High School Science

Galaxies and the Universe

Earth Science

Quarter 1

McGraw Hill Module 24

● Humans need certain conditions and things in order to survive (food, oxygen, water, etc.). ● Technology makes space travel possible. ● Engineers help design solutions to make space travel possible.

Defne the problem, identify criteria and constraints, develop possible solutions using models, analyze data to make improvements from iteratively testing solutions, and optimize a solution. Examples of problems could include, cosmic radiation exposure, transportation on other planets or moons, or supplying energy to space travelers. (ESS1.A, ESS1.B, ETS1.A, ETS1.B, ETS1.C)

CONCEPTS (Nouns)

SKILLS (Verbs)

● Astronomical Evidence ● Electromagnetic Radiation ● Composition of matter ● Redshift ● Cosmic Background Radiation ● Challenges to space exploration ● Structure and function ● Modeling ● Cosmic radiation exposure ● Transportation to planets/moons ● Energy supply to space travelers

● Construct an Explanation ● Interpret the Electromagnetic Spectrum ● Explain the Shifting of Light

● Designing solutions ● Defning problems ● Using models ● Data analysis ● Iteratively testing

VOCABULARY

● Cosmic background radiation ● Halo ● Big Bang Theory ● Hubble Constant

● Active Galactic Nucleus ● Quasars ● Cosmology ● Radio Galaxy

● Superclusters ● Dark matter ● Cosmology

RECOMMENDED INSPIRE RESOURCES

PAGE MATERIALS NEEDED TIME

● Launch Lab:

Phenomena Introduction

Why does it take so long to discover other galaxies?

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45 min

How big is the Milky Way?

CER

Launch Lab: How big is the Milky Way?

● Launch the Lesson: The Milky Way Galaxy

Engage

Lesson 1:

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The Milky Way Galaxy

Focus Question: Where are we in our galaxy?