Title of Unit – Year 10 Space Science

Subject `Earth and Space Sciences Timeframe 4 Weeks

Developed By Christine Kusznir

Desired Results

Learning Outcomes: Australian Curriculum content descriptors addressed in this unit.

Science Understanding: The universe contains features including galaxies, stars and solar systems and the Big Bang theory can be used to explain the origin of the universe (ACSSU188)

o Identifying the evidence supporting the Big Bang theory, such as Edwin Hubble’s observations and the detection of microwave radiationo Recognising that the age of the universe can be derived using knowledge of the Big Bang theoryo Describing how the evolution of the universe, including the formation of galaxies and stars, has continued since the Big Bang

Science as a Human Endeavour: Scientific understanding, including models and theories, are contestable and are refined over time through a process of review by the scientific community (ACSHE191) Advances in scientific understanding often rely on developments in technology and technological advances are often linked to scientific discoveries (ACSHE192)

Science Inquiry Skills: Select and use appropriate equipment, including digital technologies, to systematically and accurately collect and record data (ACSIS200) Communicate scientific ideas and information for a particular purpose, including constructing evidence-based arguments and using appropriate scientific language,

conventions and representations (ACSIS208)

Throughout the Learning Plan explicit links to the Australian Curriculum are made using the codes above.

Prior knowledge: (year level, content descriptor)

Year 7 - Predictable phenomena on Earth, including seasons and eclipses, are caused by the relative positions of the sun, Earth and the moon (ACSSU115)

General Capabilities: How will this unit promote…?

Literacy Elements of literacy addressed by this unit include; Compreheding texts through listening, reading and viewing

o Navigate, read and view learning area textso Interpret and analyse area texts

Word Knowledgeo Understand learning area vocabulary

Assessed through writing a practical report and short answer questions in summative test.

Intercultural Understanding The opportunity will be taken to look at Australian Aboriginal astronomy. This relates to examining the relevance of the motion of the sun, moon, stars and planets to indigenous Australian culture.

Personal and Social Capability A project activity will be undertaken during the unit requiring students to share ideas with the class through a suitable presentation. ‘Jigsaw’ activities will also require students to communicate and share ideas.

ICT Capability The unit uses tests (Kahoot or Socrative) and requires student viewing of videos and other digital media via iPad or computers. Students may produce a video or other multimedia presentation as the output of their project. Accessing digital resources will also be required for classroom and homework activities as well as use of instrumentation such as a spectrometer.

Critical and creative thinking Inquiring – identifying, exploring and organising information and ideas Identify and clarify information and ideas Organise and process information

Numeracy Estimating and calculating with whole numbers Understand and use numbers in context

The unit also uses large numbers and scientific notation when exploring ideas such as the distances between stars. Students also engage in data collection and analysis for practical activities.

Ethical behavior The scientific study of the origin and structure of the universe yields answers to questions that were once the purview of religion and myth. What is done with this knowledge, what is its ultimate meaning, should be an essential component of the science of cosmology. This issue could be explored in the context of Astrology or Creationism (http://www.boulder.swri.edu//~bullock/cosmo_ethics.pdf)

Key Ideas: Student outcomes:

Students will know that...The universe contains features including galaxies, stars and solar systems. The Big Bang theory can be used to explain the origin of the universe. The age of the universe can be derived using knowledge of the Big Bang theory.Study of the universe involves multidisciplinary teams of specialists.Motion of planets around the sun is elliptical and follows Kepler’s three laws.

Students will be able to…Identify the evidence supporting the Big Bang theory, such as Edwin Hubble’s observations and the detection of microwave radiation. Describe how the evolution of the universe, including the formation of galaxies and stars, has continued since the Big Bang.Describe the formation of galaxies and stars. Plan and conduct a research activity and present findings to the class.

Week Day/lesson Content topic Lesson activitiesWeek 6 Friday IntroWeek 7 Thursday BrightnessWeek 8 Monday Colour, nuclear fusion Spectrometer prac

Thursday Star life cycle Oral presentation prepFriday Star life cycle, Galaxies

Week 9 Monday Steady state, big bangThursday big bangFriday Oral presentations

Week 10 Monday Oral presentationsThursday Revision/finishFriday Test

Learning Plan

Teaching and learning lessons and activities

How will students experience and explore the key ideas in the unit?

