Color of Stars Super Gelatin Telescope Allocation Committee Astro-Madness Delta, Delta, Delta Hot Air Spectroscope Mirror, Mirror

Subject: Physical Science or Physics
Grade Level: 9-12

Materials You Will Need

• Graph paper


• Magnifying glass (2x and 4x lenses)


• Tweezers,


• Cleaning pad (e.g. Swiffer® or Grab-it® mitts) or paper towel


• Watercolor brushes


• Wide clear packing tape


• Clear metric ruler showing millimeter marks


• Photocopies of “About the Spitzer Space Telescope” and “Resources” (An image of DR21 mentioned in the “Resources” page is located on the Spitzer Space Telescope web site.)


• Transparency of “Dust in Your Home and Dust in Space”

Guides and Worksheets
Download, print and photocopy these lesson documents for your class.

Synopsis of the Spitzer Space Telescope 235 K
Earth and space dust chart 40 K
Resources 138 K
Teacher lesson plan 503 K

Overview
Students carry out a scientific investigation of dust in their classroom, then extend their experience to properties of dust in space.

What Students Do
On graph paper, students produce an analysis of the dust they collect.

*TEKS are Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. For more information, visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/teks/.