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Page 1: Craters and their formation—An Inquiry based project Bill Lammela.

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).


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