Lessons per week: 3Lesson Duration: 80 minutes

# Title (duration)

Content Time Lesson Activities Homework Resources

Week 6 - Stars 7.1 Stars Pearson Science 10

1Fri

2:10-3:30p

m

Introduction and review

Introduction

Determine prior knowledge of:Universe, our solar system, planets,

Brightness and magnitudeDistance between starts

2:15pm2:30pm

5 mins

3:00pm

3:15pm

3:25pm

Intro/mark rollRole play: students demo solar system, relative size with fruit

Students devise Mnemonic for planet order: My Very Elderly Mother Just Sat on Uncle Ned and share with class

Practice questions

Parallax inquiry, answer questions

Recap lesson and set homework

Test revision Test on Monday 31 August

7.1 Stars Pearson Science 10 pg 215-229

Powerpoint slides

*Paper*Photo booth props*Fruit for planet size demo

Things that worked well:*Mnemonic activity worked well, students wrote ideas on the board*Lining up students in planet order not so interesting but fruit size comparison really good! Engaging.*Used questioning effectively*Parallax activity effective, more engaging with photo booth props and faces*Pigeon link very engaging as lesson finisher

Things to work on:*Astrology vs Astronomy idea fell flat, students not heard of it so I quickly moved on*Stricter on no talking while I am, nip in bud. Difficult time slot as Friday afternoon but demand attention.*Learn names!!

2Mon

12:05- 1:25p

m

Topic TestChemical Reactions

Topic Test: Chemical Reactions 12:05pm(40 mins)

Short lesson due to standing assembly and parent teacher interviews, topic test took up entire lesson.

Week 7 - Stars 7.1 Stars Pearson Science 10

Title Content Time Lesson Activities Homework Resources

2Thurs 8:45-

10:05am

Recap last lesson: Name of planetsLight yearsSpeed of lightParsecsBrightness – apparent and absolute magnitude

Star colour and temperature

Name a star

Students complete questions while homework is checked – run through any as a class

Apparent and absolute magnitude

Colour and electromagnetic spectrum

Check:Text book questions– selected7811

HOMEWORKResources\Stars Question worksheet 1 - CAK.doc1, 2, 3 4, 6

Name a star frame

Student notes handoutAstronomy Summary #1.docx

Extra activities:

http://www.solarsystemscope.com/scope.swf(interactive site)

Kahoot quiz

Reflection:Students loved my named star, very engaging and able to recap knowledge from previous lesson.Students struggled with math in homework so spend extra time going through working out on the board. Retaught scientific notation and converting units.Not much content covered, used symbol for note taking from presentation – effective for me and the students.Had to refocus attention lot, next time will befirmer.

Fri 2:10-3:30p

m

NO LESSON STUDENT FREE DAY NO LESSON STUDENT FREE DAY

Week 8 - Stars 7.1 Stars Pearson Science 10

Title Content Time Lesson Activities Homework Resources

3Mon

12:05- 1:25p

m

Colour, spectrum

Spectrometer prac – pg 228, discussion questions

FusionLife cycle of a star – H-R diagramRed giantsSupergiants

Fraunhofer lines role play

Spectrometer prac – pg 228, discussion questions

Nuclear fusionhttp://www.solarsystemscope.com/scope.swfThey Might Be Giants - Why Does the Sun Shine(2 min song)

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PM9CQDlQI0A(5 min lifecycle of a star clip)

Check HOMEWORKResources\Stars Question worksheet 1 - CAK.docQ1, 2, 3 4, 6

HOMEWORK/classworkQ5, 7, 8, 9Study for calc quiz first few key ideas

Resources\Stars Question worksheet 1 - CAK.doc

Spectrometer and different globes

Extra activities:

http://www.solarsystemscope.com/scope.swf(interactive site)

Kahoot quiz

Reflection:Element emitting light and Fraunhofer lines role play worked really well.Theory is better with symbol legend for note taking.Spectrometer prac and discussion questions went well, didn’t take very long but interesting and engaging.Went through homework questions and set revision for a quick quiz next lesson.

Things to work on: Class management – stricter with talkers and ensure students notes are organized and neat.

Wk 8 Title Content Time Lesson Activities Homework Resources

4Thurs 8:45-

10:05am

Quiz on calculating/converting distances

FusionLife cycle of a star – H-R diagram

Give assignment

Student independent work time on oral presentation.

Quiz on calculating/converting distances

Life cycle of a star – H-R diagramRed giants

Give out assignment, allocate topics and talk through assignment.

Student independent work time.

HOMEWORK checkQ5, 7, 8, 9

HOMEWORK: oral presentation

Quiz

Oral presentation assignment sheet

Extra activities: Kahoot quiz

Reflection:Better classroom management, good feedback about using names and setting clear expectations in class.Good range of activities.Most students bombed out in quiz!Will briefly talk about answers but not going through it, no time and they can see me later if they want help.Ran out of time to work on oral so will do next time.Get students to write due dates in their diaries.Keep an eye on girls in the back row.

