From Earth to Moon

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. The race to the Moon was as much driven by politics as science, and this backdrop continues to influence space exploration and terrestrial research to this day. It was an amazing achievement to travel so far - guided by computers that were trivial set beside today's mobile phones. It is a story well worth telling to encourage engagement in science, scientific method^(ta) as well as the understanding of the ethical^(topic) context of this pursuit.

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Title	From Earth to Moon
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Teaching approach	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	By the end of the session students should be able to: • Aim and set up a telescope, • Understand how a telescope works and some of the history of the development.
Format / structure	A Narrated Screencast of Session 2 from the Astronomy Masterclass. This looks at the story behind the American moon missions of the 1960's and the potential for a future mission to Mars 1. Session 2 narrated video 40mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ORTlwIqb4g&feature=relmfu 2. Session 2 prezi is slides 24-67 of the 241mb file: https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09 http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh/the-astronomy-masterclass/ 3. Astronomy masterclass.pdf use pages 24-67 for Session 2 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).
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