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The Moon in Motion: Monitoring the Moon's Phases
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The activity is an observational lesson in the phases of the moon with an attached calendar and video links.

Subject:
Astronomy
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
A. Lutz
Date Added:
08/10/2012
My Solar System
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Build your own system of heavenly bodies and watch the gravitational ballet. With this orbit simulator, you can set initial positions, velocities, and masses of 2, 3, or 4 bodies, and then see them orbit each other.

Subject:
Astronomy
Physical Science
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
University of Colorado Boulder
Provider Set:
PhET Interactive Simulations
Author:
Danielle Harlow
Michael Dubson
Mindy Gratny
Date Added:
11/15/2007
Not So Lost in Space
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Students learn how engineers navigate satellites in orbit around the Earth and on their way to other planets in the solar system. In accompanying activities, they explore how ground-based tracking and onboard measurements are performed. Also provided is an overview of orbits and spacecraft trajectories from Earth to other planets, and how spacecraft are tracked from the ground using the Deep Space Network (DSN). DSN measurements are the primary means for navigating unmanned vehicles in space. Onboard spacecraft instruments might include optical sensors and an inertial measurement unit (IMU).

Subject:
Applied Science
Astronomy
Engineering
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Janet Yowell
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Penny Axelrad
Date Added:
09/18/2014
OLOGY: The Science Website For Kids
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On this site, through a variety of activities, you can learn about anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, biodiversity, the brain, climate change, the Earth, Einstein, expeditions, genetics, marine biology, paleontology, water, and zoology.

Subject:
Archaeology
Education
Genetics
Geoscience
Life Science
Physical Science
Physics
Social Science
Space Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Interactive
Provider:
SMARTR
Provider Set:
SMARTR: Virtual Learning Experiences for Youth
Date Added:
11/06/2010
Ology: Astronomy
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This Ology website for kids focuses on Astronomy. It includes activities, things to make, quizzes, interviews with working scientists, and more to help kids learn about Astronomy.

Subject:
Astronomy
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Diagram/Illustration
Provider:
American Museum of Natural History
Provider Set:
American Museum of Natural History
Date Added:
07/04/2013
One on One with the Sun
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This humorous OLogy article introduces kids to the Sun. The big star answers 15 questions, including: Your agent told me that you're the biggest star in the universe. Is that true? I know you star types tend to be touchy about age, but how old are you? Actually, I'm curious to know how stars begin. What's your story? Let's turn to a delicate subject. How do stars die? In Hollywood, I meet a lot of people filled with hot air. What gases are inside you?

Subject:
Astronomy
Physical Science
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
American Museum of Natural History
Provider Set:
American Museum of Natural History
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Online and Open Resources to Accompany OpenStax Astronomy
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A topically arranged list of openly available Astronomy teaching resources, designed to enrich classroom/lecture experiences or to provide to students for their own exploration. Each resource includes a link, baseline licensing/usage guidelines, and alignment to topics and OpenStax Astronomy textbook chapters. Compiled by Lauren Woolsey, Adam VanDyke, and Robert Wagner.

Subject:
Astronomy
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Interactive
Simulation
Date Added:
06/30/2019
Origins
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Lets us look over the shoulders of scientists and glimpse the often-unseen moments of investigation. Take virtual field trips to eight observatories -- Arecibo, where astrobiologists search for signs of life beyond the solar system; Las Cuevas, a research station in Central America's largest remaining rainforest; and others. See interviews, photos, and broadcasts that explore the origins of matter, the universe, and life itself.

Subject:
Astronomy
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Exploratorium
Date Added:
07/30/2004
Our Amazing, Powerful Sun
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The purpose of this lesson is to introduce the students to the Sun. They explore various aspects of the Sun including its composition, its interior workings, and its relationship to the Earth.

Subject:
Applied Science
Astronomy
Engineering
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Brian Kay
Geoffrey Hill
Janet Yowell
Jessica Butterfield
Jessica Todd
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Our Big Blue Marble
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Students are introduced to the fabulous planet on which they live. Even though we spend our entire lives on Earth, we still do not always understand how it fits into the rest of the solar system. Students learn about the Earth's position in the solar system and what makes it unique. They learn how engineers study human interactions with the Earth and design technologies and systems to monitor, use and care for our planet's resources wisely to preserve life on Earth.

