Teaching tools > Science content reading > Overview: Hubble Is Back in Business

Description:

Star Witness news story: Hubble Is Back in Business highlights the Early Release Observations (EROs) that were taken following Hubble's successful Servicing Mission 4 in May 2009. The article includes images and captions for four of the ERO images released on Sept. 9, 2009.

Format(s) available: Printer-friendly web page; also, downloadable PDF including story and images

Grades: 5-8, but the material can be adapted for use in other grades at the teacher’s discretion

Teachers can use Star Witness news story: Hubble Is Back in Business as:

• A content reading selection. Teachers should discuss the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary prior to having students read this selection.

• An engagement activity. Have students read the selection. Ask them to explain what they know about the Hubble Space Telescope.

• An inquiry tool. Propose a question, such as "Why do you think the Hubble Space Telescope was designed to be serviced in space?” Have students read the selection and write down questions they want answered as a result of the reading.

• A source of information for class discussion. Have students read the selection. Conduct a class discussion using the questions associated with the reading.

Related materials

See the following "Fast Facts" for the featured ERO images: Butterfly Nebula, the Omega Centauri globular cluster, the pillar in the Carina Nebula , and Stephan's Quintet.

Telescopes From the Ground Up: Explore the history of telescopes, from Galileo to NASA's Great Observatories.

Teaching tools > Science content reading > Overview: Hubble Is Back in Business