Curriculum » NC Standard Course of Study & aligned resources
Advanced Placement Earth and Environmental Science
Goal 8, Objective 8.03
Resources aligned to this objective
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- History of astronomy scavenger hunt
- A unit on astronomy inevitably and rightfully begins with a look at the history of astronomy. This activity provides students with an opportunity to learn the basic facts of the history of astronomy by using the internet.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Geol 130.
- The problem with parallax
- Students will increase their understanding of astronomical measurements by using parallax to measure distances on their school campus. They will also gain an appreciation of the difficulties with such measurements by statistically analyzing the class' results.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- By Geol 130.
Lesson plans on the web
- Black holes
- This Science NetLinks lesson introduces students to the science of black holes. (Learn more)
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Science)
- Provider: American Association for the Advancement of Science
