Lesson 1: A History of Thinking About Planetary Models

Internet

Computer presentation software

Lesson 1A: Revisiting the Electromagnetic Spectrum

Computers with Internet access or CD-ROM

Goddard Space Flight Center. (March 1999). Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics.

Exploring the Extreme Universe! CD-ROM. Version 1.

Lesson 1B: Astronomical Scale

Computer with Internet or CD-ROM

Goddard Space Flight Center. (March 1999). Laboratory for High Energy Astrophysics.

Exploring the Extreme Universe! CD-ROM. Version 1.

Materials to create the product of choice.

Lesson 2: The Big Bang Theory

Teacher Materials

Balloons

Colored paper punch outs

Masking tape

Pin

Graph paper.

Student Materials

Pencil

Straight edge

Colored pencils

Computer with Internet access

Lesson 2B: Stellar Evolutiom

Background for Extension activity

Computer with Internet connection and CD-ROM capability

Glossary

Lesson 2B: Periodic Motion

For "Explore" activity:

Teacher

roll of masking tape

a few extra meter sticks to aid in measuring

For each group of students

two pieces of string (one approx. 60cm, one approx. 30cm)

mass of about 1/4 to 1 kg that would serve as the pendulum bob (e.g. rubber ball, piece of clay, large key, etc.)

wood block (recommended) or a piece of thick cardboard at least 30 cm x 30 cm

small brass hook that would screw into the wood or cardboard

two metric rulers

three sheets of graph paper

one data table

one metric tape measure

stop watch or digital wrist watch with sub-second timing (you will be timing swings of a pendulum in fractions of seconds)

Lesson 2C: Stars and Star Systems

Teacher

Texas Instruments 83 (or higher) graphing calculator

Calculator Based Laboratory with light probe

CHEMBIO program

headlight

Calculator

Set of Cen X-3 data (optional)

Plot of Cen X-3 data (optional)

Set of Cir X-1 data (optional)

Plot of Cir X-1 data (optional)

Set of GX 301-2 orbital period data

Plot of GX 301-2 orbital period data

Set of GX 301-2 stellar rotation period data

Plot of GX 301-2 stellar rotation period data

plot of sample/practice data

set of sample/practice data

Student Groups (groups of 3-4)

Texas Instruments 83 (or higher) graphing calculator

Metric ruler

Graph paper

Set of Cen X-3 data (optional)

Set of Cir X-1 data (optional)

Set of GX 301-2 orbital period data

Set of GX 301-2 stellar rotation period data

Plot of sample/practice data (one for each student)

Set of sample/practice data (one for each student)

Worksheet titled "Plot of a Period" (for each student)

Red and blue pencils (for each student)

Lesson 3: ORBITAL MECHANICS

Thumbtacks or pins

string

cardboard (21.5 cm x 28 cm)

metric ruler

pencil

paper

student lab handout

Lesson 4A: Grasping Gravity

Computer access and Internet access

Calculator

Pen/pencil

Lesson 4B: The Role of Gravity in the Solar System

Large ball*

Small ball

2 meters of string

Flower pot*

* A world globe can substitute for the large ball and flower pot

Lesson 5: Comparative Geology of the Solar System - Atmospheres

Desk size world map for each student pair.

Resource packet, Storm Systems. Exercise Eight. (class set)

Lesson 6: Comparative Geology of the Solar System - Landform Mapping of the Terrestrial Planets

Landform Mapping. Exercise Ten. (class set)

Clear acetate sheets

Overhead projector markers

Metric ruler

Compass

Lesson 7: Geologic Features of the Outer Planet Satellites (Supplemental Lesson, Honors G/T)

Explore activity

For each student group:

Sand, tray

colored sand

drop cloth,

creen or flour sifter

safety goggles(one for each student)

triple beam balance

ruler, lamp

calculator

Projectiles:

4 different sizes of steel ball bearings;

3 identical sized objects with different densities (large ball bearing, marble, wood or foam ball, rubber superball

Planetary Geology.

Geologic Features of Outer Planet Satellites. Exercise Thirteen. (Class set)

Clear acetate or overhead projector transparencies (2 sheets per student or group)

overhead projector markers (colored markers can be used for added clarity)

Substitutions:

Tracing paper

pencils (colored pencils for added clarity)

Lesson 8: Formation of the Solar System

Computer and Internet connection

Newsprint and markers for concept maps

Lesson 9: The Solar Connection

All activities:

Computer with Internet access

Explore Activity

Activity 1: The Sunspot Cycle

Graph paper (18 kby) - available online

Ruler

Colored pencils

Sunspot data table -available online

Optional:

Graphing calculator

Teacher notes on the graphing calculator.... - Available online Part 1(19 kby).....Part 2(16 kby)

Activity 4: Coronal Mass Ejection Plotting Activity

Student page and Teacher Answer Key -available online

Calculator

Colored pencils

Activity 5: Solar Activity and Coronal Mass Ejections

Graph paper

Colored pencils

Student worksheet -available online

Optional:

Teacher notes on the graphing calculator, Part 1 and Part 2. -available online

Graphing calculator

Activity 6: Anatomy of a CME Storm

Graph paper

Prepared transparencies -available online

Graph Summaries -available online

Combining the Clues -available online

Activity 7: Magnetic Storms from the Ground

5-station magnetic field data sheet for Students and Teacher's Answer Key -available online

Calculator

Map of Canada for Students and Teacher's Answer Key. -Available online

Extend Activity

Activity 14: IMAGE Satellite Scale Model

Compass

Ruler

8 1/2 x 11 paper

Scissors

Tape

Spacecraft Design Dimensions -Available online

Student Direction Guide -Available online

Colored pencils

Lesson 9A: The Solar Connection and the Magnetosphere

Computer with Internet access

Calculator

Student worksheet. Available: http://edmall.gsfc.nasa.gov/inv99Project.Site/Pages/earth-sunconnections/inv1/magnet.wksheet.html

Print out of procedure

Print out of Mars activity

Print out of magnet activity