Unit 1: The Earth in the Universe Lessons and Resources (Sub Units: The Big Bang, Galaxies, Stellar Evolution and Classification, Our Solar System, Planetary Models and Motions)

Posted by Miquel Cohn on 1/31/2020

All of the following resources are covered under chapter in topic 3

Notes- Powerpoint Lessons: 

(1)The Big Bang and Galaxies 

 (2) Stellar Evolution (Life Cycle of a Star) and Classification using the H-R 

(3)Our Solar System: Planetary Models (helio vs. geocentric), Motions (kepler's laws), Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation

 

Guided Notes (Blank):Big Bang and Galaxies  Helio Vs. Geocentric  Our Solar System Planetary Motions, Universal Graviation

Chapter Readings and Assignments:  

Chapter 3 Reading Vocab and Question Packet (Earth in the Universe)  

Chapter 3 : Earth in the Universe TEXTBOOK PDF 

Our Solar System and Laws of Planetary Motion 

Worksheets: 

Analyzing Spectra  

Stellar Evolution Diagram Fill-In 

Fusion Process and H-R Diagram Fill In 

Stars Test Prep Regents MC Questions  

Solar System Data MC   

 Eccentricity Pre-Lab Packet   

Eccentricity Practice

  

Lesson Videos:

Red Shift and Blue Shift

Nuclear Fusion in Stars

  Life Cycle of a Star Simplified

Star Classification on the H-R Diagram

  Using pg. 15 of the ESRT for Solar System Data 

 Helio Centric vs. Geocentric Models of the Solar System 

 Kepler's 3 Laws of Planetary Motion (Eccentricity and Ellipses ) 

 

The Universe Video: The Universe: Life and Death of a Star    Class Questions that follow this video: Life and Death of a Star Video Question Sheet

 The Universe to Scale (fun youtube link that compares our sun and planets to other objects in the universe)

Interactive Animations: A stars life cycle path    An Ave-Low Mass Stars Life Cycle Plotted on the H-R      Planetary Data  Keplers 3rd Kepler's 1st Law/EccentricityLaw Kepler's 2nd Law

Lab Assignments:

1)Survival on the Moon-Opening Day Problem Solving Lab

2.) Intro to spectroscopy- YOU MUST SEE ME FOR THIS LAB (requires equipment)

 3) Stellar Evolution (The Life Cycle of a Star)-requires scissors and tape/glue

4) H-R CLASSIFICATION (need the use of a computer to complete)  Starlight Star Bright H-R Pre-Lab reading for Conclusion Questions

5) Scale Model of the Solar System by Distance  (must use register tape/120 cm worth of paper to complete)

6) Eccentricity of Orbits Lab (And prep for the NYS lab practical on the June Regents!)

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