Learning Exercise

Types of Galaxies

Galaxies are clusters of billions stars and may have different shapes. State Standard 4a

Course: Astronomy

Material:: Galaxies
Date last modified:: June 28, 2006
Created by:: zachary sconiers
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Galaxies

State Standard 4a Galaxies are clusters of billions stars and may have different shapes. see more

Material Type:: Presentation

Exercise

Prentice Hall
Chapter 24.4 & Teacher Lesson Plan

Disciplines

Science and Technology / Astronomy

Audience

Pre-K
Middle School
College General Ed
College Upper Division
Grade School
High School
College Lower Division
Graduate School

Technical Notes

Lab/Demos:
- Model the expansion of our universe (discovery Activity P. 811(TE))
-Create galaxy posters ( group activity) EL ( bilingual ))

Requirements

Reading level ELD or Higher

Topics

Different types of galaxies and the shapes.

Type of Task

Group
Student-centered
Supplemental Activity
Teacher-centered

Learning Objectives

Task:
Students will:

-recognize galaxies as clusters of billions of stars.

-differentiate between the types of galaxies based
on their shapes.

- recognize galaxies by their shape.