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===Alien Planet Project=== | ===Alien Planet Project=== | ||
* A long-form open ended project that asks pupils to create an alien race and their local celestial environment. Pupils will consider issues such as the role that the [[Mass and weight|strength of a planet's gravitational field]] plays in the morphology of its inhabitants; or how having two or more suns would affect an orbiting planet's orbit and environment. | * A long-form open ended project that asks pupils to create an alien race and their local celestial environment. Pupils will consider issues such as the role that the [[Mass and weight|strength of a planet's gravitational field]] plays in the morphology of its inhabitants; or how having two or more suns would affect an orbiting planet's orbit and environment. | ||
| + | ===Time for Research=== | ||
| + | * Is an opportunity for the pupils to spend a double lesson in the library using the books to research, plan, create and give a presentation. | ||
===Time Machine=== | ===Time Machine=== | ||
* Is an open-ended problem-solving exercise designed for a double lesson. Pupils construct a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machine Rube Goldberg] machine to measure a period of one minute. Prizes are awarded to those pupils who come closest to 60 seconds. | * Is an open-ended problem-solving exercise designed for a double lesson. Pupils construct a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg_machine Rube Goldberg] machine to measure a period of one minute. Prizes are awarded to those pupils who come closest to 60 seconds. | ||
[[Category:Time & Space]] | [[Category:Time & Space]] | ||
Revision as of 07:33, 21 May 2008
Contents
Lesson Order
- 3-TAS-01 Gravitation
- 3-TAS-02 Solar System, Seasons and Tides
- 3-TAS-03 How Did We Get Here?
- 3-TAS-04 What is the Time?
- 3-TAS-05 Sundials and Reactions
- 3-TAS-06 Time Machine
Topics covered
- Gravitation and its role in celestial mechanics.
- The main features of the solar system.
- Cosmogony; the Big Bang and the Universe's earliest moments.
- Chronometry and the evolution of human timekeeping.
- Reaction times and how to calibrate a simple timing device.
Primary "Features"
Alien Planet Project
- A long-form open ended project that asks pupils to create an alien race and their local celestial environment. Pupils will consider issues such as the role that the strength of a planet's gravitational field plays in the morphology of its inhabitants; or how having two or more suns would affect an orbiting planet's orbit and environment.
Time for Research
- Is an opportunity for the pupils to spend a double lesson in the library using the books to research, plan, create and give a presentation.
Time Machine
- Is an open-ended problem-solving exercise designed for a double lesson. Pupils construct a Rube Goldberg machine to measure a period of one minute. Prizes are awarded to those pupils who come closest to 60 seconds.
