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The Astrophysics Science Project Integrating Research and Education (ASPIRE) website provides free access to interactive science labs with downloadable simulations for use in grades 4-9.  Half of the simulations are related to Astronomy and half pertain to general topics such as simple machines, force and motion, momentum, and kinetic energy.  Each interactive lab is designed to be visually attractive and fun, yet mentally challenging for students in the middle grades. Materials include complete lesson plans which were authored collaboratively by teachers and research scientists.

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Subjects Levels Resource Types
Astronomy
- Cosmology
- Exoplanets
= Planet Formation
- Solar System
- Stars
Classical Mechanics
- Applications of Newton's Laws
- Gravity
- Linear Momentum
- Work and Energy
Education Practices
- Active Learning
= Inquiry Learning
General Physics
- Collections
- Middle School
- Informal Education
- Instructional Material
= Activity
= Interactive Simulation
= Lesson/Lesson Plan
- Audio/Visual
= Movie/Animation
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- Educators
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Keywords:
Animations, Astronomy simulations, Interactive labs, Middle school , Simulations, inquiry, inquiry-based labs
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Metadata instance created August 23, 2005 by Caroline Hall
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August 2, 2016 by Lyle Barbato
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July 31, 2012
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AAAS Benchmark Alignments (2008 Version)

1. The Nature of Science

1B. Scientific Inquiry
  • 9-12: 1B/H2. Hypotheses are widely used in science for choosing what data to pay attention to and what additional data to seek, and for guiding the interpretation of the data (both new and previously available).

4. The Physical Setting

4A. The Universe
  • 9-12: 4A/H3. Increasingly sophisticated technology is used to learn about the universe. Visual, radio, and X-ray telescopes collect information from across the entire spectrum of electromagnetic waves; computers handle data and complicated computations to interpret them; space probes send back data and materials from remote parts of the solar system; and accelerators give subatomic particles energies that simulate conditions in the stars and in the early history of the universe before stars formed.

12. Habits of Mind

12A. Values and Attitudes
  • 6-8: 12A/M2. Hypotheses are valuable, even if they turn out not to be true, if they lead to fruitful investigations.

AAAS Benchmark Alignments (1993 Version)

4. THE PHYSICAL SETTING

A. The Universe
  • 4A (9-12) #1.  The stars differ from each other in size, temperature, and age, but they appear to be made up of the same elements that are found on the earth and to behave according to the same physical principles. Unlike the sun, most stars are in systems of two or more stars orbiting around one another.
  • 4A (9-12) #2.  On the basis of scientific evidence, the universe is estimated to be over ten billion years old. The current theory is that its entire contents expanded explosively from a hot, dense, chaotic mass. Stars condensed by gravity out of clouds of molecules of the lightest elements until nuclear fusion of the light elements into heavier ones began to occur. Fusion released great amounts of energy over millions of years. Eventually, some stars exploded, producing clouds of heavy elements from which other stars and planets could later condense. The process of star formation and destruction continues.
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Sokolsky, P. (2012, July 31). ASPIRE: Lessons. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from http://aspire.cosmic-ray.org/
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