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Unit 4 Astronomy: Is space the final frontier?

Enduring Understanding:

Observation of our environment can help us explain changes in our environment.

Are we a closed system to space? Can objects outside of our planet affect us?

Standards	Goals	Essential Questions
· Explain the formation of the aurora incorporating a magnetic field, the solar wind, and an atmosphere [19] SB4.2, [9,11] SD3.2 · Discuss some possible causes for mass extinctions. · Explain how scientists can predict the age, composition, and motion of a star using the electromagnetic spectrum [9] SD3.3, [9,10,11] SD4.2 · Describe the birth of a star [9] SD4.1 · Describe the motion and formation of the earth-moon-sun system [9] SD3.1, [10] SB3.3 · Describe the current model of our solar system, including its origin [9,10,11] SD4.4 · Explain that gravity is an attraction between objects with mass [9] SB4.2	Predict the need and possibility for space or planetary colonization based on Earth’s History and future, and concepts of habitability such as formation and gravity.	Challenge 1: Unable to communicate with Satellites to get information about the various planets in our solar system. What is the problem? · How do we interact with Space? · What goes on where our atmosphere ends and space begins? · Does space interact with our planet? · Are there other ways the sun affects us? Challenge 2: How do space objects affect our planet, Part I? What can we predict will be the future of our planet based on our past? · Will our Earth always be here? · How do we know how long our planet will hold humans? · What caused mass extinctions on our planet? · Do objects from space affect our planet? Challenge 3: How do Space Objects affect our planet, Part II? What will happen when our sun dies? · How old is our sun? · Can stars die? Do we need stars? Challenge 4: How do space objects affect our planet Part III? Based on how our planet and stars formed, what type of planet do we need to be habitable? · Do we require the motion of the earth, moon and sun to make our planet habitable? Challenge 4: Create an imaginary planet and solar system, explain how it is formed and explain what we need to have happen in order for us to habituate the planet. · Where did our planet come from? · Could there be other planets like ours? · Do we need similar motions to our planetary systems in order for us to habitat them?

Performance Task: Boss Level

Goal: Your goal is to Predict the need and possibility for space or planetary colonization based on Earth’s History and future, and concepts of habitability such as formation and gravity.	Role: Head of Planetary Colonization Policy
Audience: Policy Makers in the Whitehouse	Situation: You are being commissioned by the government to consider the need for planetary or space habitation for humans. Is it needed? If so, how do we find and determine if a planet or a space station is habitable for humans?
Product Performance and Purpose You will create a formal report on a wiki-page that will be presented to your classmates and UAF Geo-Physicist.
Standards and Criteria for Success Your wikipage should include the following: · An animation of the Aurora (will our atmosphere ever run out and we will be affected by solar winds? Will we ever go out of orbit and into the orbit of the Sun?) · An animation of the history of our planet and space objects (What are all of the space objects that could hit our planet?) · An animation of the formation of our Solar System · An animation of the evolution of a star

