solstices and equinoxes
- Why it is hot at the equator and cold at the poles.
Lots of pictures and diagrams to demonstrate the concepts!
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6th - 9th
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Outer Space - Worksheet & Questions
If you would like to purchase the 100% EDITABLE version of this product, click here! Great for differentiation!Engage your students in the mysteries of Space!This resource gives students a fantastic introduction to Outer Space. Students will learn what Outer Space is, what it looks like (and the reason for its appearance), and also what it contains.This lesson is part of a 5-lesson introductory unit on Space (Click here to purchase all 5 lessons together). After teaching the 5 lessons, I ask the
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5th - 10th
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Peeling Back the Layers of the Atmosphere PowerPoint
This brief presentation covers "air," the composition of Earth's atmosphere, and a concise explanation of each major layers. The five layers covered are include the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere. I have also included directions for a fun space travel poster activity I used in class to solidify the ideas. The students had a lot of fun doing it! This presentation is a great introduction of wrap up for several different classes. I used it in physical science and
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6th - 12th, Adult Education
Astronomy Lecture Notes: History of Space Flight
These lecture notes give an overview of how space flight and how we explore space has evolved over time. It is full of links to various videos, including John F. Kennedy's "We Choose to Go to the Moon" speech.
This is a PowerPoint presentation and includes a student notesheet.
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Grades:
10th - 12th
Astronomy Unit I Lesson I PowerPoint "Foundations of Astronomy"
The first introductory lesson given in my class which includes an overview of astronomy - our place in space; how objects are located in space; time and the seasons.PowerPoints include many graphics and several supporting links to short videos (some videos may have brief advertisements which can be skipped near the beginning with youtube.com). PowerPoint slides also contain slide-sorter notes for the instructor based on student most "frequently asked questions" or FAQ's to help clarify the subje
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Grades:
8th - 12th
NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
Stunning Poster Template
Tired of generic posters that blend into the background? Ignite your design spark with this beautiful, editable poster template.Effortlessly craft captivating visuals:Fully customizable: Change text, colors, fonts, and more!Add your unique touch: Insert captivating images, illustrations, or patterns.Seamless scaling: Adapt the size to fit your needs, from flyers to billboards.Effortless editing: Modify directly on Overleaf - no design software required!Perfect for:Events: Promote your next works
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12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Wonders of the Sky Teaching Slides: Eclipses
Wonders of the Sky are lessons inspired by M. Minnaert's "Light and Color in the Outdoors." This well-known book describes the physics behind unusual atmospheric optical effects. The slides offer images of numerous phenomena related to earth's sky and atmosphere that are mostly visible to the unaided eye. In particular, the interaction of light from the sun, moon, and stars with earth's atmosphere is emphasized. Topics of Eclipses include solar eclipses (partial, total, annular), eclipse geometr
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Grades:
9th - 12th
"Introduction to Our Solar System" Prezi/iPad Lesson
Here is a little presentation I made for our "Space Day" we have every year. Do you need a visually stunning lesson on the solar system and the planets' information? Check this out. It's a Prezi presentation that when you download it, you will need to "unzip" the file and then double click on the .URL file, which will take you straight to a web browser to view the presentation.
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3rd - 12th
Planets and their Weirdness (Space Physics)
Title: "Planets and Their Weirdness: A Cosmic Journey"Explore the captivating world of planets and their astonishing peculiarities in this engaging presentation. Embark on a cosmic journey through our solar system as we unveil the enigmatic features and phenomena that make each planet unique. From the scorching surface of Venus with its runaway greenhouse effect to the mysterious hexagonal storm on Saturn's north pole, I'll delve into the mind-bending wonders that defy our understanding of the u
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Staff
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NGSS:
K-ESS3-3
Wonders of the Sky Teaching Slides: The Dark Sky
Wonders of the Sky are lessons inspired by M. Minnaert's "Light and Color in the Outdoors." This well-known book describes the physics behind unusual atmospheric optical effects. The slides offer images of numerous phenomena related to earth's sky and atmosphere that are mostly visible to the unaided eye. In particular, the interaction of light from the sun, moon, and stars with earth's atmosphere is emphasized. Topics of The Dark Sky include star scintillation, seeing, atmospheric refraction, c
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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How to Teach Moon Phases
A step by step, tried and true, explanation on how to teach Moon Phases to students so that they UNDERSTAND, rather than memorize.Resources used in explanation found in the following...The Moon (Only includes pages shown)Related Products⭐ Astronomy Unit Mega Bundle with Student Workbooks⭐ Class Project: Build a Model of the Solar System!⭐ Earth Science Lab and Activity BUNDLE⭐ Moon Phases Diagramming Activity⭐ Planet Posters FREE⭐ Reviewing the Sun, Earth, Moon System: Project, Task Cards, and m
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Sun Earth Moon System BUNDLE - with Student Workbook!!
