Galaxies (10 Days)

Unit 8

Galaxies

Galaxies (10 days)

Enduring Understanding: Gravity and energy influence the development and life cycles of galaxies, including our own Milky Way Galaxy, stars, the planetary systems, Earth, and residual material left from the formation of the Solar System.
Essential Questions
How are the lives of galaxies connected with the history of the universe?
What are the three major types of galaxies?
How are galaxies grouped together?
How do we measure the distances to galaxies?
How did Hubble prove that galaxies lie far beyond the Milky way?
What is Hubble’s Law?
How do distance measurements tell us the age of the universe?
How does the universe’s expansion affect our distance measurements? / SC.912.E.5.1 Cite evidence used to develop and verify the scientific theory of the Big Bang (also known as the Big Bang Theory) of the origin of the universe
SC.912.E.5.2 Identify patterns in the organization and distribution of matter in the universe and the forces that determine them.
·  Students can list the three different types of galaxies and describe them.
·  Students can describe how galaxies are grouped
·  Students can relate Hubble’s Law to galaxy distance.
·  Students can justify the age of the universe based on galactic measurements. / Honors Extension(s)