It's full of stars

TES Teacher of the year 2011 Resources
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Lesson idea. Lesson 1 of a series of 6 entitled “An astronomy masterclass” SC0018.

Teaching approach. Astronomy^(topic) has been practiced for centuries and doesn't require expensive equipment! This first session aims to train the whole class^(ta) to use a telescope and, hopefully, to provide an opportunity to engage in some active learning^(ta). The lesson includes some naked-eye observations and describes how modern technology helps scientists know where to look. You can explore the scientific method^(ta) and language^(ta) at this point, using targeted questioning^(ta)/differentiation^(ta). Students may be able to engage in an inquiry^(ta)-based project around this work, perhaps for homework^(ta).

Resource details
Title	It's full of stars
Topic	[[Topics/Astronomy|Astronomy]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Differentiation|Differentiation]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Homework|Homework]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Whole class|Whole class]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Language|Language]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Active learning|Active learning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Inquiry|Inquiry]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Scientific method|Scientific method]] Property "Teaching approach" (as page type) with input value "Astronomy has been practiced for centuries and you don't need expensive equipment to do it! This first session aims to train students in the use of a telescope and hopefully to get to use one. Additionally it covers some basic naked eye observations and how modern technology helps scientists know where to look." contains invalid characters or is incomplete and therefore can cause unexpected results during a query or annotation process.[[Category:Astronomy has been practiced for centuries and you don't need expensive equipment to do it! This first session aims to train students in the use of a telescope and hopefully to get to use one. Additionally it covers some basic naked eye observations and how modern technology helps scientists know where to look.]]
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	A Narrated Screencast of Session 1 from the Astronomy Masterclass. Looks at Practical Astronomy, what you can expect to see and how the basics of a telescope works: 1. Session 1 narrated video 18mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZSMRCjTUBE, 2. Session 1 prezi is slides 3-22 of the 241mb file: https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09, 3. Astronomy masterclass.pdf use pages 3-22 for Session 1, The overview Masterclass Prezi (all 6 sessions) can be viewed online http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh. The full set of resources for the 6 sessions can be viewed online at: http://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/The-Astronomy-Masterclass-6070303/ (This also includes a link to the associated 7 videos on YouTube).
Subject	[[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/Year 10|Year 10]]
Related ORBIT Wiki Resources	Astronomy Masterclass