Astronomy Master Class

TES Teaching Resource of the Year - 2011

• 88 Miles per hour
• Alien Life
• Astronomy Master Class
• Celestial Wanderers
• It's full of stars
• Recreating the Big Bang
  

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Read on for what this series of lessons aims to do

Lesson idea. This is an overview of a collection of six astronomy-related lessons.

Teaching approach. The Astronomy Master Class was developed to inspire the next generation of scientists and in particular physicists. Although this course of 6 lessons is framed mostly around the science of astronomy, it draws on many themes from physics and aims to show how they all can link together. Additionally, it is structured so that it deliberately does not cut across material in most standard GCSE science courses and does not aim to answer every question. A deliberate part of the design was to visit each topic area only briefly and leave students hungry for more.

Resource details
Title	Astronomy Masterclass
Topic	[[Topics/Astronomy|Astronomy]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/NA|NA]]
Learning Objectives	• Increase the likelihood that the students will take an A level in Science (specifically Physics), • Inspire some pupils to pursue degrees/careers in Science based disciplines, • Demonstrate that the Science learnt at GCSE barely scratches the surface of the complexity of the universe we live in.
Format / structure	Overview document with a description & history of the masterclass at school 'An evening with the stars' A masterclass certificate and evaluation form for students Individually in SC0019-24 are the narrated Youtube screencasts, teachers notes, a Prezi presentation and a Acrobat file should you wish to do the presentation yourself.
Subject	[[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/KS5|KS5]],  [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/KS4|KS4]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	From Earth to Moon, It's full of stars, Celestial Wanderers, Recreating the Big Bang, 88 Miles per hour, 88 Miles per hour
Files and resources to view and download	Astronomy Masterclass - overview - An evening with the stars File:An evening with the stars.doc Astronomy Masterclass - speakers' notes File:The Astronomy Masterclass - speakers notes.doc Astronomy Masterclass - evaluation form File:Masterclass evaluation.doc Astronomy Masterclass - certificate File:Astronomy Masterclass certificate.doc Astronomy Masterclass - Prezi Slide presentation - http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh/the-astronomy-masterclass/ Astronomy Masterclass - Acrobat PDF document - Astronomy masterclass.pdf at https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09 (241Mb) Astronomy Masterclass - TES Resources link - http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/