Overview: Group the Galaxies

Description:

Classroom Activity: Group the Galaxies (PDF) (370K; Adobe Reader required.)
In "Classroom Activity: Group the Galaxies," students are introduced to the information on the Galaxy Trading Cards by creating categories based on recognized patterns. The process skills used in this activity are sorting and categorizing. Mandatory and supplemental PDFs for the activity are listed below.

Execution time: 40-50 minutes

Grades: 5-7 (Target grade: 6)

• Activity PDF (370K)
Table of contents: Purpose, Materials, Instructions for Teachers, Learning Outcomes Mapped to Education Standards, Prerequisites and Misconceptions, Answer Key to Student Activity Sheet, New Vocabulary, Student Activity Sheet.

• Galaxy Trading Cards PDF (398K)
Download the PDF and make the cards.

• Teacher's Science Background:
Galaxy Q&As PDF (303K)

• Teacher's Science Background:
Constellation Q&As PDF (100K)

• Student's Background Reading:
About Galaxies PDF (598K)

• Student's Background Reading:
About Constellations PDF (205K)

• Glossary of Astronomy Terms
Related to Galaxies PDF (93K)

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Overview: Group the Galaxies