UTAH STATE SCIENCE CORE: Earth Science
| Lesson Plans: | Synopsis: | Standard/Objective: |
| Fact, Hypothesis, Law and Theory | Using a series of examples, students sort out the Facts, Hypotheses, Laws and Theories. | |
| Big Bang Theory | Students ask questions to determine how the Universe is expanding. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Redshift/Blueshift | Students observes absorption spectrum of common star elements then analyze the absorption spectrum from actual stars. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Fusion/Fission | Students act out Fusion/Fission to better understand formation of elements/molecules from individual atoms. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Abundance of Elements | Students collect data from elements and complete a graph according to the elements relative abundance. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Background Radiation | Students view information about background radiation and report on their findings. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Nebular Theory | Students use a set of cards to figure out nebular theory. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Structure of the Solar System | Students explore gravity and why planets are spherical. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Motion and Temperature | A study on the motions of elliptical orbits of planets, and the temperature range in our Solar System. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| I like to Move it, Move it | Students draw out the elliptical orbits of planets in our solar system. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Would you like caramel with that planet? | Students learn how planets acquire matter. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Ages of Meterorites | Students view different meteorites to determine the age of the Universe. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Congratulations it's a Star! | Students study the different types of stars and star life cycles. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Age of the Solar System | Using data from our Sun, meteorites, etc., students determine the age of our solar system. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Heavy Elements Game | Students play a game to create the most massive star. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Evolution of the Universe | Students study how human views of the Universe have changed over time. | 1: Obj. |
| Observation Equipment | Students compare effectiveness of Universe observation equipment and how it developed throughout history. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Star Wheels | Students make star wheel for finding constellations at night. | 1: Obj. 1 |
| Lesson Plans: | Synopsis: | Standard/Objective: |
| You live here. | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| Earth's place among the Stars | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| I see Galaxies. | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| Composition of Planets | Students look under the surface of planets. | 1: Obj. 2 |
| Size and Scale of Planets | Students create a scale on receipt paper (ticker tape) then mark the distance between planets. | 1: Obj. 2 |
| Objects in the Universe | Students look at the division of objects in the Universe i.e. satellite(moons), comets, asteroids. | 1: Obj. 2 |
| Living, Dead, Non-living | Students study habitable areas on Earth. | 1: Obj. 2 |
| Solar Power | Students engineer a solar unit to power a small device. | 1: Obj. 2 |
| Goldilocks and the three planet zones | Students evaluate three different planets/planetary zones and determine if the zone would be habitable or not. | 1: Obj. 2 |
| S.E.T.I. | Students come up with a concept to search for extra terrestrial life. | 1: Obj. 2 |
| Atmosphere | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| To breathe or not to breathe | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| Biosphere | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| Alive or Dead | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| Hydrosphere | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| Finding Nemo/Finding Dory | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| Geosphere/Lithosphere | 1: Obj. 2 | |
| Rock my World | 1: Obj. 2 | |
Other Helpful Links:
Model Classrooms: A series of lesson plans/tests from Jordan School DistrictStar Wheels: A website with a pdf. file to print star wheels.
Don't Flood the Fidgets: A online game which teaches construction concepts for building near possible flood zones.
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