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This interactive activity from the Adler Planetarium explains the reasons for the seasons. Featured is a game in which Earth must be properly placed in its orbit in order to send Max, the host, to different parts of the world during particular seasons.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
Secondary
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Energy
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Teachers' Domain
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In this activity, learners make flipbooks of drawings showing the progression of a Total Solar Eclipse. Learners can use images of an eclipse or have lenticulars available so they can observe the real thing. Learners can also hypothesize about the appearance of the corona.
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Science and Technology
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NASA
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Students explore how eclipses happen and why Einstein needed a total eclipse to image stars near the Sun. For middle school.
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Science and Technology
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Secondary
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NASA
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In this activity (page 4 and 9 of PDF), learners use beads to represent elements and determine of what the universe is made. Learners hypothesize about the most abundant element in the universe and then participate in a counting experiment, sampling the universal trail mix (where each bead color represents a different element present in the universe), to estimate the bulk composition of the universe.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
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NASA
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Earth and Space Science consists of eight one-hour video programs accompanied by print and Web materials that provide in-class activities and homework explorations. Real-world examples, demonstrations, animations, still graphics, and interviews with scientists compose content segments that are intertwined with in-depth interviews with children that uncover their ideas about the topic at hand. Each program also features an elementary school teacher and his or her students exploring the topic using exemplary science curricula. Use the complete course for teacher education or professional development, or individual programs for content review. The Essential Science for Teachers courses are designed to help K-6 teachers gain an understanding of some of the bedrock science concepts they need to teach today's standards-based curricula. The series of courses will include Life Science, Earth and Space Science, and Physical Science.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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Annenberg Learner
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This course is designed to be a survey of the various subdisciplines of geophysics (geodesy, gravity, geomagnetism, seismology, and geodynamics) and how they might relate to or be relevant for other planets. No prior background in Earth sciences is assumed, but students should be comfortable with vector calculus, classical mechanics, and potential field theory.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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MIT OpenCourseWare
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Europa: Another Water World is display artwork that has been reformatted into PDF format. Comparing Europa to Earth's size and oceans, it tells the story of the Galileo spacecraft's exploration of Europa in the late 1990's, and explains why scientists believe there may be an ocean of water underneath Europa's icy crust.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
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NASA
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In this activity, learners investigate parallax, a method used to measure distances to stars and planets in the solar system. Learners can see the parallax effect in action by holding their thumb out at arm's length and following simple instructions. This activity will help learners understand how the brain uses information to detect distances. This resource also describes three other basic methods for determining distances in space: radar, standard candles, and the Hubble Law.
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Science and Technology
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NASA
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This is an activity on apparent sizes and apparent angles, related to understanding how distance affects what we observe in outer space (the sun, moon, stars, or planets).
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Science and Technology
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Primary
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Pedagogy in Action (SERC)
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This guided inquiry activity has students using models to create variations of alignment of the Earth, Moon, and Sun. By varying their arrangement, students will discover how the positions of the Earth, Moon and Sun interact, how shadows can be cast on the Moon and on the Earth, and how Earth's view of the lit portion of the Moon changes.
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Science and Technology
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Secondary
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Pedagogy in Action (SERC)
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Study of physical effects in the vicinity of a black hole as the basis for understanding general relativity, astrophysics, and elements of cosmology. Extension to current developments in theory and observation. Energy and momentum in flat spacetime; the metric; curvature or spacetime near rotating and nonrotating centers of attraction; the Global Positioning System and its dependence on general relativity; trajectories and orbits of particles. Subject has online component and classroom lectures are replaced with online interactions: manipulation of visualization software, access to websites describing current research, electronic submission of homework, and structured online discussions between undergraduates and alumni and with instructors and graduate specialists in the topics covered.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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MIT OpenCourseWare
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By offering teachers five distinct activities that do not depend on one another, "Exploring Mars" is perfect for teachers wanting short, focused activities. The design of this module enables teachers to do one, some, or all of the activities to give their students a powerful introduction to Mars, planets, astronomy, and space exploration. Examine the list below to learn about the individual activities.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
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NASA
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This fun and simple hands-on astronomy activity lets learners explore model planets (that they or an educator will create), using methods NASA scientists use to explore our Solar System. Learners role play teams of scientists living on a planet orbiting a distant star, who must explore their planetary system for the first time. This activity encourages creative thinking--such as scenting a planet model with an aroma or freezing it, and creating a mission budget and radio message.The PDF contains step-by-step instructions, photos, presentation tips, and links to background information. Prep time will depend on learners' age and the extent of detail in their planet models.
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Science and Technology
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Night Sky Network
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The Hubble Telescope site (http://hubblesite.org) contains numerous teaching tools including videos, news articles about the solar system and the Universe, and games that introduce and reinforce astronomy and space science content and concepts. Teachers can design activities for multiple grade levels using the site as a foundation.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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Teach the Earth (SERC)
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In this activity, learners build a simple pinhole viewer. They use this apparatus to project images from a variety of light sources, including a candle, the Sun, and the Moon. Learners will use the pinhole viewer to measure the size of the Sun and the Moon. This activity can also be used to demonstrate how cameras work in a basic sense.
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Science and Technology
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Primary,
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SMILE Pathway
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This is a self-contained book-on-the-web course on basic astronomy, Newtonian mechanics, the sun (and associated physics), and spaceflight and spacecraft. covers elementary astronomy, Newtonian mechanics, the Sun and related physics and spaceflight. Also included are a Spanish translation, 46 lesson plans, a short but complete math course (algebra + trig), teachers' guides, glossary, timelines, 345 questions (current tally) by users and their answers, over 100 problems to solve, and more.
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Mathematics and Statistics,
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Secondary
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Stargazers
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In this activity, learners will use Google Sky to observe features of the night sky and share their observations. Learners partake in a "Telescope Treasure Hunt" as they look for suggested astronomical objects, and then they can design their own hunt for another learner. An included reading, "Step Back in Time" introduces learners to Maria Mitchell, the first American woman to discover a new comet, and a recommended book can take this historical connection further. This activity will allow learners to practice their observation skills by looking at things carefully, drawing sketches, and writing short descriptions as well as consider how astronomy technology has evolved over the years. This lesson guide includes tips and useful information specifically for parents and educators.
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Science and Technology
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Primary
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Smithsonian Institutions
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This course focuses on three particularly interesting areas of astronomy that are advancing very rapidly: Extra-Solar Planets, Black Holes, and Dark Energy. Particular attention is paid to current projects that promise to improve our understanding significantly over the next few years. The course explores not just what is known, but what is currently not known, and how astronomers are going about trying to find out.
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Science and Technology
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Post-secondary
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Open Yale Courses
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