Assessment and Lessons to Reach Assessment

Standards If the desired result is for learners to…	Then you need evidence of the students’ ability to…	So the assessments need to include some things like…	Level Completions/ Badges	Essential Questions	Activities to Reach Assessment…	Vocabulary
Explain the formation of the aurora incorporating a magnetic field, the solar wind, and an atmosphere [19] SB4.2, [9,11] SD3.2	Explain and model the cause of communication devices by explaining the cause of aurora.	Create animation of the cause of aurora to explain lack of communication. Quiz on Aurora Voicethread to answer essential question.	L1 Prediction Aurora Voicethread L2 Lab Badge L3 Knowledge Badge (quiz) L4 Animation	How do we interact with Space? What goes on where our atmosphere ends and space begins? Does space interact with our planet? Are there other ways the sun affects us?	Activities/ Demos: Museum Trip/ Make a Podcast Scavenger Hunt on Voicethread. Chapters in Book: chp24 Laboratories: build a telescope, see sunspots Demos: Magnetometer	Electromagentic Spectrum, Photon, Spectroscopy, Continuous Spectrum, Absorption Spectrum, Emission Spectrum, Doppler Effect, photosphere, chromosphere, corona, solar wind, sunspot, prominence, solar flare, aurora, nuclear fusion
Discuss some possible causes for mass extinctions.	Explain how space objects affect our planet, and a prediction of our planet in the future.	Create a timeline of the past of our planet, and the future using voicethread.	L1 Meteorite Impact, Volcanic Eruptions Voicethread L2 Lab Badge L3 Knowledge Badge (quiz) L4 Animation Timeline	Will our Earth always be here? How do we know how long our planet will hold humans? What caused mass extinctions on our planet? Do objects from space affect our planet?	Activity: Voicethread Question Chapters in Book: Chapter 23, Chapter 13 Laboratories: L14 Direct Hit, L4 The Long Winding Road to Earth Quiz: See Wikispaces Application in Project: Timeline of our Earth	Extinction Mass Extinction
Explain how scientists can predict the age, composition, and motion of a star using the electromagnetic spectrum [9] SD3.3, [9,10,11] SD4.2 Describe the birth of a star [9] SD4.1	Predict the age, motion and composition of a star. Understand electromagnetic Spectrum Explain how a star is born. Predict the birth of a star and death of a star.	Quiz and a demonstration of age prediction. Creation of an animation to explain a stars lifecycle and prediction of our sun.	L1 Star Age VT L2 Lab Badge L3 Knowledge Badge (quiz) L4 Animation of Star Formation	Challenge 3: How do Space Objects affect our planet, Part II? What will happen when our sun dies? How old is our sun? Can stars die? Do we need stars?	Activity: VT Question, video of heating of a metal rod. Chapters in Book: 25 Laboratories: Build a Telescope for looking at SunSpots, Model the rotation of stars, Virtual lab Quiz: See Wikispaces Application in Project: Create a resource for museum tub, star Chamber	Constellation, parallax, binary star, light-year, apparent magnitude, absolute magnitude, main-sequence star, red giant, supergiant, Cepheid variable, nova nebulae, protostar, supernova, white dwarf, neutron star, pulsar, black hole, galaxy, galaxy cluster, Hubble’s Law, Big bang Theory
Describe the current model of our solar system, including its origin [9,10,11] SD4.4 Explain that gravity is an attraction between objects with mass [9] SB4.2 Describe the motion and formation of the earth-moon-sun system [9] SD3.1, [10] SB3.3	See from the point of view a scientist in the past and present to understand how discoveries were made to explain the formation of our solar system. Empathize with other beliefs for the formation of our planet. Overcome the idea that Reflect on the future of our planet and the possibility of living on other planets.	Quiz Explanation and animation of solar system formation. Explanation, animation of motion of our planet, in relation to sun and moon.	L1 Solar System VT L2 Lab Badge L3 Knowledge Badge (quiz) L4 Animation of Solar System and motions of Earth, sun and moon.	Challenge 4: Create an imaginary planet and solar system, explain how it is formed and explain what we need to have happen in order for us to inhabit the planet. · Where did our planet come from? · Could there be other planets like ours? Do we need similar motions to our planetary systems in order for us to inhabit them?	Activity: VT Question, Spinning planets, dropping heavy and light objects, predict lunar phase worksheet Chapters in Book: Chp 22, Chp 23.2 Laboratories: orbital Mechanics, (see folder) Quiz: See Wikispaces Application in Project: Colonization of a planet, Create a resource for museum tub, phases of the moon box	Astronomy Geocentric Orbit Heliocentric, retrograde motion, ellipse, astronomical unit, rotation, revolution, precession, perihelion, aphelion, perigee, apogee, phases of the moon, solar eclipse, lunar eclipse, crater, ray, mare, rille, lunar regolith

