GSS, PASS, and Kepler

A Changing Cosmos,

Planetarium Activities

and Exoplanet Models

This page is http://www.planetarium-activities.org/kepler

Global Systems Science (GSS—high school curriculum—grades 9-12)

• • A Changing Cosmos (online book—HOU high school curriculum)

    • Exoplanet Transits (investigation from chapter 8)

    • Reading Star Maps (investigation from chapter 2)

  • Climate Change (online book)

  • A New World View (online book)

    • Rondonia (investigation from chapter 5 )

Planetarium Activities for Successful Shows (PASS)

• • Constellations Tonight (show)

    • Star Maps (handouts)

    • Starwheels (planisphere)

    • [UNCLE AL'S STARWHEEL]

  • Strange Planets (Kepler show)

    • [MODELING EXOPLANET TRANSITS]

    • Kepler educational materials on PASS website

NASA Kepler Mission (NASA website and Original Kepler Education website)

• • Kepler Education and Public Outreach Materials

  • Human powered orrery (activity)

  • FOSS 2-planet orrery (https://www.deltaeducation.com/stem-solutions/replacement-parts/foss-orrery)

  • Chronological Archive (of News Articles)

  • Exoplanet Transit Hunt (interactive simulation)

URLs

GSS - http://www.globalsystemsscience.org/studentbooks

Climate Change - http://www.globalsystemsscience.org/studentbooks/cc

A New World View - http://www.globalsystemsscience.org/studentbooks

Rondonia investigation

- http://www.globalsystemsscience.org/studentbooks/anwv/ch5/investigation-1

A Changing Cosmos - http://www.globalsystemsscience.org/studentbooks/acc

Astronomers' Tools - http://www.globalsystemsscience.org/studentbooks/acc

Reading Star Maps investigation

- http://www.globalsystemsscience.org/studentbooks/acc/ch2/investigation

PASS - http://www.planetarium-activities.org

Constellations Tonight - http://www.planetarium-activities.org/shows/ct

Star Maps - http://www.planetarium-activities.org/shows/ct/starmaps

Starwheels - http://www.planetarium-activities.org/shows/ct/starwheels

[UNCLE AL'S STARWHEEL]

Strange Planets - http://www.planetarium-activities.org/shows/sp

[MODELING EXOPLANET TRANSITS]

NASA Kepler Mission - http://www.planetarium-activities.org/nasa-kepler-mission

(NASA website and Original Kepler Education website)

Human powered orrery

- http://www.planetarium-activities.org/shows/sp/human-powered-orrery

Exoplanet Transit Hunt

- http://www.planetarium-activities.org/shows/sp/exoplanet-transit-hunt

Chronological Archive of News Articles

- http://www.planetarium-activities.org/shows/sp/kepler/newslist