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Cosmic Connection InteractiveCosmic Connection Interactive
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Duration
15 mins
Instructional Strategy
Independent Practice
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Cosmic Connection

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Do you see what I see? Individuals view eight images from the Hubble Space Telescope and then determine exactly what is being shown in the images. The pictures range from the rings of Saturn to views of billions of galaxies that take up only a tiny section of the sky.

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Concepts

the hubble telescope, the universe, stars, nebula, black holes, outer planets, saturn, jupiter

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the questions as a remote learning resource to introduce an in-depth unit on the universe
  • Research the evolution of telescopes to explain why some are space-based

Classroom Considerations

  • Students should have some basic understanding of the universe
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Allows for multiple tries to arrive at the correct answer
  • Includes additional information for key terms in the form of pop-ups

Cons

  • None

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