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Classroom-Ready Activities

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In this section you will find classroom-ready actvities that fall into the following categories
(available as html & pdf files):

Investigations

• Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMR)
  • Modeling the Spectrum
• Stellar Evolution
  • The Story of Stellar Evolution
  • Cosmic Connections
  • Stellar Cycles
  • Cassiopeia A Timeline Story
• Stars
  • Variable Stars
• Imaging
  • De-Coding Starlight: From Pixels to Images

Performance Tasks (with task specific scoring rubrics)

• What Are Chandra Performance Tasks?

• Electromagnetic Spectrum (EMR)
  • EMR Pasta
  • Oh Say Can You See
  • Signals from the Cosmos
• Supernova Remnants (SNR)
  • The Crab Through Time
  • Point of View
• Stars
  • Stellar Cycles
• Cosmic Objects
  • The Universe - Rated R!
  • Portrait Gallery of the X-Ray Universe

Activities

• X-Ray Refutation and Elaboration
• To Build A Satellite

Demonstrations

• Supernova-Related
  • Core Contraction (Imploding Can)
  • Ejection of Atmospheric Layers (Basketball/Tennis Ball)
  • Core Density (Angel Cake/Cellophane)
• Electromagnetic Spectrum
  • Wavelength & Frequency (Pasta Machine)

Related Resources

• Supernova
  • Cassiopeia A Composite Image Gallery
  • Cassiopeia A Overlays
  • Crab Nebula Composite Image Gallery
  • Crab Nebula Overlays

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