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|content=Lesson 3 of a series of 6 entitled “Astronomy masterclass” (SC0018). | |content=Lesson 3 of a series of 6 entitled “Astronomy masterclass” (SC0018). | ||
|strategy=Session 3 is essentially aimed as an introduction to planetary geology, something not normally studied until degree level. It uses the narrative of the Voyager Probes journey to illustrate the vastness of the solar system and also the challenges of designing a spacecraft to travel that far. It ends with a discussion of the history of Mars, and how the differences. Between it and the Earth resulted in it loosing it's water and at atmosphere whereas we have kept ours. | |strategy=Session 3 is essentially aimed as an introduction to planetary geology, something not normally studied until degree level. It uses the narrative of the Voyager Probes journey to illustrate the vastness of the solar system and also the challenges of designing a spacecraft to travel that far. It ends with a discussion of the history of Mars, and how the differences. Between it and the Earth resulted in it loosing it's water and at atmosphere whereas we have kept ours. | ||
|Learning Objectives=By the end of the session students should be able to:<br />• | |Learning Objectives=By the end of the session students should be able to:<br />• Appreciate the vast differences between the bodies in the solar system and some of the reasons for these differences,<br />• Understand why robots are used to explore these distant worlds,<br />• Understand how asteroid cratering can be used to date surfaces on rocky bodies and how is leads to evidence of water flows on mars and Europa. | ||
|additional resources= | |additional resources= | ||
|useful information= | |useful information= | ||
|related resources=[[Astronomy Masterclass]], [[It's full of stars]], [[From Earth to Moon]] | |related resources=[[Astronomy Masterclass]], [[It's full of stars]], [[From Earth to Moon]] | ||
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|format= | |format=A Narrated Screencast of Session 3 from the Astronomy Masterclass. This third session looks at the geology of solar system and the fleet of robotic explorers that have provided much of the information we have on it.<br />1. Session 3 narrated video 28mins http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ORTlwIqb4g&feature=relmfu.<br /> | ||
2. Session 3 prezi is slides 69-97 of the 241mb file: https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09<br />http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh/the-astronomy-masterclass/<br />3. Astronomy masterclass.pdf use pages 69-97 for Session 3.<br />The overview Masterclass Prezi (all 6 sessions) can be viewed online http://prezi.com/2hk390sfkqjh.<br />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). | |||
|resources=For session 3 of the Astronomy Masterclass, see p69 to 697 of the full PDF at https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09 | |resources=For session 3 of the Astronomy Masterclass, see p69 to 697 of the full PDF at https://www.box.com/shared/aqnk3lvr09 | ||
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