In this inquiry, students predict the best place to stargaze in Arizona based on the brightness of the night sky. Students are introduced to the concept of light pollution and Globe at Night, a global citizen science project in which volunteers monitor limiting magnitude, a measure of night sky brightness. Click on teacher resources for teaching guides and handouts.

Concepts

data analysis, histograms, mean, probability

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Additional Tags

light pollution, mapping, variability, bscs: globe at night-dark skies, oral argument, scientific investigation

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional