Cataloging the Universe - An Audio Course from Tumble Media!
Tumble Media
8 episodes
9 months ago
This seven-lesson audio course will take you on a journey, starting at the turn of the 20th century, as we learn how scientists came to understand how massive the universe, and how it contains many more galaxies than we ever imagined before. You'll also get to learn how to classify galaxies, and do some sky watching of your own. These seven lessons align with NGSS standard 5-ESS1-1: Stellar Brightness and Distance.
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This seven-lesson audio course will take you on a journey, starting at the turn of the 20th century, as we learn how scientists came to understand how massive the universe, and how it contains many more galaxies than we ever imagined before. You'll also get to learn how to classify galaxies, and do some sky watching of your own. These seven lessons align with NGSS standard 5-ESS1-1: Stellar Brightness and Distance.
Cataloging the Universe - An Audio Course from Tumble Media!
10 minutes
2 years ago
Lesson 1 - The Scale of the Universe
Get ready to meet two famous astronomers just before they face off in a scientific argument. “The Great Debate” was about the biggest astronomy question of their time: How big is the universe, and how do we know? Marshall travels back in time to interview them, and find out why unusual objects in the sky called spiral nebulae may be the key to determining the size of the universe.
Resources included with this lesson:
Listening Comprehension Questions
Discussion Questions
Shapley & Curtis Graphic Organizer
Download the free resources for this course on the “Cataloging the Universe” website:
https://www.sciencepodcastforkids.com/universe
Cataloging the Universe - An Audio Course from Tumble Media!
This seven-lesson audio course will take you on a journey, starting at the turn of the 20th century, as we learn how scientists came to understand how massive the universe, and how it contains many more galaxies than we ever imagined before. You'll also get to learn how to classify galaxies, and do some sky watching of your own. These seven lessons align with NGSS standard 5-ESS1-1: Stellar Brightness and Distance.