Subject:
Applied Science
Astronomy
Engineering
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Abigail Watrous
Denise W. Carlson
Geoffrey Hill
Jane Evenson
Jessica Butterfield
Jessica Todd
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Date Added:
09/18/2014
The Outer Planets
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Students explore the outermost planets of our solar system: Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They also learn about characteristics of Pluto and its interactions with Neptune. Students learn a little about the history of space travel as well as the different technologies that engineers develop to make space travel and scientific discovery possible.

Subject:
Applied Science
Astronomy
Engineering
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Lesson Plan
Provider:
TeachEngineering
Provider Set:
TeachEngineering
Author:
Denise W. Carlson
Jessica Butterfield
Jessica Todd
Malinda Schaefer Zarske
Sam Semakula
Date Added:
09/18/2014
Out of this World- Science  Photography
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This resource was created by Sandi Wachter, in collaboration with Lynn Bowder, as part of ESU2's Mastering the Arts project. This project is a four year initiative focused on integrating arts into the core curriculum through teacher education and experiential learning.

Subject:
Physical Science
Visual Arts
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Author:
Arts ESU2
Date Added:
02/10/2022
PBL Project
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This is a lesson plan that will be utilized in the classroom in order for the students to learn about the sun. The lesson plan includes a song and dance, a book, lecture, and even a poster project presented by the students. The children will be graded based off of the children's understanding of the relationship between them and the Sun.

Subject:
Education
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Date Added:
10/11/2016
Perspectives on Ocean Science: Solar Activity During the Last Millennium
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The sun dominates life on our Planet, yet we know astonishingly little about long-term variation in solar activity and how it might have influenced EarthŐs climate. Join Devendra Lal as he explains how chemical clues locked in Antarctic ice can reconstruct 1,000 years of solar activity and how this knowledge is critical to understanding EarthŐs climate history. (52 minutes)

Subject:
Applied Science
Environmental Science
Material Type:
Lecture
Provider:
UCTV Teacher's Pet
Date Added:
03/12/2012
Physics and Chemistry of the Terrestrial Planets
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This course introduces the structure, composition, and physical processes governing the terrestrial planets, including their formation and basic orbital properties. Topics include plate tectonics, earthquakes, seismic waves, rheology, impact cratering, gravity and magnetic fields, heat flux, thermal structure, mantle convection, deep interiors, planetary magnetism, and core dynamics. Suitable for majors and non-majors seeking general background in geophysics and planetary structure.

Subject:
Atmospheric Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Royden, Leigh
Weiss, Benjamin
Date Added:
09/01/2008
Physics and Chemistry of the Terrestrial Planets
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"This course introduces the structure, composition, and physical processes governing the terrestrial planets, including their formation and basic orbital properties. Topics include plate tectonics, earthquakes, seismic waves, rheology, impact cratering, gravity and magnetic fields, heat flux, thermal structure, mantle convection, deep interiors, planetary magnetism, and core dynamics. Suitable for majors and non-majors seeking general background in geophysics and planetary structure."

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
MIT
Provider Set:
MIT OpenCourseWare
Author:
Benjamin Weiss
Leigh Royden
Date Added:
01/01/2008
Planet Postcard Project
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In this activity/project, students are able to look through a slide show of information about the planets in our solar system (with the exception of Earth) and select a planet to "visit." Students will then write a postcard home describing the planet they were able to visit.

Subject:
Physical Science
Material Type:
Homework/Assignment
Date Added:
05/11/2022
Planetary Mysteries
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This fun Web article is part of OLogy, where kids can collect virtual trading cards and create projects with them. Here, they explore the "mind-boggling mysteries" of our solar system. The article opens with a quick review of what we know about our solar system and how we've gathered that information. Students then "explore the mystery" of each planet within our solar system, which is presented though fun facts, evidence, theories, and NASA missions. The article ends with a nine-question quiz that gives students a fun way to test what they've learned.

Subject:
Astronomy
Atmospheric Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
American Museum of Natural History
Provider Set:
American Museum of Natural History
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Planets Made Real - Creating Size and Distance Scale of Planets in the Student's Community
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This activity is a classroom investigation where the students create, in size and distance, a solar system model in proportion to a selected sphere representing the earth.

Subject:
Astronomy
Physical Science
Material Type:
Activity/Lab
Provider:
Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Provider Set:
Pedagogy in Action
Author:
Sam Greene
Date Added:
08/10/2012