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The Big Bang

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Abstract:: ‘This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper.’ (T.S. Eliot) But how about the way the world begins? Was this the biggest bang of all? This unit will introduce you to the theory of the Big Bang and will present the three main lines of experimental evidence that support this theory.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Post-secondary
Collection:: Open University OpenLearn

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Digital Images: From Satellites to the Internet

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Abstract:: Students will learn about digital images and how satellites orbiting Earth send information and pictures to Earth over the Internet.

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
Collection:: NASA

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Expanding Universe

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Abstract:: This activity is designed to help students gain a deeper understanding of cosmology. Students develop authentic models and gather evidence supporting the Big Bang theory. This lesson uses observation, interactive media, and scientific models.

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
Collection:: NASA

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Galactic Inquiry

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Abstract:: In this inquiry activity, students view NASA images of galaxies and develop a galaxy classification scheme. Students then compare and contrast their classification scheme with that developed by Edwin Hubble.

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
Collection:: NASA

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How Much do you Weigh on Distant Planets?

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Abstract:: Students in the middle level solar system activity will study the effects of gravity on the planets of the Solar System. They will view movies from the lunar Apollo missions, calculate their own weight on other planets, and propose what they might weigh on newly discovered planets around other stars.

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
Collection:: NASA

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Life Cycle of Stars

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Abstract:: Students in grades 9-12 analyze characteristics that indicate human life cycles, and then apply these observational principles to various NASA pictures of stars to synthesize patterns of stellar life cycles.

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
Collection:: NASA

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Looking Back in Time

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Abstract:: This video segment of Swift: Eyes through Time provides concrete examples to explain the concept that distance in space equals distance in time.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary, Secondary
Collection:: Teachers' Domain

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MountainQuest

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Abstract:: Students divide into five research teams to make recommendations for building a new observatory for NASA. Students will evaluate scientific and cultural data for five potential sites in Antarctica, Japan, Chile, and the United States and make presentations to a formal review panel.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
Collection:: NASA

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Raisin Bread Universe

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Abstract:: Students examine the idea of inflation in the Universe using raisin bread as a model for Universal expansion. Grades 7-12.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
Collection:: NASA

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Sampling the Sun: What are We Made Of? The Sun, the Earth, and You

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Abstract:: In this activity students learn that elements are the basic building blocks of all things found on Earth and in space including water, the human body, and the Earth, the Sun, and the planets. By counting elements extracted from sample of beads designed to simulate a Genesis sampling grid, they will learn how the extraction of atoms from the Genesis samples help scientists have a better understanding of the abundances of elements in the solar wind. The hands-on experience helps students to discover that the elemental abundances from the sun can be used as a baseline to compare with the diverse bodies of our solar system. A student worksheet and data spreadsheet are provided.

Subject:: Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Primary
Collection:: NASA

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Searching for Protoplanetary Disks

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Abstract:: Students will download NASA Hubble Space Telescope views of star-forming regions in nebulae and look for evidence of planetary systems forming beyond our own solar system.

Subject:: Mathematics and Statistics, Science and Technology
Grade Level:: Secondary
Collection:: NASA

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