TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Light Seconds, Light Years, Light Centuries: Measure Extreme Dist
Yuan-Sen Ting shows us how trigonometric parallaxes, standard candles and more help us determine the distance of objects several billion light years away from Earth. [5:29]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: A Trip Through Space to Calculate Distance
Imagine two aliens racing across outer space to their moon. Who can we deem the fastest alien? With DIRT- or the equation Distance = Rate x Time- we can calculate their rates, using the distance they traveled and the time they took....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Distance Between Stars Study Guide
This comprehensive study guide covers the main terms and concepts needed for an earth science unit on the distance between stars. Review questions are included at the bottom of the study guide.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Math Space Odyssey: The Capacity of the Planets
Use this activity to teach students to represent numbers in scientific notation, and use geometry to solve problems related to three-dimensional figures. Explore distance and capacity problems about planets in the solar system. The...
Next.cc
Next: Area
Investigate how to measure the total flat space that something takes up by engaging in the activities provided. Includes links to explore related sites pertaining to area.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg, G Gmd Global Positioning System Ii
Satellites communicate with a GPS device and establish the distance between them and their locations. The set of points at a fixed distance from a satellite form a sphere so when the GPS receives its distance from a given satellite, this...
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Geometria Metrica
In Spanish. This interactive unit examines how to measure in space. The basic tools are the scalar and vectors.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Beyond the Milky Way
When we look at the night sky, we see stars and the nearby planets of our own solar system. Many of those stars are actually distant galaxies and glowing clouds of dust and gases called nebulae. The universe is an immense space with...
Other
Usra: Lunar and Planetary Institute: Hot Spot Activity [Pdf]
For this lesson, students will measure the distances between Hawaiian islands, and convert and graph their data to determine the speed of the Pacific Plate.