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Higher education astronomy webquests
What is a quasar? Webquest
Students will learn all about quasars in this web quest. They will learn the origins of a quasar as well as when they were first discovered. They will also learn that quasars are very bright, young galaxies and the energy they emit is from a supermassive black hole.Kindly leave a review of my work; it will help me create future products.Thanks so much.Ms. D.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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The Sun, Solar Wind, and Solar Storm Webquest (Online/Digital Resource)
This webquest is based around three websites that teach students about the effects the sun (specifically its solar wind) has on the Earth and the solar system.The first is a space.com article covering what solar wind is, and how it interacts with Earth's magnetic field.The second is from the EPA website, which explains the causes and effects of solar flares, storms, and coronal mass ejections (CME's)The third teaches students about how solar wind from the sun creates a "bubble" around the solar
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Neutron Stars and Black Holes Webquest
This assignment is a webquest designed to teach students key information about the final stages of a high-mass star's life: neutron stars and black holes. The first section focuses on neutron stars, and covers how they form, their key characteristics, variants such as magnetars, and how scientists study them. It is based on this website:https://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/science/objects/neutron_stars1.htmlThe second section focuses on black holes, with information on their formation, characteristic
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Astronomy Webquest
This web quest covers rotation, revolution, procession, Kepler's laws, and a few other fun astronomy facts. The file includes a student copy and an answer key.
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7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
Crash Course - Astronomy Lesson #39 GALAXIES Part 2 (science / space / key)
TO BE USED WITH CRASH COURSE ASTRONOMY ONLINE VIDEOGRADES: 9-12This purchase is to be used along with the online educational video series CRASH COURSE. Full link and QR Code to the correct video are included with the student worksheet so students will have easy access both in class or using their own technology.Crash Course Videos are found FREE online and present a variety of educational topics in short 8-12 minute videos that are ideal lesson enhancements for science students at the high scho
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Earth to Mars Physics Web Quest
Spice up your standard kinematics lessons with a Mars to Earth Web Quest. This web quest provides students the opportunity to research the differences and similarities between the way objects move on Earth and, our soon to be brother planet, Mars. Students will solve real issues between Earth and Mars transmissions, how objects fall, calculate projectile motion problems for both planets, understand the differences in air resistance, and much more. This assignment is a true challenge and should p
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Exoplanet Learning Menu
Learning Menus are forms of differentiated learning that give students a choice in how they learn. Each choice on the Menu encourages students to engage in an activity that requires them to actively research, learn, synthesize, and produce a product. This particular menu is a self contained Exoplanet activity.
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7th - 11th, Higher Education
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HS-ESS1-6
, HS-ESS1-1
, HS-ESS1-2
Exoplanet Hunt Activity for Online/Distance/Digital Learning
This is a fun little activity to give if you are teaching your students about exoplanets (planets orbiting other stars). Nasa has a database of over 4,000 known exoplanets, and they have compiled them into a 3D simulation. Students can navigate through the simulation and search for planets themselves. The worksheet prompts students to pick any five planets they want, and then record theName of the star they orbit,Name of the planetType of planet (gas giant or terrestrial)Orbital period and ec
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Crash Course - Astronomy Lesson #41 DARK MATTER (space / internet / science)
TO BE USED WITH CRASH COURSE ASTRONOMY ONLINE VIDEOGRADES: 9-12This purchase is to be used along with the online educational video series CRASH COURSE. Full link and QR Code to the correct video are included with the student worksheet so students will have easy access both in class or using their own technology.Crash Course Videos are found FREE online and present a variety of educational topics in short 8-12 minute videos that are ideal lesson enhancements for science students at the high scho
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Crash Course - Astronomy Lesson #29 LOW MASS STARS (science / space / key)
TO BE USED WITH CRASH COURSE ASTRONOMY ONLINE VIDEOGRADES: 9-12This purchase is to be used along with the online educational video series CRASH COURSE. Full link and QR Code to the correct video are included with the student worksheet so students will have easy access both in class or using their own technology.Crash Course Videos are found FREE online and present a variety of educational topics in short 8-12 minute videos that are ideal lesson enhancements for science students at the high scho
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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Big Bang Webquest for Online/Digital/Distance Learning
This short webquest uses a space.com article to teach students key information about the Big Bang. Topics covered include a timeline of events since the Big Bang (such as the formation of atoms, stars, and galaxies), clearing up misconceptions, and the techniques and evidence scientists have used to learn about the most ancient known events in the universe.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Crash Course - Astronomy Lesson #40 GAMMA RAYS (space / distance learning)
TO BE USED WITH CRASH COURSE ASTRONOMY ONLINE VIDEOGRADES: 9-12This purchase is to be used along with the online educational video series CRASH COURSE. Full link and QR Code to the correct video are included with the student worksheet so students will have easy access both in class or using their own technology.Crash Course Videos are found FREE online and present a variety of educational topics in short 8-12 minute videos that are ideal lesson enhancements for science students at the high scho
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Google Form Video Guide on Great Conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn in Dec 21 2020
Students watch YouTube videos on the Great Conjunction (of Jupiter and Saturn), to occur on December 21, 2020. Other concepts on Earth's Place in the Universe are included, such as the winter solstice and meteor showers.Students answer questions to reinforce key concepts: what is a conjunction, what is the distance between planets, perspective from Earth of planets, orbit patterns, what is a meteor shower, time in Earth's rotation, how the Sun affects viewing stars or other planetary bodies, and
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1st - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
Solar System Scavenger Hunt (Digital/Online Resource)
This activity is based on the NASA website. This site has an interactive 3D model of the solar system, which students can use to explore the various planets, asteroids, comets, and other objects that orbit the sun.The activity prompts students to find the 8 planets, as well as some dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and spacecraft, and use the information in the 3D model to describe them.
