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Material:
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"Ask an Astrophysicist"
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| Submitted by: |
Javier Ruiz on Jul 23, 2008 |
| Date Last Modified: |
Jul 24, 2008 |
| Title: |
The big Question is..? |
| Description: |
How to find answers about the universe using NASA resources |
| Type of Task: |
Individual,
Student-centered,
Supervised
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| Time Required |
20 minutes x 2 = 40 minutes + 15 minutes review |
| Topics: |
Universe Misteries
How does this work? |
| Course: |
Science 1 |
| Audience: |
Grade School,
High School,
Middle School
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| Categories: |
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| Prerequisites Skills: |
Basic knowledge of the Solar System, planets and physics |
| Learning Objectives: |
By the end of this lesson students will learn to use Internet resources provided by NASA and be able to enhance their relative knowledge of Astrophysics by electronically contacting NASA experts |
| Technical Notes: |
Internet access is needed |
| Text of Learning Exercise: |
Read materials related to the solar system and basic astrophysics concepts; create a question and create at least one hypothesis answer baased on prior knowledge. |
| Additional Information URL: |
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/ask_an_astronomer.html |
| Assessment: |
This lesson will be assed in two steps
1.Question development and research based student answer hypothesis.
2. Quality of question posted on "Ask the Atrophysicist" and a final comparison between hypothesis answer and the answer given by the experts at NASA |
| Assessment URL: |
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/ask_astro/ask_an_astronomer.html |
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