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- Appropriate grades
- 6
- Subjects
- science (astronomy)
- Provider
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
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In this Science NetLinks lesson, students will make their own night-sky observations, diagram and describe what they see, and will then look at pictures taken by telescopes. They will compare the two ways of observing to confirm what telescopes can reveal about the night sky. They will also learn about Galileo and contemplate how the telescope helped him make his discoveries 400 years ago.
North Carolina Curriculum Alignment
Science (2005)
Grade 6
- Goal 5: The learner will build understanding of the Solar System.
- Objective 5.01: Analyze the components and cycles of the solar system including:
- Sun.
- Planets and moons.
- Asteroids and meteors.
- Comets.
- Phases.
- Seasons.
- Day/year.
- Eclipses.
- Objective 5.01: Analyze the components and cycles of the solar system including:
