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Since the dawn of time, mankind has looked to the heavens in wonder.  In pre-recorded history stories were told to explain what was seen in the night and day time skies.  As man became more scientific, discoveries were made that increased man’s reach beyond the blue planet we call home.  Today we continue to make new discoveries with only a miniscule amount of the universe being revealed. We are able to learn things about our planet as we look back at ourselves from space. A Journey Through Space and Time Through the Eyes of Different Cultures is an interdisplinary unit which travels through time and space beginning with the first astronomers and early telescopes culminating with the Hubble Space telescope and satellites.  The focus is on how we view cosmic bodies beyond the planets in our solar system as well as satellites which allow us to look back at ourselves.  The study of stars, including our own sun is also a focus area.  Students will investigate the constellations and the mythological stories that surround them from around the world.  This unit is designed to broaden the students’ awareness of astronomy and the impact it has on ancient and modern cultures.               This unit provides the learner with opportunities to work both independently and cooperatively on research, problem solving, creative thinking, and inquiry based learning activities.  The concepts are taught through a multi-disciplinary approach using content that has been accelerated for the primary grade student.  They will never look up at the night sky and think the same way again.

You are a very famous astronomer who works for an important national/ international observatory.  You have recently discovered an amazing stellar find through your research and nightly observations. You will be attending an international cosmology conference in late Spring 2007.  Prepare a multi-dimensional presentation to introduce your new discovery.  Make sure you dress your part and have examples of your discovery of the space frontier.

|| General || Deep Sky Objects || Stars || Astronomers || Constellations || Galaxies || Eclipses || Satellites || The Sun || Hubble || General Resources: Cobb Virtual Library Nettrekker Video Streaming Wikipedia Seeing In The Dark Space Images and Deep Sky Objects NASA Space Place Space Images NASAexplores Deep Sky Objects - galaxy names, etc Pictures of Space Power of Ten site The Night Sky This Week Space Picture of the Day - Archive Night Lights - Stellar Images AstroImages.org - Look at different stellar objects that are deep in space Bill & Ted's Excellent Web page Space.com Star Trails Life of a Star Life Cycle of a Star - Brain Pop video Kidastronomy.com - Stars Astronomy for Kids - Stars Enchanted Learning - Stars Life Cycle of a Star Why do stars Twinkle? Life Cycle of a Star Life of a Star Black Holes   Who were the first Astronomers? Galileo Galileo's Experiments Scientific Method - click on try experiment - middle of the page Newton Newton's Laws 1 Newton's Three Laws The Physics Classroom Copernicus N. Copernicus Thinking Like An Astronomer Constellations Ursa Major Myths Constellation viewer Night Sky planner: gives information on astronomy events Kids Astronomy Make a Star Finder Constellations background information Eclipse Information Nasa Eclipse Information Why do they happen? What is an eclipse? Mr. Eclipse Galaxies Classifying Galaxies PlanetQuest: Galaxies Satellites USGS: Earth resources observation & science: USGS Earthshots: satellites images of environmental change Sputnik TRACE - Picture of the Day The Sun Layers of the sun Sun safety Measuring time YOHKOH - Japanese spacecraft Brain Pop Video Galileo Video Are sunspots really on the sun? Galileo - Sunspots - video   Hubble Telescope Hubble Deep Field Academy Make Your Own Hubble Where is Hubble Now? Star Hopping Background Information   Ulysses Space Craft Big Bear Solar Observatory

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