Launch Pad #1 Catching Gamma Rays – build a satellite to study gamma raysEnergy from the sun. Electromagnetic (EM) spectrumLHS Grams – Activity 2, page 41Solar windsCorona What does the inside of the sun look like?ESA/NASAhttp://soho.nascom.nasa.gov Activity: telescope viewing/sun Alpha HSpectrograph – Activity 2 (electromagnetic spectrum)Water cycle bottle Angle of sunlight Activity:They are going to look at how high the sun appears in the sky during different seasons. Page 81, “The Real Reasons for Seasons”.Chalk shadow ideaQuestion: why do you think it is hotter in June than December in the U.S.?Tour of the invisible universe – Activity 4, page 82, gamma rays burst. Questions & Activities:What is the energy of the sun? Activity 2 in “Living with a star”.How does the sun appear to move in relation to the earth? “Follow the Sun”, Part 1, page 49 in FOSS Sun, Moon StarsWhat are solar flares and prominences? National Geographic – July, 2004.
Launch Pad #2 An absolute must! Cross curricula tie ins and specific application and instructions for teachers.How do scientists study the sun – gas signatures, spectragraphsSimple experiments that students could do dealing with chemistry or physical science.Something on distances to allow students to get an idea of how far the sun is.How do we connect this to students? Impact on student’s life: clothing, shadows, food, forestry, water cycleCultural ties – story telling, language arts componentArt projectsReproduce scale models (student made scale models)
Launch Pad #3 Neo Sci Light & opticsDiff gratings / prismsFollow up class exercises with spectraScience Learning Center / computers, spectrometer, to demonstrate emission and absorption spectraRelate to sun spectragraphy and the showTake home plastic diff grating – old CD’s?Use video cameras and BLOG site to record what happens after. Also collect what works and doesn’t on the blog so others can use it even beyond Shasta county.Drawing activity to visualize the solar wind.Talk about earth’s wind & storms, rain, etc.View NASA photos/artwork of sun & solar activityDraw the solar wind interacting with the earth’s atmosphere – aurora, planes, power out.How the universe works (Couper & Hurbest?) o Has many great hands-on activities. What it lacks is practical ways to make the projects. Needs a website & .pdf files – M. Huster\
Launch Pad #4 The Game of Space – review game o Stars o Planets o Astronomy o Constellations o Exploration Hertzsprund Russel Diagram of Luminosity Us Temperature gameMake the chart with various names of starGive clues that will help find the star on the HR diagram – R. GlassGEMS – Light Spectrum unitScript of the Show! TopicsNational Geographic July 2004 Issue of “Sun Bursts”.Worksheets on scale model of the sun & planets – sun being 9’ acrossThe Sun-Steele Hill – great little book on the sun/fit well in a starbucket.Scale is VAST #’s! What is a million billion?Good reference of the universe that could be in the kit.300 Astronomical objects (Firefly) Jamie WilkinsPhoto sensitive paper, UV beads, Logger Light, USB thermometer, Vernier Scientific.Sundial Bridge Field Trip – student-made sundials / VocabularyStarbucks volunteers to work! JRandom thought: Kits can be hard/time consuming/costly to maintain. To keep costs down, consider providing the “hardware” and a shopping list of consumables to teacher is responsible for.
Launch Pad #5 What are the Secrets of the Sun?Sundials/make your own Sundial Bridge – We have a HUGE Sundial in Redding!Shadows – Summer/Winter – how does the sun affect kids daily lives? Growing gardens…Cultural astronomy – local traditions from our area? Wintu?Hat Creek array – life on other planets? Doe they have similar suns?Calendars including lunar – meets 2nd grade standardsHow about some teacher training at “Before” school week? Intro teachers to project early in August.Kinesthetic astronomy lesson plansConservation message: Night sky preservation/pollutionThe skies are getting lighter! What can YOU do?MATH – How hot is the sun in terms & numbers kids can relate to? How far away?Extreme life here – Lassen hot pots. How hot can life survive?
Launch Pad #6 Magic School Bus Book & Video class setsBook sets for small groups such as the Blue Planet DiariesStory Book – lower level / non-fictionConsumables? Who replenishesSun related to weather – Blue PlanetSpace Science VideosAdvance pre-teach (have video available before)What do you call ways to add your own experience to the bucket before you pass it on?Explanation of info to educator so they can be comfortable – time saving researchHands on Kit – replenishing supplies – who’s responsible?Solar photographsLesson plan idea book – Hands on activitiesCurriculum sensitive to state standardsPhoto sensitive paperClassroom management supplies/materials for at least 35+.
Launch Pad #7 What Secrets Does the Sun Hold?Fundraising for consumables – sell Schreder Stars!, Baskets in stores for consumable donations with shopping lists!“Colors of the Sun to the class First!”Solar Walk w/t-shirts (sales – like turkey shoot)Literature book w/study guide questionsRadio promo with donation envelopes – p/u at Starbucks “Regent & Starbucks!”Ability to track a star.Small digital camera or camcorder to record kid’s progression x 2Computer software w/camera to link to NASA & shuttleLink to weather serviceColor filter glassesHands on Project! With consumable materials for up to 35 kids – fundraising for consumables.Are blue books AR?Sun Power Go Labs
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