What are the layers and features of the · Sun? How is the process of energy · production in the Sun explained? How are the three types of spectra · defined? How are distances between stars · measured? What is the difference between · brightness and luminosity? What are the properties used to classify · stars? What is the relationship between mass · and a star’s evolution? What are the features of massive and · regular star life cycles? How is the universe affected by life · cycles of stars? What is the size and shape of our · galaxy? What are the different of variable · stars? Where are the different types of stars in · a galaxy located? How do astronomers classify galaxies? · How are galaxies organized into · clusters and superclusters? How is the expansion of the universe · described? What are the different models of the · universe? How is expansion related to each of the · models? What is the importance of the Hubble · constant? Unit Objectives Unit Objectives Students will know… Students will be able to… Characteristics of the universe in Describe characteristics of the universe in · · of time, distance, and organization. terms of time, distance, and organization. The visible and invisible parts of the Identify the visible and nonvisible of the · · electromagnetic spectrum. electromagnetic spectrum. Refracting and reflecting telescopes. Compare refracting telescopes and reflecting · · How telescopes for nonvisible telescopes. ·
· What are the layers and features of the Sun? · How is the process of energy production in the Sun explained? · How are the three types of spectra defined? · How are distances between stars measured? · What is the difference between brightness and luminosity? · What are the properties used to classify stars? · What is the relationship between mass and a star’s evolution? · What are the features of massive and regular star life cycles? · How is the universe affected by life cycles of stars? · What is the size and shape of our galaxy? · What are the different of variable stars? · Where are the different types of stars in a galaxy located? · How do astronomers classify galaxies? · How are galaxies organized into clusters and superclusters? · How is the expansion of the universe described? · What are the different models of the universe? · How is expansion related to each of the models? · What is the importance of the Hubble constant? Unit Objectives Students will know… · Characteristics of the universe in of time, distance, and organization. · The visible and invisible parts of the electromagnetic spectrum. · Refracting and reflecting telescopes. · How telescopes for nonvisible Unit Objectives Students will be able to… · Describe characteristics of the universe in terms of time, distance, and organization. · Identify the visible and nonvisible of the electromagnetic spectrum. · Compare refracting telescopes and reflecting telescopes.
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