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Night Sky Activity: Stars, Planets, and Constellations
This is a quick activity to get students introduced to some of the sights of the night sky.The first section is based on the app "skyview," a free smartphone app that uses the phone's camera to identify objects in the sky. Once a student has downloaded and entered the app, they can point their camera at any part of the sky (above or below the horizon), and the app will identify any planets, stars, constellations, or other objects that the student chooses to focus on. The activity asks the stud
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Crash Course - Astronomy Lesson #32 NEUTRON STARS (science worksheet / key)
TO BE USED WITH CRASH COURSE ASTRONOMY ONLINE VIDEOGRADES: 9-12This purchase is to be used along with the online educational video series CRASH COURSE. Full link and QR Code to the correct video are included with the student worksheet so students will have easy access both in class or using their own technology.Crash Course Videos are found FREE online and present a variety of educational topics in short 8-12 minute videos that are ideal lesson enhancements for science students at the high scho
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Sun Webquest/Star Scavenger Hunt for Online/Remote/Distance Learning
NASA has an excellent database of information about the sun, planets, and other objects in our solar system. This packet is based on their information pages about the sun, and stars, and is an excellent way to teach your students about the sun and introduce the concept of stars.This packet is broken into three main sections. The first is based on this webpage: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/solar-system/sun/overview/It has two main parts:Overview: The overview section has some fast facts about t
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Planet Scavenger Hunt
The planet scavenger hunt webquest allows students to explore the different planets within their very own solar system.
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6th - 12th, Higher Education
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Story of the Sun Web Quest w/KEY
Students will use this interactive website to explore basic information about the sun. Kindly leave a review of my work, it will help me create future products. Thanks so much! Ms. D. :-) Link Active 10/13/22
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6th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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Google Form Quiz and Google Sheet for Planet Section on solarsystemscope.com
This is a 19 Question Google Forms Quiz for the Planets/Solar System section on the virtual simulation website solarsystemscope.com. The simulation is designed by the INOVE software company using NASA imagery data (the simulation is also a free app on most smartphone application platforms). Students navigate the simulation to discover in-depth planetary information such as planet structure, atmosphere, surface temperature, mean distance from the sun, etc... to complete the Google Forms Quiz. Th
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5th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Moon Webquest for Online/Digital/Distance Learning
This activity is designed to teach students the three main hypotheses for how Earth's moon formed, as well as teaching some basic information about the moon itself. The activity is based around two websites:https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/earths-moon/in-depth/The first is a NASA database, with questions that walk students through key information about the moon, such as its size, composition, etc.https://www.space.com/19275-moon-formation.htmlThe second is a space.com article, which goes into
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9th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Planet Webquest for Online/Remote/Distance Learning
This webquest is designed to be given as part of a lesson that introduces the eight planets of our solar system. The packet prompts students to pick a planet, then navigate to the link at the top of the page. This link (here it is if you want to check it out yourself: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/overview/) takes them to an informational page run by NASA, where they can find detailed information about each planet (as well as comets, the sun, and other celestial objects). The packet i
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
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HS-ESS1-6
Crash Course: Astronomy Lesson #30 WHITE DWARFS & NEBULAE (distance learning)
TO BE USED WITH CRASH COURSE ASTRONOMY ONLINE VIDEOGRADES: 9-12This purchase is to be used along with the online educational video series CRASH COURSE. Full link and QR Code to the correct video are included with the student worksheet so students will have easy access both in class or using their own technology.Crash Course Videos are found FREE online and present a variety of educational topics in short 8-12 minute videos that are ideal lesson enhancements for science students at the high scho
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9th - 12th, Higher Education
Asteroid Defense
Students will explore the plans by NASA to defend earth against the threat of a potential impact by an asteroid.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education
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