Astronomy Project Topics:
Telescopes (Hubble, etc.) Black holes Tides Life cycle of stars Constellations Moon phases Missions to space: Sputnik 1(first artificial satellite launched by Russians in 1957), other Sputniks (edges of our solar system), Mars Rovers (Spirit and Opportunity), Mars missions such as Viking, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, Mars Explorer, future trips to Mars for humans, space shuttles, Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, private spacecrafts, Rosetta and Philae (comet), SOHO, Dawn (asteroids), Messenger, Cassini, Voyager 2, Galileo, New Horizons (Pluto and Kuiper Belt), Juno (Jupiter), Exomars mission, Space X plans to colonize Mars, International Space Station Hubble Space telescope Human trips to Mars International Space Station Astronauts Earth like planets in other solar systems that could support life (Kepler space telescope) New planet in our solar system (Planet 9/Planet X) Eclipses |
Ideas of Products for Astronomy Project:
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Make sure when making a slide presentation to include things like pictures with labels, sounds, video clips, transitions between slides, quiz at the end, and more!
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- I can explain that stars are like the sun with varying sizes, but are so far away they look like points of light.
- I can identify constellations as patterns of stars
- I know the sun is the closest star to the earth and the only star in our solar system.
- I can compare the size of the sun to the size of the earth and other planets.
- I can compare the distance of the sun to Earth and other planets.
- I can compare general characteristics of stars to our sun.
- I can research current and new discoveries about the sun and stars
- I can demonstrate how solar energy is most effective in areas that receive direct sunlight for long periods of time.
- I can make a table or chart to show the comparison between the sun and a red dwarf or blue giant star.
- I can make a scale model of the planets to compare to a scale model of the sun.
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- I can name the eight planets in the solar system which orbit the sun because of their gravitational attraction.
- I can explain how some planets have a moon or moons that orbit them due to its gravitational attraction; the Earth has a moon that orbits it.
- I can describe other celestial bodies also orbit the sun such as dwarf planets, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids
- I can compare and contrast the planets’ orbital patterns, composition, and position to (distance from) the sun and relate it to recent discoveries and projects
- I can compare and contrast the differences between asteroids, comets and meteors.
- I can create a poster detailing a planet’s orbital patterns, composition, and position to (distance from) the sun and any recent discoveries.
- I know the amount of time for the earth’s revolution around the sun and rotation around itself.
- I can identify the exact tilt of the earth on its imaginary axis.
- I can describe what a year is on earth.
- I can recognize that the sun, stars and moon appear to change positions in the sky due to the rotation of the Earth on its axis
- I can explain why we have seasons on the earth including tilt, amount of direct sunlight, and revolution.
- I can explain that different regions of the world that have seasonal weather changes that are not based solely on average temperature (e.g. rainy season, dry season, monsoon season)
- I can demonstrate why we have day and night on earth using a scale model of the earth.
- I can demonstrate why we have seasons on the earth including tilt, amount of direct sunlight, and revolution.
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INFOhio Digital Video Collection
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