Scoring Guide

Standard/ Goal	Advanced: Level 4 100 points	Proficient: level 3 80 points	Developing: Level 2 60 Points	Emerging: Level 1 50 Points
Explain the formation of the aurora incorporating a magnetic field, the solar wind, and an atmosphere [19] SB4.2, [9,11] SD3.2	Student can explain, illustrate and create a mystery/ scavenger hunt about how, why, when and where aurora occurs explaining with details about magnetic field, solar wind, and atmosphere.	Student can explain and illustrate how, why, when and where aurora occurs using the words magnetic field, solar wind and atmosphere.	Student can explain how, why, when and where aurora occurs, with some missing details and some reference to magnetic field, solar wind, and atmosphere.	Student can explain how aurora occurs, but not necessarily the why, when and where. And student still refers to misconceptions when explaining.
Discuss some possible causes for mass extinctions.	Student can explain and illustrate the effect of extra-terrestrial objects on Earth’s surface, and make a prediction for future effects using a timeline, animation and evidence (statements or pictures) for prediction.	Student can explain and illustrate the effect of extra-terrestrial objects on Earth’s surface using a timeline and/or animation. atct of exonnection of ccu	Student can explain and the effect of extraterrestrial objects on Earth’s surface using a timeline.	Student can explain how meteorites can cause extinctions.
Explain how scientists can predict the age, composition, and motion of a star using the electromagnetic spectrum [9] SD3.3, [9,10,11] SD4.2 Describe the birth of a star [9] SD4.1	Student can explain and animate the formation of a star using the electromagnetic spectrum as evidence and support to predict what will happen to our sun.	Student can explain and animate the formation of a star. Student can predict the age, composition and motion of a star.	Student can explain the formation of a star and explain how old a star is, how to figure out what they are made of, and how it moves with some errors and misconceptions.	Students can explain that stars are born from a nebula, but cannot explain what it is made of or how it moves.
Describe the current model of our solar system, including its origin [9,10,11] SD4.4 Explain that gravity is an attraction between objects with mass [9] SB4.2 Describe the motion and formation of the earth-moon-sun system [9] SD3.1, [10] SB3.3	Student can explain and illustrate how our solar system was made and how gravity played a role, providing evidence provided by scientists to support the explanation (ie we know this is true because..) Student can explain and illustrate the motion of our planet with the moon and sun, providing evidence provided by scientists to support the explanation (ie we know this is true because..)	Student can explain and illustrate how our solar system was made and how gravity played a role. Student can explain and illustrate the motion of our planet with the moon and sun in relation to gravity and orbits.	Student can explain how our solar system was made and how the earth, moon and sun move in our solar system with some errors and misconceptions.	Student can generally explain how our solar system was made and how the earth, moon and sun move, but with many errors.

Technology Used

· iPads and Apps

· Wikispaces Website

· TakeaQuiz Website

· Museum of the North Materials, Aurora Kit and Fieldtrip

Materials Needed

· How to for Wiki spaces: See quests in Wikispaces

· How to for iPads: See Quests in Wikispaces

Lesson Plan’s:

Atmosphere Unit Completion

Schedule:

· Monday’s: lecture/ Wikispaces/ Challenge Presented

· Wednesday/Thursday Lab

· Thursday: Project Work Day

· Friday: Project Presentation Day, Lecture Learning Synopsis, Quiz (answer challenge Question)

Large Question: Is the weather changing in Fairbanks? How do we know?

