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12th grade astronomy laboratories
Star Spectroscopy/Electromagnetic Spectrum Lab: Online Simulation Edition
Spectroscopy is how we know what elements are in stars. This lab is awesome connecting students to how star science works. It also makes spectroscopy real in chemistry class, physics, astronomy, and general science about the electromagnetic spectrum. My students loved this activity solo and over Zoom. They felt that they learned how we use spectroscopy and have a deeper understanding of the electromagnetic spectrum. This activity is an online simulation version of Star Spectroscopy/Electromagnet
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9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-1
, HS-ESS1-2
, HS-PS4-1
Water Bottle Rocket Launch Bundle
Want your students to study and launch water bottle rockets but need guidance? Well, I am here to help. The PowerPoint in this bundle will take your students through key vocabulary such as drag, ballast, thrust and discuss how Newton’s Three Laws affect the launch of a rocket. Day 1, students will work through the PowerPoint individually and design a water bottle rocket. Students will then join with a partner who also has a plan and merge their ideas into one design plan that they will build.
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5th - 12th, Higher Education
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Tides Lab Using Water Balloons - Hands On Experience That Kids LOVE!
This lab is a really fun way to use discovery and investigation to teach students how gravity and inertia cause tides, along with the moon. The cost is low (a package of water balloons and yarn) and it is a great activity to get kids moving and outside. They work in small groups and go through a series of steps and procedures and record data. This was one of the most fun labs of the year for students and was instrumental is having kids understand why we have high tides on the side of the Earth c
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6th - 12th
Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion: ELLIPSE LAB - Loaded with FUN!
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Come explore a beautiful marriage of both math and science. Experience Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion like you never have before. In this dynamic ellipse lab, content and inquiry go hand in hand. This special creation is applicable to many ability and grade levels. This is lab is LOADED starting with Kepler’s 3 Laws. First, the law of ellipses. Second, the law of equal areas. Third, th
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6th - 12th
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Earth Science Praxis Exam Study Guide
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I made this study guide based on the PDF from the Praxis site: https://www.ets.org/s/praxis/pdf/5571.pdf
Includes all test specifications and sections needed to know for the exam!
> I passed for my state standards from studying this study guide I made! Good luck, studying one page a day helps!
MY STUDY TIPS:
• Study every day.
• Study a page a day, and also go back to old material to refresh.
• Pick a time of
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7th - 12th
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Life Cycle of a Star Virtual Exploration Lab
What are the stages of a star's life? In this virtual lab, students will use mathematical data to analyze the life cycles of different stars based on their initial mass. Students will also:⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of Stars⚗️Analyze the Fusion of Hydrogen Atoms into Helium⚗️Explain the Correlation between a Star's Mass and its' Age⚗️Investigate the Formation of Neutron Stars & Black HolesNOTE: This activity links to the Star in the Box Simulation from Las Cumbres University. Check
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Virtual Science Labs Full Exploration Activity Bundle
Planisphere Lab Activity: A Star Wheel for Constellation Exploration
Inexpensive and ingenious! Planispheres are a unique tool for learning astronomy: a make-it-yourself star map, adjustable for any time of night in any month of the year. They are designed to show the position of prominent constellations in the night sky. It's a low-tech way for Ss to learn the location (and thus give meaning to key vocabulary terms) of the horizon, zenith, meridian, ecliptic and celestial equator on the celestial sphere. This lab includes two types of planispheres: one for stan
