As an ongoing project, the IPS Education Committee is presenting the following online lessons. These lessons are designed to be done in a classroom setting followed up by a visit to a planetarium. We hope that you find them useful. If you have any questions or suggestions about the lessons, please contact the source person or Gary Sampson (ges{at}execpc.com). If you have your own lessons to add, please contact IPS online lesson webmaster Geoff Holt (gholt{at}madison.k12.wi.us).
Note: some of the lessons are provided in PDF format which can be read and printed by Acrobat Reader (free from Adobe).
| # |
Title: description |
Suggested Grade Level |
Source: e-mail |
Date Posted |
| 1 |
Personal Constellation Lesson: This is a pre- or post-visit activity about constellations. Students will create constellations from their own names. |
3-adult |
April Whitt: april.whitt{at}fernbank.edu |
2/16/2002 |
| 2 |
Heliocentric Plotting of the Inner Planets: This is an activity that could precede a visit to the planetarium in which current planet positions are shown, and planetary motions are demonstrated. The students plot the positions of the zodiac constellations and planet positions, answer questions, and make predictions. |
10-12 |
Gary Sampson: ges{at}execpc.com |
2/16/2002 |
| 3 |
Solar System Stroll: This could serve as a pre- or post-visit activity focussed on the Solar System. The students calculate and explore a true scale model of the Solar System. Options are provided to accomodate various mathematical levels. |
5-12 |
Geoff Holt: gholt{at}madison.k12.wi.us |
2/18/2002 |
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