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[ Life cycle of stars]
[ Galaxies]
Useful websites
To know more about stars and galaxies click here
To know more about artificial satellites click here
To know more about working of Rockets click here
To know history of Indian space programme click here
Reference Books
unit plan
Teaching Outlines
1.Birth of Stars, Colour of stars
2.Red giant, white dwarf, supernova explosion, quasars and Black holes.
3.Future of stars for the stars having more than the solar mass.
4.Galaxies and types of Galaxies.
5.Begining of the universe - Big Bang theory, Hubble's law
6.Rockets : Principle of Rocket propulsion, Rocket propellants, Working of Rocket system.
7.Orbital velocity, Escape velocity and Multi-stage Rockets.
8.Artificial satellites : Geo-stationary satellites
9.Indian space programme.
Concept #
Stars : Birth of the stars, colour of the stars.
Life cycle of stars : Red giant, white dwarf, supernova explosion, Quasars, Black holes.
Future of stars.
Galaxies and its types : Elliptical galaxies, Spiral galaxies and Irregular galaxies.
Begining of The Universe : Big-Bang theory, Hubble's law.
Learning objectives
1.Explains the Birth stage of the stars.
2.Describes the colour of the stars based on its temperature.
3.Gives reason for the enormous output of Energy during steady state of a star.
4. Explains the process of a star to change from steady state to red-giant stage.
5.States the conditions for a star to attain the steady state.
6.States the meaning and definition of Supernova.
7.Explains the future of the stars when mass of the stars is less than the solar mass.
8.Explains the future of the stars when mass of the stars is more than the solar mass.
9.Briefly describes the Life cycle of stars.
10.Defines Galaxy.
11.Mentions/names the Types of Galaxies.
12.Briefly explains about Elliptical galaxy, Spiral galaxy and Irregular galaxy.
13.States and explains experimental evidence for proposing Big-Bang theory.
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Concept #
Rockets : Principle of Rocket propulsion, Rocket propellants, Working of Rocket system.
Orbital velocity, Escape velocity and Multi-stage Rockets.
Artificial satellites : Geo-stationary satellites
Indian space programme.
Learning objectives
1.Describes the Historical importance of Rocket technology.
2.Explains the principles of Rockets.
3.Explains Rocket launching technology.
4.Defines and Distinguishes orbital velocity and escape velocity.
5.Gives the relation between the orbital velocity and escape velocity.
6.States the advantages of multi-stage rocket over a single stage rocket.
7.Lists the uses of Artificial satellites.
8.Illustrates the Indian space programme including Chandrayaan.
9.Learns and Explains more about contributions of India to technology.
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Project Ideas
Fun corner
On the occasion of Halloween, celebrated in a number of countries every year on October 31st, , the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA has released a compilation of radio emissions recordings from space dating back to 1996. Though there is no atmosphere or any other medium to carry sound waves in the vacuum of space, some spacecraft instruments are able to capture radio emissions from bodies in the solar system. These emissions are then transmitted back to earth and converted into sound waves. Do hear these SPOOKY SPACE 'SOUNDS'!!!