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Unit Plan: Pulsar Astronomy
Kristen Chaffins
CI 350
5-18-14
Analyze the Learner:General Characteristics:
• The lesson that will be conducted will taught to ninth grade honors science students in Appalachia.
• The class will be roughly half girls and half boys.
Entry Competencies:
• Will have knowledge of basic astronomy and some general math skills
• Will use a computer efficiently
• Will have understanding of the internet in order to research certain topics
Learning Styles:
• Spatial
• Kinesthetic
• Interpersonal
Main Objectives:
• The students will grasp the concept of how pulsars work by observing a robotic pulsar (or binary system) and watching an instructional video with 95% accuracy by the third instructional day.
• The students will analyze 5 pulsar plots, in groups of two or three, using an online database and previously taken notes with 95% accuracy by the fifth instructional day. The students will then present a short presentation on their findings.
Day by Day:Day 1: Introduction into pulsar astronomy (what is a pulsar? why study them? etc.)
Day 2: Green Bank telescope and Arecibo telescope
Day 3: Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) and noise - How we effect pulsar astronomy
Day 4: Harmonics and Binary Systems
Day 5: Analyze pulsar plots and discuss the future of pulsars
Use of technology:
Videos
Media (sound)
Robotics
Websites/internet material
PowerPoint
Online databases
Works Cited: Picture:
Nally, Jonathan. Taking the pulse of the universe. Space and Astronomy News Daily, 3 Feb. 2011. Google. Web. 18 May 2014. <http://spaceinfo.com.au/2011/02/03/taking-the-pulse-of-the-universe/>.