Unit 4: Astronomy - Space

Here are the learning targets for this unit of work:

• • Explain why it is useful to have special units for measuring distances in space such as Light years.

  • Understand how to convert numbers into standard scientific notation form and know how to input these numbers into a calculator properly.

  • Outline the big bang theory and understand that this is currently the most accepted  theory of how the universe began.

  • Describe the concept of red shift and explain how red shift is evidence for the big bang theory.

  • Explain how CMBR is evidence for the big bang theory.

  • Describe what a star is and describe the process of its birth.

  • Describe the process of nuclear fusion.

  • Outline the major classification of stars in the universe.

  • Describe the relationship between the size of star and its fate at the end of the star cycle.

  • Sketch a diagram to represent a star’s life cycle.

  • Explain how all matter heavier than hydrogen and helium in the universe comes from the Star Cycle.