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"Introductory Lesson: So What All Is Out There, Anyway?" is in Adobe Reader (.pdf) format. All other lessons open as Microsoft Word documents. This allows teachers to make changes and adaptations for their particular classrooms. Adobe Reader versions of these lessons are available on the Adobe Reader page. You can download the Adobe Reader program here.
Introductory Lesson: So What All Is Out There, Anyway?
This short article for students presents an overview of the Visible Universe. It is a good introduction to the unit.
Lesson Plan for Teachers
Lesson plan for the above article. Students place different astronomical distances in order from shortest to greatest..
Part 1: Colonize the Solar System
Students select a planet or moon in our solar system and design a space colony capable of supporting human life on it. Part 1 focuses on astronomy and the solar system.
Part 2: Build Your Own Planet
Students choose different physical properties of an extra solar planet that they will explore in the hopes of discovering life on it. Part 2 explores some of the basic themes of astrobiology.
Links and Resources
The Planet Temperature Calculator (The program requires Macromedia's Flash plug-in.)
This program was created for use by students working on Part 2 of this unit. It calculates a rough approximation of the average surface temperature of a planet based on 4 basic physical characteristics: the mass of the star that the planet is orbiting, the planet's distance from that star, the bond albedo of the planet and the greenhouse effect of the planet's atmosphere. The program opens in a new window.
The program was developed by Glenn Simonelli and Richard Durisen, in consultation with Frank ("Buddy") Morris, Jiangmei Wu, and David Goodrum of the Teaching & Learning Technologies Centers at Indiana University.
28/6/08 - A sequence of lesson plans, ideas, resources and web links based on space and the planets in our solar system
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