Exploring the Electromagnetic Spectrum: The Herschel Experiment and Star Light, Star Bright

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Exploring the Electromagnetic SpectrumThe
Herschel Experiment andStar Light, Star Bright

• Dr. Denise Smith
• Origins Education Forum
• HST Formal Education
• Space Telescope Science Institute

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Hubble Space Telescope
Stunning views of the universe in the
ultraviolet, visible, and infrared
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Communicating the Excitement of the Universe
Involves scientists and teachers
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Resources for Classroom Use
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Using HST Data and Research in the Classroom
Tie resources to national education standards
build math, science, and technology skills (GOAL
is not just astronomy!!)
http//amazing-space.stsci.edu
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What is Special About Amazing Space?

• Created by scientists and teachers
• Promotes learning by exploring and making visual
  connections
• Designed for easy use
• Grade appropriate
• Standards
• Links
• Evaluation

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Using Amazing Space Online Lessons
Check out the lesson!
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Target Grades 6-9 Skill Areas Science, Applied
Math, Reading Graph Interpretation, Technology
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Amazing Space Star Light, Star Bright

• Objectives
• identify properties of waves
• explore the relationship between energy,
  wavelength, and frequency
• show how a stars temperature can be inferred
  from its color

To go directly to Star Light, Star
Bright http//amazing-space.stsci.edu/light/index
.html
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Teaching Tips!

• Written by teachers for teachers
• Designed to help you plan your lesson
• How to use the lesson in different classroom
  settings
• How to customize your lesson

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Educators Using Amazing Space Online Activities

• Teacher designed activities
• Internet based research lesson
• Web resource
• Homework Helper
• Workshops and technology courses
• Teacher training
• School districts correlation with local
  education standards

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Hardcopy Materials HST Lithographs

• Eagle Eskimo Nebula
• Definitions
• Electronic Address
• Fast Facts
• Image Description
• Science Background

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Compare Contrast Activity

• Differences
• Age
• Stellar Events
• Location
• Similarities
• Composition
• Scale
• Gravity

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Coming Soon Stellar Evolution Educators Guide
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Using HST News in the Classroom
The latest new stories content information to
use with your students.
http//hubble.stsci.edu
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HubbleSite News Views

• content reading that gives updated information
  not found in most classroom textbooks
• the most recent news releases and archives
  organized by topic and year

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HubbleSite Stories

• Images
• Animations
• Fast Facts
• Video Clips
• Related Links
• Illustrations

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Planetary Vacation
Assignment Create a brochure for travel to a
planet. Student Jessica LaPrade, 4th Grade.
Research and images were derived from NASA Web
sites. Teacher Ms. Browne Halstead Academy
Baltimore, MD

• This view of Uranus was taken by the Hubble Space
  Telescope

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Finding Related Resources for the Classroom
Search for related resources produced by NASAs
Office of Space Science!
http//teachspacescience.org
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How Can I Share My Opinions?
Tell Us What You Think
First Contact
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Bringing Scientists and Educators Together
http//ideas.stsci.edu
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Sites to Remember

• http//amazing-space.stsci.edu
• http//hubble.stsci.edu
• http//sirtf.caltech.edu
• http//teachspacescience.org