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The lesson plans are aligned with the NGSS High School Earth and Space Science performance expectations and disciplinary core ideas in ESS1: Earth’s Place in the Universe. Teaching duration: 12 hours.

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The lesson plans include four astronomy labs and four active learning projects. In the active learning projects, students assume the roles of Martians, astronauts, space tourists.

Lesson Plan #54. Parallax and Distances to Asteroids

This lesson includes Earth & Space Science Astronomy Lab #1 - Parallax and Distances to Asteroids. At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Describe general properties of the main asteroid belt.

• Compare and contrast asteroids and meteoroids.

• Explain the nature of Near-Earth Objects.

• Explain the nature of meteorites.

• Measure parallax and calculate distances from the Earth to asteroids.

Lesson Plan #55. Martians Hunting for Asteroids

This lesson includes Earth and Space Science Astronomy Active Learning Project #2 - Martians Hunting for Asteroids. At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:

• Measure parallax and calculate distances from Mars to asteroids.

• Determine the rate at which an asteroid approaches a planet.

Lesson #56. Parallax and Distances to Stars

This lesson includes Earth and Space Astronomy Science Lab #2 - Parallax and Distances to Stars. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Describe the triangulation method.

• Define parallax.

• Define parsec.

• Define heliocentric parallax.

• Measure heliocentric parallax and calculate distances from the Earth to stars.

• Convert astronomical units to light years.

• Convert parsecs to light years and light years to parsecs.

• Demonstrate that the distances from the Earth to stars other than the Sun are much greater than the distance from the Earth to the Sun.

• Describe the limitations of distance measurement using stellar parallax.

Lesson #57. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars

This lesson includes Earth and Space Science Astronomy Active Learning Project #3 - Mercury, Venus and Mars. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Describe Mercury, Venus, the Earth and Mars.

• Compare and contrast properties of Mercury, Venus, the Earth and Mars.

• Use NASA resources to support their study of the planets of the Solar System.

Lesson #58. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune

This lesson includes Earth and Space Science Astronomy Active Learning Project #4 - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Describe Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

• Compare and contrast properties of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

• Use NASA resources to support their study of the planets of the Solar System.

Lesson #59. Cosmic Scale and Our Cosmic Address

This lesson includes Earth and Space Science Astronomy Active Learning Project #1 - Cosmic Scale and Our Cosmic Address. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Describe the scientific understanding of the composition of the Solar System.

• Compare the age of the Solar System to the age of the Universe.

• Define asteroids.

• Describe unique properties of selected moons in the Solar System.

• Compare the Sun to other objects in the Solar System and other stars.

• Define units of measurement used in astronomy.

• Compare cosmic distances inside the Solar System and beyond.

• Explain how the finite speed of light affects our observations of the Solar System and the Universe.

• Describe important properties of the Sun.

• List various forms of solar activity.

• Describe the properties of solar flares.

• Describe the motion of the Solar System in the Milky Way Galaxy.

• Describe our place in the Universe.

Lesson #60. The Sun, Its Structure and the Standard Solar Model

This lesson includes Earth and Space Science Astronomy Lab - The Sun, Its Structure and the Standard Solar Model. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Describe scientific models of the Sun as sets of graphs, diagrams, drawings, mathematical representations, the laws of physics and computer simulations.

• Engage in science practices that construct and use scientific models of the Sun as helpful tools for representing ideas and explanations of the structure of the Sun. • Apply the Standard Solar Model in order to identify regions in the Sun’s interior and to recognize a nuclear energy-generating region in the Sun’s interior.

• Identify mechanisms for transporting solar energy inside the Sun.

• Apply the Standard Solar Model to the investigation of the physical conditions in the Sun’s interior.

• Compare physical conditions in the Sun’s interior to the conditions on other cosmic objects.

Lesson #61. Nuclear Fusion in the Sun and Solar Neutrinos

This lesson includes Earth and Space Science Astronomy Lab - Nuclear Fusion in the Sun and Solar Neutrinos. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

• Calculate the Sun’s power output using the Stefan-Boltzmann Law.

• Compare the Sun’s luminosity to that of other stars.

• Compare the amount of energy generated in the Sun to the amount of solar energy released into space.

• Describe scientific models of the Sun as sets of graphs, diagrams, drawings, mathematical representations, the laws of physics, and computer simulations.

• Apply the Standard Solar Model in order to recognize a nuclear energy-generating region in the Sun’s interior.

• Engage in science practices that use scientific models to determine the Sun’s lifespan.

• Engage in science practices that use scientific models of the Sun to determine the number of neutrinos produced in the Sun’s core every second.

• Apply the Standard Solar Model and theories of sub-atomic particles in order to investigate the solar neutrino problem.

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