Part 1 - Deep Space

Phenomenon: What makes a planet habitable?

• 1.1 Goal Setting

• 1.2 The Big Bang + Slides - Additional hands-on activity adapted from a lab from Tiff (HS-ESS1-2)

• Lab 1: Universe Expansion - Adapted from a lab from Tiff (HS-ESS1-2)

• 1.3 Star Life Cycles + Slides + Teacher Copy (HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-3)

• Lab 2: Properties of Stars + Star Circles (cut out, consider laminating) + Graph Template (poster size and laminate) (HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-3)

• 1.4 Fusion and Nucleosynthesis + Slides (HS-ESS1-1, HS-ESS1-3)

• 1.5 Exoplanets NOVA Lab + Slides + Educator Guide + Teacher Copy (HS-ESS1-2, HS-ESS1-4) - This can be a good sub plan - if you start this with students one day, have them finish with a Sub! The whole activity takes quite a long time; I suggest just focusing on rehoming 2-3 alien species for a single class.

Part 2 - Our Solar System

Phenomenon: How can we adapt to life on Mars?

• 1.6 The Sun and Sunspots + Slides (HS-ESS1-4, HS-ESS1-7, HS-ESS3-1)

• Cluster Questions 1A (available on my Buy Me a Coffee site)

• 1.7 Planet Classification + Slides (HS-ESS1-6)

• Lab 3: Kepler’s Laws (HS-ESS1-4)

• 1.8 Orbits and Eccentricity + Slides + Data Template (HS-ESS1-4)

• 1.9 Lunar Cycles + Slides + Stimuli (HS-ESS1-7)

  • • 1.9 Lunar Cycles (Updated) + Slides - Includes apparent diameter but takes out types of tides

• 1.X Unearthing Mars Pre-Lab + Slides - Time this on a day you have about 30 minutes to fill

• Cluster Questions 1B (available on my Buy Me a Coffee site)

• 1.10 Forming The Moon + Stimuli + Slides (HS-ESS1-7)

• 1.Z Angular Size (HS-ESS1-4, HS-ESS1-7) - Extra Credit or optional project

• Lab 4: Sun’s Path (HS-ESS1-7)

• 1.11 Revolution and Insolation + Slides (HS-ESS1-7, HS-ESS2-4)

• State Lab: Unearthing Mars Investigation

Not used

• Exoplanets Worksheet from JPL 

• Constellations

• Solstices and Equinoxes (HS-ESS1-7, HS-ESS2-4)

• Revolution and Insolation (HS-ESS1-7, HS-ESS2-4)