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Introduction
Introduction
Watch the video to learn more about the activities.
Challenges
Challenges
Challenges
Challenges
Some of the activities in this lesson are must do activities. These are also called a mini challenge. Please have a go at the should do activities and reach out to your teacher if you need assistance. You could also spend some extra time problem solving a solution to these challenges. Finally, there are super challenge activities, the could do activities. We strongly encourage you to try these.
Activity 1 - Using light to communicate distances in space
Activity 1 - Using light to communicate distances in space
Astronomers use the distance that light travels in a unit of time and as a unit of distance.
Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation. All forms of electromagnetic radiation, radio waves, light rays, UV rays and so on, travel at the same speed: approximately 300,000 km/s (1 million times faster than a jumbo jet).
Task 1 - Electromagnetic spectrum from NASA
Task 1 - Electromagnetic spectrum from NASA
As a refresher, watch this video on the Electromagnetic spectrum from NASA.
In your exercise book or folder:
List 3 facts from the video
Write 2 things you found interesting.
Write 1 question you still have about the electromagnetic spectrum.
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Task 2 - Naming units of distance
Task 2 - Naming units of distance
When we look at the sun, the light we see left the sun 8 minutes ago.
Answer the following questions in your exercise book or folder.
A light minute is how far light travels in one ___________ .
A light hour is how far it travels in one ___________ .
A light ___________ is how far light travels in one year.
Task 3 - Researching travel times in space
Task 3 - Researching travel times in space
Use the internet to find the information to answer the following questions.
How long does it currently take a space craft to travel to Mars?
If a space craft was traveling at the speed of light how long would it take to travel to Mars?
What is limiting our capacity to travel to further objects in the universe?
Complete this activity using the template.
Click on the button to open a new tab and view the Google Doc.
Click on the Use Template button to create a copy for you to edit.
Handing in your work
Handing in your work
Don't forget to hand in the work you completed today!
Your teacher will have told you to do one of the following:
Upload any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your Learning Management system (MS Teams, Google Classroom for example).
Email any digital documents you created and any photos you took of your written work to your teacher.
Make sure you keep any hand written work you did in your exercise book or folder as your teacher may need to see these when you are back in class.
Student reflection
Student reflection
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