Evidence For The Big Bang Theory BUNDLE - HS-ESS1-2

Develop student understand of the big bang theory and more specifically, the evidence that supports through this unit storyline bundle that addresses concepts like the red shift of galaxy light, the composition of stars and the universe, and the existence of cosmic background radiation. This bundle includes:

• exploration-style 3D learning activities to discover unit concepts
• interactive student texts to practice, review, and reinforce understanding
• performance tasks and traditional assessments

This Bundle Includes:

1 Exploring Light Spectra - Spectroscope Lab (HS-ESS1-3, HS-PS1-1)

Launch a storyline into stars, the universe, and matter and energy in space by investigating the sun's spectrum and exploring what we can learn about our star by understanding it. This bundle includes three activities to guide students through an abbreviated 5E sequence (the engage, explore, and explain phases).

• Students will observe the sun's spectrum and ask questions about the dark lines that can be observed.
• Students will carry out an investigation (three options available: electric light sources, the flame test, and video demos) in which they collect data on the spectra produced by various light sources to draw conclusions about the lines observed in the sun's spectrum.
• Students will obtain information from a text to better understand what they discovered in their virtual lab about substances and their unique spectra. They will synthesize this information to explain Wollaston’s observations.

1 **Exploring Light Spectra - Spectroscope - Distance Learning Option (HS-ESS1-1, HS-PS1-1)

2 Light Energy and Electromagnetic Radiation: The Wave Model (HS-PS4-3) (MS-PS4-1)

Deepen student learning about light energy - and how studying electromagnetic radiation provides keys to understanding the universe - in a storyline designed to investigate the stars, their life cycle, the universe, and the big bang theory. This activity pack continues the Living In Star Dust unit storyline by expanding student understanding of light energy. Specifically, students will develop their understanding of the light they can observe by learning about the wave model of light.

3 Redshift Of Galaxy Light - Big Bang Theory Evidence - Activity Bundle HS-ESS1-2

Develop student understanding of the red shift of galaxy light and how it supports the big bang theory in this activity set.

• Students first use slinkies to visualize the Doppler Effect and how light waves change as the object emitting them moves toward or away from an observer.
• Then, they analyze star spectra to understand how this phenomenon is visible to scientists on Earth.
• Finally, they connect their understanding of the red shift of galaxy light to the big bang theory and the idea that the universe is expanding.

This set of three activities/student tasks supports students as they develop their understanding of the redshift of star and galaxy light so that they can apply this understanding as evidence for the Big Bang theory.

4 Quiz - Redshift of Galaxy Light - Evidence for the Big Bang Theory - HS-ESS1-2

Evaluate student understanding of the redshift of galaxy light as a piece of evidence supporting the big bang theory with this data-analysis focused performance task. Students analyze authentic data of star spectra to draw conclusions about the movement of the stars. Then, they use their observations and conclusions to provide evidence for the big bang theory.

5 Evidence for Big Bang Theory - Review Stations - HS-ESS1-2 Print + Digital

Develop, reinforce, and review understanding of the big bang theory and the evidence that supports it with these station activities - six student tasks in all. Review concepts like key vocabulary, the organization of the universe, the red shift of galaxy light, Hubble's Law, the composition of the universe, and the existence of cosmic background radiation through student-centered activities. Alternatively use these stations as formative assessments in preparation for a summative performance task.

6 Evidence For The Big Bang Theory - Digital & Print Workbook - HS-ESS1-2

Introduce and reinforce the evidence that supports the big bang theory with this interactive digital/print workbook. Based on the NGSS Evidence Statements themselves, this interactive text is crafted to assist students in developing and cementing the understandings necessary to meet the standard - including the red shift of galaxy light, the composition of stars and the universe, and the existence of cosmic background radiation.

7 Assessment Bundle - Evidence for the Big Bang Theory - NGSS HS-ESS1-2

Evaluate student understanding of the big bang theory and the evidence that supports it with this assessment pack aligned to the NGSS HS-ESS1-2. This bundle includes traditional multiple choice assessment tasks, a C-E-R performance task, a red shift quiz in which students analyze star spectra data, and formative assessment tasks to prepare students for summative evaluation.

*Note: There may be some small overlap among activities, prompts, and content material in the resources included.

This lesson includes:

• 100+ student pages
• detailed teacher lesson guides
• complete answer keys + rubrics

*While this bundle was not designed for virtual learning, some of the included resources are compatible with distance learning and include Google Slides digital workbooks.

How can this lesson be used?

• engage students in explorations to uncover the science content
• follow-up explorations with the text workbook to clarify and reinforce understanding and make connections back to real-world phenomena
• these resources can be used by students individually or in small groups

How much class time will this take?

• provided material may take up to three weeks to work through, although students who work quickly may move through the material at a faster pace
• this time frame does not account for additional resources and activities you may incorporate into your unit storyline

Is this NGSS-aligned?

This resource is part of a storyline (Living In Star Dust) designed to work toward the tagged Next Generation Science Standards. Because Performance Expectations are designed to assess learning by the end of the grade band, unit material may not fully assess every Performance Expectation tagged in the post. This bundle does not include the entire Living In Star Dust storyline. It does fully address HS-ESS1-2.

• HS-ESS1-2 Construct an explanation of the Big Bang theory based on astronomical evidence of light spectra, motion of distant galaxies, and composition of matter in the universe.
• HS-ESS1-1 Develop a model based on evidence to illustrate the life span of the sun and the role of nuclear fusion in the sun’s core to release energy that eventually reaches Earth in the form of radiation.
• HS-ESS1-3 Communicate scientific ideas about the way stars, over their life cycle, produce elements.
• HS-PS1-8 Develop models to illustrate the changes in the composition of the nucleus of the atom and the energy released during the processes of fission, fusion, and radioactive decay.
• HS-PS4-3 Evaluate the claims, evidence, and reasoning behind the idea that electromagnetic radiation can be described either by a wave model or a particle model, and that for some situations one model is more useful than the other.

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What if I have questions?

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