Lesson Plan
University of California

U.c. Berkeley: Spectra From Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
View the entire spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and get information on telescopes especially designed to view different wavelengths of the spectrum.
Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Quasars (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn why quasars are the brightest things in the universe. Vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms and a printable version are available.
Website
NASA

Nasa Star Child: Comets (Level 1)

For Students 3rd - 8th
Younger students learn why comets race through the sky as well as related vocabulary words and meanings.
Handout
NASA

Nasa: The Space Place: The Land of the Magic Windows

For Students 3rd - 8th
This is a site from NASA that contains an interesting and fun way to learn about the electromagnetic spectrum. Kate receives a strange riddle from her grandfather. Find out what it says and go through the gateway to the Land of the Magic...
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NASA

Viewing the Violent Universe: What Are Gamma Rays?

For Students 9th - 10th
The universe produces a broad range of light, only a fraction of which is visible to our eyes. Gamma rays are nonvisible light, which also includes x-rays, ultraviolet light, infrared radiation, and radio waves.