Wk 8 Title Content Time Lesson Activities Homework Resources

5Fri

2:10-3:30p

m

540

15

20

Quick comments about quizLifecycle of a star

Go through oral presentation, give exampleStudent independent work time on oral presentation.

Give solutions to quiz, invitation to see me to go through answers

Oral presentation

Handout: stars notes

Extra activities: Kahoot quiz

Notes:Get students to write due dates in their diaries.Oral presentation on Friday 18th , Monday 21st September

Reflection:

Lesson went well, was conscious of getting attention before speaking, last lesson of the day so had to be persistent. Feedback – even more!

Feedback – great summary flowchart and could have had students copy down. Will do again next lesson as a recap and have students copy down.

Good clear, expectations about quiz results, homework and offer to catch up if struggling with calculations.

Week 9 - Cosmology 7.2Cosmology Pearson Science

Title Content Time Lesson Activities Homework Resources

6Mon

12:05- 1:25p

m

Recap and summariseLife cycle of a star – H-R diagramBlack holes

Galaxies, steady state

Show example of oral presentation

Student independent work time on oral presentation (20-30 mins)

15 min

30 min

5 min30 min

Oral presentation Powerpoint presentation

Extra activities:

Kahoot quiz

Notes:Catch up with Isaac, give oral presentation topic

Reflection:

Really good lesson, excellent feedback from mentor.Recapped lifecycle of a star by rewatching 5 min video and students contributing to me drawing lifecycle flowchart on the board with notes for them to copy.I gave very clear expectations of the marks for their oral presentation and gave students an example of one.I remembered to catch up with Isaac about the lessons he had missed and noted who was absent today and emailed them about our lesson.I didn’t cover much of cosmology but gave the class the last time in class on their presentations to ask questions and after explaining they got marks for working in class – everyone was on task!

7Thurs 8:45-

10:05am

Steady state model

Big Bang Theory

Red shift, Doppler effect

Continue with powerpoint Oral presentation

Extra activities:

Kahoot quiz

Unit review pg 235Q:3569101112

Notes:

Give my name/email for sharing

Aurora Borealis – send to Bek!

Reflection:

Several students can in late, next time pull them up on it (wasn’t sure what to do about it at the time), apparently they are regularly late.

Things I did well:Follow up on aurora question – but Bek wasn’t there!Recap last lesson, background on theories of the origin of the universe, video link to explain redshift, corrected chatter of girls.Finished with a Kahoot quiz which they loved, will make another for revision but this time will give students longer to answer questions.Next theory lesson, explain red/blue shift further.

8Fri

2:10-3:30p

m

Oral presentations Students are randomly drawn to present their oral presentations. Format: 3 students present, 3 students mark each three.Next 3 students present, new 3 students mark.8x3 sets of presentations.Fit in as many as possible!

Have oral presentation shared by lesson 2.

Notes:Presentations arranged to be done on Monday:Bridget BTysonIsaacSebastian

Reflection:All students were organized and a little nervous. I spent a few minutes giving them a pep talk and a few minutes silence to settle and calm them. They all did really well, presenting in lots of 3 worked really well, with the same students marking 3 at a time. Got through 12!Sophie skipped class and will be away next week.

Week 10 - Cosmology 7.2Cosmology Pearson Science

Title Content Time Lesson Activities Homework Resources

9Mon

12:05- 1:25p

m

20

Oral presentations

Revisit red/blue shift

Cosmology – timeline of universe

Notes:Presentations on Monday:Bridget BTysonIsaacSebastian

Extra activities:

Kahoot quiz

Unit review pg 235Q:3569101112

Reflection:

Title Content Time Lesson Activities Homework Resources

10Thurs 8:45-

10:05am

Cosmology – timeline of universeIsaac oral presentationRevision – worksheet and answersIndividually help students

Test revision Tests and revision\10 ASTRONOMY Revision WORKSHEET 2015 CAK.docx

Extra activities:

Kahoot quiz

Pictionary astronomy words

Reflection:

11Fri

2:10-3:30p

m

Summative Assessment

20

Final Summative Test for Unit (written test paper)

Activity Pictionary astronomy words

Tests and revision\Year 10 Science - Astronomy Test 2015 CAK.doc

Not here for test:Lauren

Reflection:

Quizlet multiple choice questions, flip cards

https://quizlet.com/23032578/test

Solar System

1. Solar System Interactive Scopehttp://www.solarsystemscope.com/scope.swf

2. Solar System from Astronomy for Kidshttp://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm

3. Solar System Exploration NASAhttp://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm

4. Bill Arnett Nine Planets Webpagebill.nineplanets.org/

5. Differences between Inner and Outer Planetshttp://www.bobthealien.co.uk/innerouter.htm

6. All About Solar System from Enchanted Learninghttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/solarsystem/

7. Solar System - BBC Bitesizes GSCEhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/ocr_gateway_pre_2011/living_future/6_solar_system1.shtml

