Tuesday, December 4, 2018

Math in Space Week 1 Tuesday

Part 1DO NOW prompts: Choose 3-4 questions/prompts. Write + think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

  • What did the article you read yesterday say about the processes that influence our universe? 
  • What words did the author use to describe the universe?--list at least 4.
  • If you could add a diagram, chart, map or image to help the readers of this article better understand it, what would you add? Describe your thinking.
  • What quantitative (number, statistics) information did the author use to describe space? (summarize)
  • What claim do you think the author was trying to make about space?
  • What was the strongest piece of evidence the author used to support his/her claim? Explain your thinking.

Part 2 Prompts: Choose 3-4 questions/prompts. Write + think for 10 minutes, until your DO NOW box is filled.

  • What was the purpose of the lab you started?
  • What do you notice about your data so far? Is it reliable? What makes you sure or unsure?
  • Do you think this is an accurate way to model the expanding universe? Explain your thinking.
  • What is Hubble's Law? What does it look like? 
  • What did you know about the topic of deep space before this class? Where did you learn about it?