The Realistic Explorations in Astronomical Learning

(REAL) Curriculum

  UNIT ONE

• Lesson One: Can I see the Moon every day and night, and    why does it appear to change its shape?
• Lesson Two: How do I measure the distance between objects in the sky?
• Lesson Three: How can I say where I am on the Earth?
• Lesson Four: How can I locate things in the sky?

  UNIT TWO

• Lesson Five: What are the Global Features of the Moon?
• Lesson Six: What can we learn by examining the Moon's surface?
• Lesson Seven: What affects a crater’s size?
• Lesson Eight: The Scaling Earth/Moon/Mars NASA Activity
• Lesson Nine: What Makes a Planet Geologically Active?
• Lesson Ten: Surface Activity on Planets and Moons

  UNIT THREE

• Lesson 11: Crater Number Density
• Lesson 12: Experts Lesson on Mars
  Lesson 13: Martian Surface Age Exploration

 

 Lessons created by

Dr. Ronald Wilhelm ron.wilhelm@ttu.edu and

  Dr. Jennifer Wilhelm jennifer.wilhelm@ttu.edu    

Space Telescope Science Institute, AURA
Grant # HST-ED-90304.01-A

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