8. Solar System - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratoryhttp://www.jpl.nasa.gov/solar-system/

9. Solar System from National Geographichttp://science.nationalgeographic.com.au/science/space/solar-system/

10. What's the Difference between a Comet, Astreroid, Meteoroid, Meteor and Meterorite?http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/space/cometasteroidmeteoroiddifferences.html

Universe

1. The Concept of the Universehttp://www.teachade.com/resources/support/5035b2559ee2d.swf

2. All About Astronomy - Enchanted Learninghttp://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/

3. Scale of the Universe Enhanced – wonderful animationhttp://inciswf.com/scale_of_universe_enhanced.swf

4. BBC Space – Explore the planets, black holes, stars and morehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/

5. Faulkes Telescope  Educational Guidehttp://www.le.ac.uk/ph/faulkes/web/r_intro.htm

6. Astronomy for Kids from KidsAstronbomy.comhttp://www.kidsastronomy.com/

7. Windows to the Universe - Square Kilometre Arrayhttp://www.ska.gov.au/about/Pages/default.aspx

8. Big Bang Theory for Beginnershttp://naasbeginners.co.uk/AbsoluteBeginners/Big_Bangs_Little_Bangs.htm

Galaxies

1. Galaxy Classification – Galaxy statisticshttp://library.thinkquest.org/04apr/00533/Astronomy%20Web%20Site/Milky2.swf

2. Galaxies – Mr. Hardy – Tim and Mobyhttp://mrhardy.wikispaces.com/Galaxies.swf

3. Earth to the Farthest Visible Reacheshttp://www.classzone.com/books/earth_science/terc/content/visualizations/es2808/flash/es2808_galaxy_g.swf

4. Galaxies from National Geographichttp://science.nationalgeographic.com.au/science/space/universe/galaxies-article/

Life Cycle of Stars

1. YouTube - The Life Cycle of Stars by Dr. Tim O'Brienhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PM9CQDlQI0AScripts:  Life Cycle of Stars

2. A star dies and others will formhttp://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/image_galleries/collection/sirtf_flash/universe.swf

3. Life Cycle of Stars – Mr. Hardy – Tim and Mobyhttp://mrhardy.wikispaces.com/Lifecycle+of+Stars.swf

4. Nebula and other Stars – life cycleshttp://www.thelangtonstarcentre.org/resources/Lifecycle%20of%20a%20Star/Lifecycle.swf

5. Life Cycle of a Star (like the Sun)http://mrnussbaum.com/flash/starcycle.swf

6. Life Cycle of a Massive and a Small Starhttp://www.des.prn.bc.ca/elementary/space7/flash/starlc.swf

7. Biggest Star Ever Found Is Ripping Apart from Space.comhttp://www.space.com/23227-biggest-star-universe-death-throes.html

8. Live and Death of Starshttp://www.astronomynotes.com/evolutn/s5.htm

Other Celestrial object and matter

1. What are Quasars? from COSMOShttp://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/Q/Quasar

2. Black Holes are out therehttp://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/black_holes/blackholes_intro.swf

Rockets

1. What is a Rocket? from NASAhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/rocketry/home/what-is-a-rocket-k4.html

2. How does a Rocket Work? Videojughttp://www.videojug.com/film/how-does-a-rocket-w

3. Rocket Science Interactive Gameshttp://www.gamephysics.info/swf/rocketscience.swf ork

4. Rocket launch Simulation from Sciencelearn Hubhttp://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/Contexts/Rockets/Sci-Media/Interactive/Rocket-launch-simulation

5. Rocket Games Onlinehttp://www.learn4good.com/games/flying/launcharocketgame.htm 

Tools and Equipment for Space Exploration

1. International Space Station - NASA Kid zonehttp://solc.gsfc.nasa.gov/modules/kidszone3/mainMenu.php

2. Satellites and Space Probes from Scholastic.comhttp://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/satellites-and-space-probes

3. Space Missions - BBC SOlar Systemhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/solarsystem/space_missions

4. Space Shuttle Program - a brief historyhttp://edition.cnn.com/2013/10/21/us/space-shuttle-program-fast-facts/

Revision

1. Astronomy in Questions and Answershttp://www.guide-to-astronomy.narod.ru/

2. Astronomy - Universe Beyond our Solar System Notes by Mr. E. Hung10Astronomy Notes  (large file size)