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A
team of master teachers, university faculty, and NASA researchers have
created a series of web-based astronomy and astrobiology lessons for the CERES Project.
These classroom-ready activities for K-12 students represent a robust combination
of contemporary teaching/learning strategies from the National Science
Education Standards (NRC, 1996), exciting and current NASA science data,
and Internet pointers to an endless supply of accurate and timely resources.
Three
Types of Classroom-Ready Lessons are Available On-line:
STUDENT INQUIRIES
/ EXTENSION LESSONS
Students explore NASA data
to construct first-hand knowledge about the astronomical universe. These
internet-based lessons require 1 to 4 class hours and are tied explicitly
to the NRC National Science Education Standards astronomy objectives. They
can be used as an introduction to astronomy topics, as an intermediate
activity, or as an extension activity that requires active participation
by students.
SPACEQUESTS
Classes divide into research
teams to attack scientific problems. These collaborative group projects
require 4 to 10 class hours and integrate themes & unifying concepts
in science with astronomy objectives from the NRC National Science Education
Standards. Develop and submit your own Quests with this on-line template
to CERES staff for further development.
QuestForm Template
APPLICATIONS IN ASTROBIOLOGY
Students explore interdisciplinary
science topics within the context of astrobiology to construct first-hand knowledge about
the origin, distribution, and future of life on Earth and beyond. These internet-based
lessons require 1 to 4 class hours and are closely tied to the NRC National Science Education Standards
and the Principles and Standards for Mathematics. These lessons can be used as stand alone activities
or as supplemental materials for standard math and science courses. Many of these activities
are suitable for both middle and high school students, even though they may be cited as being
appropriate for one group or another.
NASA
Themes Icons
Education
Icons
Indicates
Recommended
Grade Level for Activities
Indicates
Duration of Activities
Short
Medium
Long
Sky Paths:
Studying
the Movement of Celestial Objects
By using these activities
in K-4 students will have the concrete experiences of observing, organizing,
comparing, and describing the movement of objects that they observe in
the sky.
Learning Planet Sizes
In this activity, learners
use the concepts of greater than, less than, and equals to classify student
height, object size, and planet size. They will build scale models of the
planets based on their discoveries of planet size.
Digital
Images: From Satellites to the Internet
Students create digital images
from binary data sets and design information transfer systems.
Interstellar
Real Estate - Defining the Habitable Zone
What makes Earth the perfect home for life as
we know it? Students in this activity explore the orbital characteristics a planetary home
needs to support Earth-like life forms.