Messier's Galaxies, Clusters & Nebulae (Astronomy Teaching Slides)
Use Charles Messier's Catalog with your students to learn about the universe!
The Messier Catalog is a list of the best-known objects in the universe. Whenever you encounter a deep space object with an "M-number" such as M1, the Crab Nebula, you are being directed to the Messier Catalog. It contains star clusters such as M13, the Hercules Cluster, nebulas (nebulae) such as the Lagoon (M8) and Orion (M42), and galaxies such as Andromeda (M31), the Whirlpool (M51), and the Sombrero (M104).
The C
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Space Physics
The presentation is about Space Physics which is the new section added in Physics 5054 O Level syllabus 2023-2025
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Grades:
9th - 11th
NGSS:
K-ESS2-1
Solar System Models
This PowerPoint describes the development of our understanding of the planets and the sun, starting with the Greek philisophies of Aristotle and ending with Johannes Kepler and his three laws of planetary motion.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Formation of the Solar System Pear Deck
This is a google slide presentation of how the solar system developed, and includes question slides meant to be used the add-on Pear Deck. This is a great extension I use to keep students engaged. And can be used as a lesson assessment for understanding.
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Solar System 16 Second Video in .MP4 format
7/1'2020 - Changed to free for all downloads.Please let me know how you use this in your classroom.Thanks!
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Slides for “Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide” (Moche): Ch. 03, The Stars
I use Dinah Moche's popular work "Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide" as a textbook for my elective high school Astronomy class. During my years of teaching Astronomy, I have prepared PowerPoint slides to accompany each chapter that I use from the book. I am offering these teaching slides as a service to the TpT community.
Moche's book is an excellent general overview of Astronomy, and I recommend its use as a primary teaching textbook or secondary resource. The first seven chapters of "Astronom
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Grades:
10th - 12th
Planet Brochure Project
A fun planet brochure project that has students research one of the planets in our solar system.
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Grades:
7th - 11th
Planetary Motions: Conjunction, Opposition & Retrograde Motion
This is a FREE PowerPoint defining Conjunction, Opposition and Retrograde motion with examples, pictures and animations. There is an optional follow along worksheet/activity that goes along with this presentation if you choose to purchase that.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
Wonders of the Sky Teaching Slides: The Day Sky
Wonders of the Sky are lessons inspired by M. Minnaert's "Light and Color in the Outdoors." This well-known book describes the physics behind unusual atmospheric optical effects. The slides offer images of numerous phenomena related to earth's sky and atmosphere that are mostly visible to the unaided eye. In particular, the interaction of light from the sun, moon, and stars with earth's atmosphere is emphasized. Topics of The Day Sky include the blue sky, rainbow phenomena, halos of the sun and
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Grades:
9th - 12th
Slides for “Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide” (Moche): Ch. 01, The Starry Sky
I use Dinah Moche's popular work "Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide" as a textbook for my elective high school Astronomy class. During my years of teaching Astronomy, I have prepared PowerPoint slides to accompany each chapter that I use from the book. I am offering these teaching slides as a service to the TpT community.
Moche's book is an excellent general overview of Astronomy, and I recommend its use as a primary teaching textbook or secondary resource. The first seven chapters of "Astronom
Subjects:
Grades:
10th - 12th
Slides for “Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide” (Moche): Ch. 04, The Sun
I use Dinah Moche's popular work "Astronomy: A Self-Teaching Guide" as a textbook for my elective high school Astronomy class. During my years of teaching Astronomy, I have prepared PowerPoint slides to accompany each chapter that I use from the book. I am offering these teaching slides as a service to the TpT community.
Moche's book is an excellent general overview of Astronomy, and I recommend its use as a primary teaching textbook or secondary resource. The first seven chapters of "Astronom
Subjects:
Grades:
10th - 12th
Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram for Promethean Systems H-R Diagram
Included in this file is a four page flipchart that covers the basics of the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram. Each page has notes regarding the action objects. The last page includes an activity for students to do at the board - drag and drop different letters to correspond to the key. Objects will snap back if not placed in the correct position.
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Grades:
7th - 10th
Types of Stars powerpoint
Power point presentation to accompany lecture on stars and the type of stars in our universe. Meant for students new to astronomy or as an "introduction to stars".
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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