http://www.glencoe.com/sites/common_assets/science/virtual_labs/ES15/ES15.html

Standard/ Date	Challenge	Knowing Clues	Activity	Lab	Tasks in Wiki	Project
February 13th Week 1: Explain the formation of the aurora incorporating a magnetic field, the solar wind, and an atmosphere [19] SB4.2, [9,11] SD3.2	Challenge 1: Unable to communicate with Satellites to get information about the various planets in our solar system. What is the problem?	Activity: Unpack Standard, Ask Questions (KWL) How do we interact with Space? What goes on where our atmosphere ends and space begins? Does space interact with our planet? Are there other ways the sun affects us?	Monday: Complete Projects Wednesday: Present Projects, Teams Assess Projects Thursday: Final Statements on Voicethread, Aurora Lab Friday: Present Project Work, Relearn and retake Quizzes	Lab: Aurora Kit Lab Challenge Lab: None	Vocabulary: See Wikispaces Chapter Reading and answers in Book: chp 21 Answer Challenge on Wikispace Page Completion of Lab. Completion of Project Work. Completion of Quizzes	Animation of Aurora: .
February 20th Week 1: Explain the formation of the aurora incorporating a magnetic field, the solar wind, and an atmosphere [19] SB4.2, [9,11] SD3.2	Challenge 1: Unable to communicate with Satellites to get information about the various planets in our solar system. What is the problem?	Activity: Unpack Standard, Ask Questions (KWL) How do we interact with Space? What goes on where our atmosphere ends and space begins? Does space interact with our planet? Are there other ways the sun affects us?	Monday: PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES. Wednesday: FIELD TRIP Thursday: Aurora Question on Voicethread. Friday: Complete Lab and Animation	Lab: Aurora Kit Lab Challenge Lab: Aurora Lab Kit	Vocabulary: See Wikispaces Chapter Reading and answers in Book: Answer Challenge on Wikispace Page Completion of Lab. Completion of Project Work. Completion of Quizzes	Simulation of Aurora: Animation Discussion of what should be included in the Museum Kit.
February 27^th Week 2: Explain the formation of the aurora incorporating a magnetic field, the solar wind, and an atmosphere [19] SB4.2, [9,11] SD3.2	Explain how space objects affect our planet, and a prediction of our planet in the future.	Create a timeline of the past of our planet, and the future using Voicethread. Will our Earth always be here? How do we know how long our planet will hold humans? What caused mass extinctions on our planet? Do objects from space affect our planet?	Monday: Video, Questions, unpack standards. Wednesday: Laboratory 1 Thursday: laboratory 2 Friday: Complete Labs and Timeline	Labs: Long Winding Road Meteorite Impact Lab 2: Mystery Impact	Activity: Voicethread Question Chapters in Book: Chapter 23, Chapter 13 Laboratories: L14 Direct Hit, L4 The Long Winding Road to Earth Quiz: See Wikispaces Application in Project: Timeline of our Earth	Extinction Mass Extinction
March 5^th Explain the formation of the aurora incorporating a magnetic field, the solar wind, and an atmosphere [19] SB4.2, [9,11] SD3.2 Discuss some possible causes for mass extinctions.	Challenge: Solve the satellite communication issue. Create a timeline of our planet (reason for satellite info)	Quiz Clue: Send to Next Step Page, Create a Timeline for the Planet. Quiz Clue: Send to the next page, Answer the question	Monday: Review Aurora Work, Take Quiz Wednesday: Review Extinction Labs, Complete Timeline Thursday: Complete Timeline, Choose Project based on Rubric Friday: Completion of Timeline and Animation	Labs Review and Correction: Aurora Lab Meteorite Impact Lab	Review and Completion Quarter End Modifications: See Wikispace	Story adventure: Students tell the story of the prediction of the planet in history, on wiki pages.
March 19th Astronomy and Space 5:Explain that gravity is an attraction between objects with mass [9] SB4.2 Astronomy and Space 6:Discuss some possible causes for mass extinctions Chp 22 and 13	Challenge: Solve the satellite communication issue. Challenge: Create a timeline of our planet (reason for satellite info) Challenge: How do we know if the planets revolve around the Earth as opposed to the planets revolving around the sun?	What is gravity? How does gravity affect our atmosphere? How does gravity play a role in Northern Lights? How does gravity play a role in mass extinctions?	Monday: Lesson Challenge: How do we know the Earth revolves around the sun? Wednesday: Lab: Modeling Synodic and Sidereal Months Thursday: Complete Timeline, Complete, Animation of Aurora Friday: Finalization of Evidence for Challenge, Voicehtread	Modeling Synodic and Sidereal Months	Activity: Voicethread Question Chapters in Book: Chapter 22 Laboratories: Modeling Synodic and Sidereal Months Quiz: Aurora Quiz, meteor quiz Application in Project: Animation, Timeline,	Story adventure: Students tell the story of the prediction of the planet in history, on wiki pages. Discussion of what should be included in the Museum Kit. .
