Galaxy Classification Activity
Multi-Wavelength Astronomy Activity
An activity about gathering and interpreting astronomical data in many wavelengths
- Multi-wavelength Astronomy – The Teacher’s Guide
- Standards and suggestions for implementation, and general instructions and answers to questions in Student Guide.
- Student Guide and Worksheet
- The main activity sheet – also contains information on the telescopes used to gather images on the galaxy cards.
- False Coloring
- Student exercise on resolution and false colors
- Accompanying PowerPoint
- Many color images of galaxies, as well as an evaluation exercise, are included in the PowerPoint presentation.
Galaxy Cards
Cards with galaxy images, used in the student worksheet
- Black images on a white background (that is, negatives) are provided in this PDF document (recommended, saves toner and paper), OR
- White images on a black background are provided in this PDF document
- An extended set for evaluation are provided in this PDF document (optional)
Optional Materials
- Telescopes used to obtain the images
- Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
- TEKS related to the activity
Lives of Stars Activity
A “dramatic” look at Stellar Evolution
- Stellar Evolution – The Teacher’s Guide
- Standards and suggestions for implementation, and general instructions and answers to questions in Student Guide
- Student Guide and Worksheet
- The “drama” for students plus worksheets
Support from NASA grants NAG5-13063 and NASA NNG 06GB99G, NSF grant AST-0607748 to Principal Investigator Dr. Shardha Jogee and a Faculty And Student Teams for Technology (FAST Tex) award from the University of Texas Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment (DIIA) is gratefully acknowledged.