OHpedia Project Plan

OHpedia Planning form

Standard assigned (write out completely) *
Big Idea 5: Earth in Space and Time (Davis)

A.The origin and eventual fate of the Universe still remains one of the greatest questions in science. Gravity and energy influence the formation of galaxies, including our own Milky Way Galaxy, stars, the planetary systems, and Earth. Humankind’s need to explore continues to lead to the development of knowledge and understanding of the nature of the Universe.

Essential Question *
How do students know what state standards they are expected to learn and are they able to demonstrate knowledge of the standards and reflect on their knowledge?

Things to include in OHpedia entry *
SC.8.E.5.1: Recognize that there are enormous distances between objects in space and apply our knowledge of light and space travel to understand this distance.

SC.8.E.5.2: Recognize that the universe contains many billions of galaxies and that each galaxy contains many billions of stars.

SC.8.E.5.3: Distinguish the hierarchical relationships between planets and other astronomical bodies relative to solar system, galaxy, and universe, including distance, size, and composition.

SC.8.E.5.4: Explore the Law of Universal Gravitation by explaining the role that gravity plays in the formation of planets, stars, and solar systems and in determining their motions.

SC.8.E.5.5: Describe and classify specific physical properties of stars: apparent magnitude (brightness), temperature (color), size, and luminosity (absolute brightness).

SC.8.E.5.6: Create models of solar properties including: rotation, structure of the Sun, convection, sunspots, solar flares, and prominences.

SC.8.E.5.7: Compare and contrast the properties of objects in the Solar System including the Sun, planets, and moons to those of Earth, such as gravitational force, distance from the Sun, speed, movement, temperature, and atmospheric conditions.

SC.8.E.5.8: Compare various historical models of the Solar System, including geocentric and heliocentric.

SC.8.E.5.9: Explain the impact of objects in space on each other including:

1. the Sun on the Earth including seasons and gravitational attraction

2. the Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body.

SC.8.E.5.10: Assess how technology is essential to science for such purposes as access to outer space and other remote locations, sample collection, measurement, data collection and storage, computation, and communication of information.

SC.8.E.5.11: Identify and compare characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum such as wavelength, frequency, use, and hazards and recognize its application to an understanding of planetary images and satellite photographs.

SC.8.E.5.12: Summarize the effects of space exploration on the economy and culture of Florida.

List 3 Experts with Contact information *
Randy Hollinger

Dr, Dinah L. Moché
dmoche@qcc.cuny.edu

Dr. Eric Chaisson
eric.chaisson@tufts.edu

Anticipated date of completion of first draft of OHpedia entry *
2 Weeks
January 31

List websites and other sources that you have identified to use for your research *
SC.8.E.5.1: Recognize that there are enormous distances between objects in space and apply our knowledge of light and space travel to understand this distance.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles32n/history-outline-1.shtml
http://filer.case.edu/sjr16/advanced/stars_binvar.html

SC.8.E.5.2: Recognize that the universe contains many billions of galaxies and that each galaxy contains many billions of stars.
http://www.universetoday.com/24325/how-many-stars-are-in-galaxies/
http://www.universetoday.com/30305/how-many-galaxies-in-the-universe/

SC.8.E.5.3: Distinguish the hierarchical relationships between planets and other astronomical bodies relative to solar system, galaxy, and universe, including distance, size, and composition.
http://www.oldandsold.com/articles32n/history-outline-1.shtml
http://www.cosmicastronomy.com/superbig.htm

SC.8.E.5.4: Explore the Law of Universal Gravitation by explaining the role that gravity plays in the formation of planets, stars, and solar systems and in determining their motions.
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-does-gravity-work.html
http://www.cosmicastronomy.com/superbig.htm

SC.8.E.5.5: Describe and classify specific physical properties of stars: apparent magnitude (brightness), temperature (color), size, and luminosity (absolute brightness).
http://www.ehow.com/list_5916715_characteristics-star.html
http://envisat.esa.int/handbooks/gomos/CNTR1-4.htm

SC.8.E.5.6: Create models of solar properties including: rotation, structure of the Sun, convection, sunspots, solar flares, and prominences.
http://www.eduys.com/Sun-Internal-Structure-Model-343.html

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://lh5.ggpht.com/_KzR8on8Tdmw/R9XYXOLr9aI/AAAAAAAADPA/VPUinloZtgo/SunStructure(StandardModel).jpg&imgrefurl=http://picasaweb.google.com/mgmirkin/physics&usg=__WHE_x35GAEy6IELcKBqb4z7hxYA=&h=600&w=600&sz=232&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=g3A9hruQPjU6UM:&tbnh=128&tbnw=128&ei=eX40TfXRG4K78gavhuy6CA&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmodels%2Bof%2Bsun%2Bstructure%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D667%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=968&vpy=190&dur=1330&hovh=225&hovw=225&tx=106&ty=102&oei=eX40TfXRG4K78gavhuy6CA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:0

SC.8.E.5.7: Compare and contrast the properties of objects in the Solar System including the Sun, planets, and moons to those of Earth, such as gravitational force, distance from the Sun, speed, movement, temperature, and atmospheric conditions.
http://starryskies.com/articles/2007/11/earth-speed.html
http://www.universetoday.com/26623/how-fast-does-the-earth-rotate/

SC.8.E.5.8: Compare various historical models of the Solar System, including geocentric and heliocentric.

Models normally follow the planets in the lines around the sun.

SC.8.E.5.9: Explain the impact of objects in space on each other including:

1. the Sun on the Earth including seasons and gravitational attraction
http://physics.about.com/od/classicalmechanics/a/earthgravity.htm

2. the Moon on the Earth, including phases, tides, and eclipses, and the relative position of each body.
http://library.thinkquest.org/29033/begin/earthsunmoon.htm

SC.8.E.5.10: Assess how technology is essential to science for such purposes as access to outer space and other remote locations, sample collection, measurement, data collection and storage, computation, and communication of information.
http://www.braeunig.us/space/index.htm
http://www.space.com/10625-space-spinoff-technology-handheld-vacuum.html

SC.8.E.5.11: Identify and compare characteristics of the electromagnetic spectrum such as wavelength, frequency, use, and hazards and recognize its application to an understanding of planetary images and satellite photographs.
http://imagine.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/science/know_l1/emspectrum.html
http://science.hq.nasa.gov/kids/imagers/ems/index.html

SC.8.E.5.12: Summarize the effects of space exploration on the economy and culture of Florida.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=88999823
http://www.braeunig.us/space/index.htm

Brainstorm ideas for designing your "standard module" *
I would like doing a wiki again. I want to make the project significant to things in the real world, like: where I would use this.

Your name (s) *
Davis