March 26th Week 5 Describe the motion and formation of the earth-moon-sun system [9] SD3.1, [10] SB3.3 Describe the current model of our solar system, including its origin [9,10,11] SD4.4 Explain that gravity is an attraction between objects with mass [9] SB4.2	Challenge: How did the solar system form? Create an animation of the formation of the solar system. Challenge 4: Create an imaginary planet and solar system, explain how it is formed and explain what we need to have happen in order for us to live on the planet.	Where did our planet come from? Could there be other planets like ours? Do we need similar motions to our planetary systems in order for us to habitat them?	Monday: Lesson Challenge: How did the solar system form? Play Orbits on iPads, Create an animation of the formation of Solar System. HW: Quiz Wednesday: Lab: Order the Timeline, Size of the planets, and distance. What is the pattern? Thursday: Complete the Animation of the solar system. Work on Project. Choose one and write steps for creating it and tasks to complete it. Friday: Project Work, Quiz, And Lab Completion	Timeline Lab (See Link Below) Solar System Timeline Lab Orbital Mechanics, (see folder) Phet Gravity Simulation and Planet Formation	Activity: Voicethread Question Chapters in Book: Chapter 23 Laboratories: Solar System Lab Quiz: Gravity Quiz, Solar System Quiz Application in Project: Animation, Timeline,	Project: Museum Kit Story adventure: Students tell the story of the prediction of the planet in history, on wiki pages.
April 2nd Week 5 Describe the motion and formation of the earth-moon-sun system [9] SD3.1, [10] SB3.3 Describe the current model of our solar system, including its origin [9,10,11] SD4.4 Explain that gravity is an attraction between objects with mass [9] SB4.2	Challenge: How did the solar system form? Create an animation of the formation of the solar system. Challenge 4: Create an imaginary planet and solar system, explain how it is formed and explain what we need to have happen in order for us to live on the planet.	Where did our planet come from? Could there be other planets like ours? Do we need similar motions to our planetary systems in order for us to habitat them?	Monday: Quiz, Challenges Wednesday: testing Thursday: testing Friday: project work, Quizzes, Challenges need to be completed.	Timeline Lab (See Link Below) Solar System Timeline Lab Orbital Mechanics, (see folder) Phet Gravity Simulation and Planet Formation	Activity: Voicethread Question Chapters in Book: Chapter 23 Laboratories: Solar System Lab Quiz: Gravity Quiz, Solar System Quiz Application in Project: Animation, Timeline,	Project: Museum Kit Story adventure: Students tell the story of the prediction of the planet in history, on wiki pages.
April 9^th Astronomy and Space 1:Describe the birth of a star [9] SD4.1 Astronomy and Space 2:Explain how scientists can predict the age, composition, and motion of a star using the electromagnetic spectrum [9] SD3.3, [9,10,11] SD4.2 Chp 25	Challenge 3: How do Space Objects affect our planet, Part II? Challenge 3: Create an animation of the evolution of the sun.	What will happen when our sun dies? How old is our sun? Can stars die? Do we need stars?	Monday: Lesson Challenge: Answer the questions on the Star Standard Page. Electromagentic Spectrum demo and lecture, Build a Star http://www.planetseed.com/node/20127 Wednesday: Lab: Gamma Ray Bursts Thursday: Complete the Animation of the stellar evolution. Work on Project: Super Hero Character and story. Choose one and write steps for creating it and tasks to complete it. Friday: Project Work, Quiz, And Lab Completion	L1 Star Age VT L2 Lab Badge L3 Knowledge Badge (quiz) L4 Animation of Star Formation Build a Telescope for looking at SunSpots, Model the rotation of stars, Virtual lab	Activity: Voicethread Question Chapters in Book: Chapter 25 Laboratories: Spectroscope or Sun spots or Measuring Parallax or Gamma Rays Lab Quiz: Star quiz Application in Project: Animation,	Project: Museum Kit Story adventure: Students tell the story of the prediction of the planet in history, on wiki pages. Create a Super hero from a planet.

Resources: http://www2.gi.alaska.edu/planetary/

http://www.steinarknutsen.com/audio-how-to-podcast-from-your-ipad-and-publish-on-wordpress-with-audioboo/ http://auroraalive.com/lessons_advanced.html

http://pearallis.weebly.com/resources-for-creating-eportfolios.html

Evolution of our Solar System: Timeline Activity: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/timeline/activity/

Evolution of Our Solar System: http://www.johnkyrk.com/evolution.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formation_and_evolution_of_the_Solar_System

http://ircamera.as.arizona.edu/NatSci102/NatSci102/lectures/solarsysform.htm

http://phet.colorado.edu/en/contributions/view/3353

Mini Sepctroscopy: http://mo-www.harvard.edu/Java/MiniSpectroscopy.html

http://mrpalermo.com/Virtual_Spectroscopy_Lab.html