Successful asteroid hunting guaranteed
Develop a set of articles that middle school students can work through to enable them to do asteroid hunting - successfully.
Copernican System - a WebQuest about Nicolas Copernicus
Develop a website where you (as Nicolaus Copernicus) persuasively put forward your theory that the earth revolves around the Sun.
Johannes Kepler
Develop a website where you persuasively put forward your theory that the earth revolves around the Sun.
Isaac Newton
Develop a website where you (Isaac Newton) host at least 10 web pages about your scientific discoveries. Focus on the value of systems thinking, habits of mind and logical reasoning skills.
Galileo Galilei's presentation about the discovery of Jupiter's moons - a WebQuest
You (as Galileo) have to do a persuasive presentation which accurately includes the facts in 'The Starry Messenger' wrote by Galileo in 1610. You have to convince the Inquisition of your discoveries, based on the logic of your scientific explanations.
Stars look like mere dots of light - how are we able to know so much?
Write an article that explains how we are able to know so much about stars, even if all we can see when we lookd at stars are just dots of light.
Extrasolar planet detection methods for teenagers
Compile a list of as many extrasolar planetary detection methods as you can find. You have to be able to explain these methods briefly to members of a middle school astronomy club.
Galileo Galilei and higher order thinking
Write an essay that proofs that Galileo is an excellent example of a high order thinker and a scientist capable of correct logical reasoning.
The age of the universe
Compile a list of methods used to determine the age of the universe. Evaluate them to determine the most accurate estimate of the age of the universe.
