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Enduring Understandings

 * Cosmology gives a sense of our place in the Universe.
 * Stars go though a predictable life cycle, governed by gravity and nuclear forces.

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Prior Learning (from S8 Anchors)
S8.D.3.1 Explain the relationships between and among the objects of our solar system.
 * S8.D.3.1.1 Describe patterns of Earth’s movements (i.e., rotation and revolution) and the Moon’s movements (i.e., phases, eclipses, and tides) in relation to the Sun.
 * S8.D.3.1.2 Describe the role of gravity as the force that governs the movement of the solar system and universe.
 * S8.D.3.1.3 Compare and contrast characteristics of celestial bodies found in the solar system (e.g., moons, asteroids, comets, meteors, inner and outer planets).

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Learning Objectives: Working Draft

 * Describe planetary motion and the physical laws that explain planetary motion and solar system formation.
 * Describe a variety of satellite orbits with particular advantages for technological purposes (e.g. geosynchronous, sun-synchronous, elliptical, polar).
 * Describe the structure, formation, and life cycle of stars.
 * Explain the current scientific theories of the origin of the solar system and universe (e.g., big bang theory, solar nebular theory, stellar evolution).
 * Apply scale as a way of relating concepts of space and distance.
 * Compare and contrast various telescope imaging systems.

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Essential Learning Activities/Strategies/Technology: Working Draft

 * Build a Telescope (Reflector and Refractor)
 * Kinesthetic Modelling of Universe Scale
 * Big-Bang Investigation (Elastic Band)
 * Star Density Investigation (Aluminum Foil)
 * Spectroscopic Analysis of Stars
 * Life-Cycle of A Star

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Supplemental Resources
[|Spectroscopic Analysis of Stars (][|PBS Online], [|Physics 2000 Online], [|Planck's Law Online], [|Blackbody Radiation Online]) [|Power of 10 video] [|Life Cycle of Stars]- pdf at the bottom of page Big Bang Expanding Universe Activity- [] -using balloons Measuring Distances- Finding the Distance to HT Cas Using Parallax ; [|NASAMeasureUniverse.pdf] Solar System Scale Models - [] [|Building_Planets.pdf] Build a Telescope:( [] or Light Box Reflector and Refractor) Making a Parabolic Reflector Out of a Flat Sheet
 * Solar System Patterns ([|Nine Planets Data Table])
 * Circular & Elliptical Orbits (PhET Simulation: Orbital Simulator)
 * [|Asteroid Impact Scenarios]
 * Modeling of Universe Scale ([|Kinesthetic], [|NASA Online], [|Powers of 10 Online] , [|FSU Online] )
 * Life Cycles of Stars[[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/vnd.ms-powerpoint.png width="32" height="32" link="http://scitechcourse.wikispaces.com/file/view/LifeCycleStars.ppt"]] [|LifeCycleStars.ppt] [[image:http://www.wikispaces.com/i/mime/32/application/octet-stream.png width="32" height="32" link="http://scitechcourse.wikispaces.com/file/view/LifeCycleofStars.notebook"]] [|LifeCycleofStars.notebook]

Geometric Optics Sims Solar System Orbits/ Graphing Circular and Elliptical Orbit Drawing [|Online HR Diagram Simulations] Gravitational Fields on Different Planets Kepler Mission: A First Step Toward Finding Other Earths [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] [] for some good sims [] [] [] [] Online Solar System Simulations Excel-based Analysis of Elliptical Orbits
 * Big-Bang Investigation (Elastic Band Investigation)
 * Star Density Investigation ([|Aluminum Foil Density Investigation])
 * Text- Science Spectrum** Ch. 18.2 Life Cycle; Ch. 18.1 Scale of universe & Big Bang Theory; p 15 types of telescopes- how they work must be supplemented; Ch. 6.2 Fusion; p 404 Geo-synch Satellites; p 598 Nebula Model;

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