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A listing of all lesson plans used in the website

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The lessons included here have been designed to be used sequentially as part of a complete unit. However, teachers are encouraged to use as much or as little of the content as they require for their particular classroom needs. Click on the lesson titles to view the lessons.

Module 1: Introduction to the Day and Night Sky

Lesson title

Classes

Curricular connections

1. Building and Using a Sundial

2

Art, Science

2. Celestial Sphere and Circumpolar Motion

1

Science

3. Constellation WebQuest

2

Science, LA,
Social Studies, ICT*

4. Summer Sky Tour

1

Science

5. Winter Sky Tour

1

Science

6. Illustrating the Constellations

1

Science, Art

Total:

8

Module 2: The Sun and Stars

Lesson title

Classes

Curricular connections

1. Stellar Magnitudes

1

Science

2. The Life of a Star

4

Science

3. Tracking and Tracing Sunspots

3

Art, Science

4. The solar cycle

2

Science, LA,
Social Studies, ICT*

5. Building a Model of the Interior of the Sun

1

Art, Science

Total:

11

Module 3: The Earth and the Moon

Lesson title

Classes

Curricular connections

1. Reasons for the Seasons

3

Science, ICT*

2. A. The Magnificent and Beautiful Aurora – webquest

1

Science

2. B. The Magnificent and Beautiful Aurora – chalk pastel ubbing

2

Art

3. Phases of the Moon

3

Science

4. Observing and Sketching the Lunar Surface

1

Science

5. Eclipses WebQuest

3

Science, ICT*

1

Science, ICT*

Total:

14

Module 4: The Planets

Lesson title

Classes

Curricular connections

1. An Explorative Journey Through the Solar System

3

Science, Art

2. Planet Interiors

1

Science, Art

3. Your Weight on Other Planets

1

Science, ICT*

4. SETI WebQuest and the Drake Equation

2

Science,
Language Arts

5. Plan a Mission to a Recently Discovered Planet

1

Science,
Language Arts

Total:

8

Module 5: Comets, Meteors and Asteroids

Lesson title

Classes

Curricular connections

1. Connecting Comets and Meteor Showers

1

Science,
Language Arts

2. The Difference Between Comets, Meteors and Asteroids

1

Science,
Language Arts

Total:

2

Module 6: The Milky Way and Beyond

Lesson title

Classes

Curricular connections

1. Our Home in the Milky Way

1

Science

2. Hunting for Galaxies in the Hubble Deep Field Images

1

Science

3. The Big Bang and the Formation of the Universe

1

Science,
Language Arts

Total:

3

Module 7: Astronomers and Their Tools

Lesson title

Classes

Curricular connections

1. Time Line of Astronomy Events and Discoveries

4

Science,
Language Arts

2. Hubble Space Telescope WebQuest

1

Science, ICT*

3. The Next Logical Step in Astronomy Research

1

Science,
Language Arts

4. Canadian Astronomer/Astronaut Research

2

Science,
Language Arts

Total:

8

Total :

55

*Information and Communications Technology