This classroom activity will show students that there is a lot we don't know about science, for example life throughout the universe. It will hopefully encourage students to question what we know and don't know, and exploration and study of the unknown.
The purpose of this lesson is to introduce students to the planet Mars. This lesson will begin by discussing the location and size of Mars relative to Earth, as well as introduce many interesting facts about this red planet. Next, the history of Martian exploration is reviewed and students discover why scientists are so interested in studying this mysterious planet. The lesson concludes with students learning about future plans to visit Mars.
An activity combining language and science to encourage students to think about the night sky to help them write a poem related to astronomy.
A nomy (Latin nomia) is a "system of laws governing or [the] sum of knowledge regarding a (specified) field."Nomology is the "science ofphysical and logical laws."
When any effort to acquire a system of laws or knowledge focusing on an astr, aster, or astro, that is, any natural body in the sky especially at night,succeeds even in its smallest measurement, astronomy is the name of the effort and the result.
The classic snakes and ladders game is replaced by rockets and comets in this astronomy themed version. The game is challenging and interactive way to learn various astronomical topics while moving your way to the winning square as space travellers.
This 9-minute video lesson considers various theories about the size of the universe. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 19 of 85]
This 11-minute video lesson looks at the process of a star becoming a red giant. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 17 of 85]
This 11-minute video lesson introduces the Big Bang theory of the origin of the universe. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 7 of 85]
This 8-minute video lesson looks at the birth of stars. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 16 of 85]
This 10-minute video lesson discusses black holes. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 30 of 85]
This 10-minute video lesson provides an introduction to Carbon 14 and how it is used for dating.
This 4-minute video lesson concludes the discussion of Carbon 14 dating.
This 9-minute video lesson looks at Cepheid Variables. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 31 of 85]
This 12-minute video lesson discusses cosmic background radiation. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 11 of 85]
This 10-minute video lesson continues the discussion of cosmic background radiation. It looks at the redshift of the cosmic background Radiation. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 12 of 85]
This 7-minute video lesson considers the scale of cosmologial time. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 13 of 85]
This 6-minute video lesson contiues to look at the scale of cosmological time. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 14 of 85]
This 13-minute video lesson presents a framework for thinking about how many detectable civilizations are out there. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 59 of 85]
This 9-minute video lesson considers why we even care about the Drake Equation. It ponders the fraction of a planet's life when a civilization might be detectable. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 60 of 85]
This 6-minute video lesson takes a shot at estimating the number of detectable civilizations in the Milky Way Galaxy. [Cosmology and Astronomy playlist: Lesson 62 of 85]