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Unit of Instruction: Astronomy
Learning Target
1. I can explain
how the solar
system is
believed to have
formed from a
cloud of
spinning dust
and gas that
clumped due to
gravity about
4.6 billion years
ago.
2. The 3 main
things found on
earth that allow
life as we know
it to exist are
liquid water,
moderate
temperatures,
breathable
atmosphere.
3. I can compare
the atmosphere,
presence or lack
of liquid water,
and the
temperature of
Resource/Text
Section/Packet Pages
 Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 19
 Physical Science: Solar
System Packet (SSP)
 Internet
Learning Activities
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Assessment
Notes
Project 1 Construct solar system in school halls to
scale to demonstrate distances, if time allows.
Video “The Moon “ from Learn 360 with work sheet
Work sheet “Your age and weight on other planets”
Work sheet “Using comparisons to understand
space statistics”
Lab 1 Survival on the moon activity
Home Work (HW) Work Sheet 1 “The Solar System”
HW Work Sheet (WS) 2 “Formation of the solar
System”
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Unit
Exam
Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 19
Physical Science: Solar
System Packet (SSP)
Internet
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Notes
Comparison sheet
Video “ Astronomy Part 1 and 2 “ from Learn 360
with work sheet
HW WS 3 “Our Solar system Condensed”
HW WS 4 “Solar System Diagram”
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Unit
Exam
Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 19
Physical Science: Solar
System Packet (SSP)
Internet
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Notes
Comparison sheet
Slide show “Dwarf Planets of Our Solar System”
Video “ Astronomy Part 1 and 2 “ from Learn 360
with work sheet
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Exam
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earth with other
planets and
moons in our
solar system
and show ours
is the only body
in the solar
system, we now
know of, that
has liquid
water, moderate
temperatures
and breathable
atmosphere .
4. I can explain
how the Doppler
Red Shift shows
bodies in the
universe are
moving apart
which supports
the Big Band
Theory.
5. I can explain
how comic back
ground
radiation of
about 2 degrees
Kelvin can be
used to
understand the
universe was
once very hot
HW WS 3 “Our Solar System Condensed”
HW WS 5 “Comets and Asteroids Venn Diagram”
HW WS 6 “Using Comparisons to Understand
Statistics”
HW WS 7 “Exercise in Space”
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Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 20
Physical Science:
Universe Packet (UP)
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Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 20
Physical Science:
Universe Packet (UP)
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Notes
Concept review: Study guide
Concept review: Skills work sheet
Video “Beyond the Big Bang” from Learn 360 with
work sheet
HW WS 8 “Origin of the Universe”
HW WS 9 “Concept Review: Red Shift Blue Shift”
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Unit
Exam
Notes
Concept review: Study guide
Video “Beyond the Big Bang” from Learn 360 with
work sheet
HW WS 10 “Origin of the Universe”
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Unit
Exam
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but has cooled
down with time.
6. I can explain
the Big Band
Theory says
that the
universe was
once an atom
sized structure
that exploded
and yielded
everything in
the universe.
7. I can explain
how hydrogen
was pulled
together due to
gravity and
eventually
formed stars
and galaxies.
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Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 20
Physical Science:
Universe Packet (UP)
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Holt – Physical Science:
Chapter 20
Physical Science:
Universe Packet (UP)
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Notes
Concept review: Study guide
Video “Beyond the Big Bang” from Learn 360 with
work sheet
HW WS 10 “Origin of the Universe”
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Unit
Exam
Notes
Handouts
Video “Beyond the Big Bang” from Learn 360 with
work sheet
Video “Stars of the Universe” from Learn 360 with
work sheet
Power Point on Galaxies, black holes, quasars, dark
matter
Power Point on Exoplanets
Video “The Sun and Stars” from Learn 360 with
work sheet (Shown and discussed if there is time.)
HW WS 11 “The Milky Way and Other Galaxies”
HW WS 12 “The Life and Death of Stars”
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Key Words for Solar System
Nebular theory
Terrestrial
Jovian
Elliptic
meteor
meteoroid
meteorite
geocentric
Heliocentric
Impact Theory
asteroid
comet
Doppler Effect
Red shift
Blue shift
Kepler’s Laws of
Planetary
Motion
Kuiper Belt
Irregular galaxy
Elliptical galaxy
Black hole
Neutron star
Extra solar
planets
(Exoplanets)
Red shift
Quasars
Dark matter
pulsars
Key Words for Universe
Big Bang Theory Spiral galaxy
Main sequence
star
Dwarf stars
Doppler Effect
Oort Cloud
Blue shift
Assessment Plan
Notes
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Homework Assignments
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