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Steve Cogan, M.P.H.
Capistrano Unified School District
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Science WebQuests from all years
Suggested Grade Level: 6 to 9 ??
California Content Standards: - Note these
are only examples. Use the links below to find the standards for your WebQuest.
Grade 6: Investigation and Experimentation (7a, b, c, e, g, h)
Grade 7: Investigation and Experimentation (7a, b, c, e)
Grade 8: Investigation and Experimentation (9a, b, e)
Grade 9: Investigation and Experimentation (1a, c, d, i)
Science-Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade
12-Earth Sciences
2c Evidence that all elements with an
atomic number greater than that of Lithium have been formed by nuclear
fusion in stars.
Science-Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade
12-Earth Sciences
2d Stars differ in their life cycles,
and visual, radio, and X-ray telescopes collect data that reveal these
differences.
Search the standards:
S.C.O.R.E.
Lessons Standards Search by Grade and Subject
S.C.O.R.E.
Standards and Framework
California Content Standards
Grades K-12
California Content Standards
Grades K-12 - Science - PDF Format
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Background:
Students should have a basic understanding of the physical properties
of matter such as phase changes and temperature.
Prior to this webquest, students should be oriented with the types
of light of the electromagnetic spectrum and the structural layers of the
Sun.
Skills:
(Examples)
Computer literacy.
Interpreting data, making inferences, forming hypotheses, making predictions,
graphing.
Effective use of Internet resources including searching and being able
to recognize credible websites for sources of information.
Assessment:
(Examples)
Poster projects, presentations, modeling, puzzle designing, worksheets,
peer evaluation, rubric, interactive quizzes and Internet activities.
Enrichment:
(Examples)
Presentations - PowerPoint or Hyperstudio, student created web page,
web based activites.
See the Life Cycles of Stars NASA curriculum packet below for an assortment
of ideas for enrichment
For some advanced interactives especially one on the H-R Diagram go
to the Online
Learning Center
For advanced understanding of how stars are classified
see - H-R
Digaram page
Students can view a virtual
telescope site to create wonderful teslescopic images.
Check out the Earth
and Moon Viewer page and Interactive
Earth viewer from space
For example, Density
Lab - Requires a free user name and password: UN = littleone
PW = toronto
List of Website References/Resources:
Sheppard's Science Resources /
U.C.I. SSI
The Evolutionary
Cycle of Stars
WMAP Cosmology
101: Life Cycle of Stars
CNN
- New Hubble image shows life cycle of stars - June 1, 1999
X-ray
Astronomy: Supernovae and their remnants - Introduction
Sea and Sky: Stars
Background:
Life Cycles of Stars
Scientific
Background for Life Cycle of Stars
CNNfyi.com
- Lesson Plan: Supernova Chandra - April 26, 2000
Explorations:
Stars, Galaxies, and Planets | Interactives
Life
Cycles of Stars NASA Curriculum Packet
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