craters and their formation—an inquiry based project bill lammela
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Craters and their Craters and their formation—An Inquiry formation—An Inquiry
based projectbased project
Bill Lammela
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What do you know about the moon?What do you know about the moon?
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What do you see?
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Are all craters the same?
What is different? Why?
Mars
Earth
Moon
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What might cause differences between the craters on the moon?
What might cause differences between the craters on the moon?
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Let’s try it!Let’s try it!
• Fill pan 2-3 cm with play sand
• Sprinkle with paprika
• Drop an object from directly above and a distance of 10 cm.
• Observe and measure as you can
• Fill pan 2-3 cm with play sand
• Sprinkle with paprika
• Drop an object from directly above and a distance of 10 cm.
• Observe and measure as you can
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How can we study one “variable” involved in crater formation?
How can we study one “variable” involved in crater formation?
• Develop an hypothesis
• Plan Experiment
• Plan how to record and organize data
• Go do it!
• Develop an hypothesis
• Plan Experiment
• Plan how to record and organize data
• Go do it!
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How to organize data?How to visualize data?How to organize data?How to visualize data?
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Conclusions and ReflectionsConclusions and Reflections
What did the data tell you?
What questions still remain?
Extensions?
How to incorporate into your classes?
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ReferencesReferences
• http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/EPO/explore/craters.pdf (A great resource with pictures of craters, a modified version of this activity, list of pertinent videos and resources).
• webs.wichita.edu/lapo/o30.html. (A similar activity to this one with household materials. Some student questions with teacher’s answers included).
• http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/experimental/all98invProject.Site/Pages/bolivia-webpage/crater.html. (Another NASA site with a variety of activities related to craters and meteors).
• http://www.lpi.usra.edu/education/EPO/explore/craters.pdf (A great resource with pictures of craters, a modified version of this activity, list of pertinent videos and resources).
• webs.wichita.edu/lapo/o30.html. (A similar activity to this one with household materials. Some student questions with teacher’s answers included).
• http://education.gsfc.nasa.gov/experimental/all98invProject.Site/Pages/bolivia-webpage/crater.html. (Another NASA site with a variety of activities related to craters and meteors).