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Grades:
6th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-4
, 5-ESS1-2
, MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: StayGiant Earth Science Bundle: Astronomy (space exploration)
Exploring Light Spectra - Spectroscope Lab (HS-ESS1-3, HS-PS1-1)
Launch a storyline into stars, the universe, and matter and energy in space by investigating the sun's spectrum and exploring what we can learn about our star by understanding it. This bundle includes three activities to guide students through an abbreviated 5E sequence (the engage, explore, and explain phases).Phenomenon: Fraunhofer Lines Engage Students will observe the sun's spectrum and ask questions about the dark lines that can be observed. Exploring Light With Spectroscopes* Explore Stu
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Grades:
9th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS1-1
, HS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Evidence For The Big Bang Theory BUNDLE - HS-ESS1-2
Solar & Lunar Eclipses Virtual Exploration Lab
What is the difference between a Solar and Lunar eclipse? In this virtual lab, students will manipulate the Earth & Moon to determine what causes an eclipse. Students will also:⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of an Eclipse⚗️Identify the Lunar Phases that occur during Eclipses⚗️Draw Diagrams of a Solar & Lunar Eclipse⚗️Compare & Contrast Partial and Total EclipsesNOTE: This activity links to the free Interactive from Earth Space Lab. Check it out below!Solar & Lunar EclipsesPu
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Virtual Science Labs Full Exploration Activity Bundle
Radioactive Decay Lesson Plan
The purpose of this 75-minute lesson is to help middle school and high school students understand that radioactive decay is the tool used by scientists to find the age of very old objects. While it is dangerous and nearly impossible to do a lab on radioactive decay, this activity is a ★fantastic alternative★!----------------------------------------------------For this activity students will:☆Take-notes with the aid of a PowerPoint and a student Graphic Organizer☆Use a hands-on activity with M&am
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8th - 12th
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NGSS Earth and Space Science Lesson Plans MEGA BUNDLE: 50+ Turnkey Lesson Plans
This Mega Bundle is a NGSS-designed Earth and Space Science curriculum.***** GIFT WITH PURCHASE: Download the preview file to view information about your gift with purchase. *****This curriculum meets the NGSS High School Earth and Space Science performance expectations and covers the NGSS High School Earth and Space Science disciplinary core ideas in ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe. The curriculum includes a space science textbook (astronomy textbook), Test Bank with more than 1,000 questio
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-ESS1-6
, HS-ESS1-4
, HS-ESS1-3
, HS-ESS1-5
, HS-ESS1-1
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Astronomy Lab Activity: Black Holes
In this lab activity, students will study black holes by creating their own. Students create the collapsing core of a supernova, which they use to determine the radius of the event horizon of their "tin foil black hole". Answer key is included.
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10th - 12th
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Cosmic Calendar
Based on Carl Sagan's "Cosmos", the Cosmic Calendar is a model that compares the 13.8 billion year history of the universe to a single calendar year. In the Cosmic Calendar, January 01 represents the Big Bang, and December 31 represents "now." In this model, the earth and sun appear around the beginning of September. In this activity, students will be able to construct a poster of the Cosmic Calendar. They will compute the Calendar dates for major events in the history of the universe, and they
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11th - 12th
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Lab Activity Effect of Sunspots on Satellites (Claims Evidence Reasoning Task)
A short lab activity for astronomy or earth space science. Students make a double line graph of the number of sunspots and the number of crashed satellites in a given year. Then they look for patterns and write a science conclusion utilizing claim, evidence, reasoning scaffolding framework.
Grading rubric and sample student responses are included
This lab activity blends well into a unit on electromagnetic waves, planetary mechanics, or the Sun's influence on Earth.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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Universal Gravitation and Orbits Inquiry Lab (Phet Simulation) | Physics
This is a simple inquiry-based lab that I love to give students as an intro to Universal Gravitation. Students will figure out for themselves conceptual problems involving Universal Gravitation. They will get the basic idea of how Universal Gravitation works while discovering mind-blowing concepts, such as how the mass affects the gravitational pull on different objects. Lastly, the last page of the lab also includes calculations for students who have been introduced to the math portion of Unive
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Grades:
7th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS:
HS-PS2-1
, HS-PS2-4
Also included in: HIGH SCHOOL PHYSICS | Entire Year Lab Bundle | NGSS Curriculum
Measuring Star Brightness - Absolute vs. Apparent Magnitude Virtual Lab
In this 3-part virtual lab, students will understand the ways in which astronomers measure star brightness. This lab covers both apparent and absolute magnitude. In Part 1, students watch a short video and read through a small webpage to answer 7 background questions about magnitude. In Part 2, they use the "Apparent magnitude, Absolute magnitude, and Distance to stars" JavaLab, created by DongJoon, to practice adjusting star brightness to their absolute magnitude by moving them to a distance of
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9th - 12th
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Flame Test Lab of Compounds and Colors with hand sanitizer and household salts
Flame Test of Compounds and Colors is a low cost lab demonstration to fire up your students. This chemistry lab uses hand sanitizer and household chemicals of sodium chloride (table salt), potassium chloride (salt substitute), sodium borate (insecticide with borax acid) and potassium hydrogen tartare (cream of tartar) in a safe and fun fiery introduction to compounds! Excite electrons and ignite your students interest in elements with this demonstration of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and p
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Grades:
7th - 12th
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NGSS:
HS-PS4-1
, HS-PS4-3
Measuring the Speed of Light: Marshmallows and Microwaves
This is an activity that has been around a while, but without a lab write up, it isn't much help. I've written an introduction to microwaves and how they work along with data collection, a percent error calculation and a conclusion.
Students will measure the speed of light to a surprising decree of precision using a layer of marshmallows in a microwave oven. The rotating table is removed and each group heats their marshmallows 15-30 seconds. The marshmallows will rise and then sink, turning
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
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NGSS Sun, Earth, Moon Model with Phases and Eclipses Lab MS-ESS1-1
In this lab/activity students create a model of the Sun, Earth, and moon to demonstrate what happens during moon phases, eclipses, and time zones. This product includes all hand-drawn templates of the Sun, Earth and moon. This model is not to scale, I have a different lab activity to demonstrate that.Students will be able to study for the included quiz using the models they created.In the video preview, the student accurately showed the positions of the moon around the earth during different pha
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4th - 12th
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The Martian Classroom Labs and Activities
Product DescriptionThis is an multi sensual immersion into the world created in The Martian by Andy Weir. All are in Word format so that you can customize to your school's needs. The Martian Video Questions We have included both a blank Student Video Question worksheet and a Teacher Answer Sheet. Asks questions in order of the movies so that you can stop and discuss the various topics as the movie is viewed. Great intro to the concept of Mars colonization.The Martian Book QuestionsA chapter by
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Earth's Rotation & Seasons Virtual Exploration Lab
How does the Earth's tilt result in the four Seasons? In this virtual lab, students will observe the Earth rotating on its axis and how it's tilt changes as it revolves around the Sun. Students will also:⚗️Test their Pre-Existing Knowledge of Rotation vs. Revolution⚗️Describe how the Earth's Rotation results in Day & Night⚗️Analyze how different Seasons occur in different Hemispheres simultaneously⚗️Create Visual Models of the Earth's Tilt at different LatitudesNOTE: This activity links to t
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Grades:
6th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ESS1-1
Also included in: Virtual Science Labs Full Exploration Activity Bundle
Virtual Spectroscopy Lab: Analyzing an Emission Spectrum
Are you looking for a way to give students a lab experience while they are online? This interactive digital activity uses a Google Site to allow students to analyze a variety of bright line spectrums.
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7th - 12th
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Heavy-Lift Straw or Stomp Rocket STEM Challenge (Forces & Motion, Falcon Heavy)
In response to the success of SpaceX's Falcon Heavy launch, this project was created to engage and inspire students with STEM that is literally out of this world! This STEM challenge pack includes the option of conducting a straw rocket engineering design challenge or stomp rocket engineering design challenge. Both options include handouts on Newton's Laws and forces, as well as student worksheets for every step in the design process. Connect with current events with this engaging hands-on chall
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Grades:
4th - 12th
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, MS-ETS1-4
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
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Also included in: Rocketry STEM Challenges Bundle: Forces & Variables
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