Interdisciplinary Curriculum Developer and Educator with a background in Astrophysics and a flair for great no-nonsense resources based on classroom experience.
Interdisciplinary Curriculum Developer and Educator with a background in Astrophysics and a flair for great no-nonsense resources based on classroom experience.
These 125 Earth and Space Sciences Sciences Lesson Starter Questions cover every topic and sub-topic in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) High School Earth and Space Sciences. These questions can serve as inspiration for full lessons, can be used to supplement existing materials you may have and give a different method of engaging with the content that students must cover in NGSS High School Earth and Space Sciences.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
*125 Earth and Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Powerpoint Slides format (separated by standards)
*Earth and Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Word Docs format (separated by standards)
*Earth and Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Slides format (separated by standards)
*Earth and Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Docs format (separated by standards)
POSSIBLE USES:
Use these to start lessons with a specific goal in mind
Great for those students who finish early and could use more time and room for exploration on a given topic
These starter can inspire new lessons or different ways of teaching the content
Students could use these questions for an inquiry project of their own
COVERED STANDARDS:
HS.Space systems
HS.History of Earth
HS.Earth’s Systems
HS.Weather and Climate
HS.Human Sustainability
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These 125 Physical Science Sciences Lesson Starter Questions cover every topic and sub-topic in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle School Physical Science. These questions can serve as inspiration for full lessons, can be used to supplement existing materials you may have and give a different method of engaging with the content that students must cover in NGSS Middle School Physical Science.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
125 Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in Powerpoint Slides format (separated by standards)
Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in Word Docs format (separated by standards)
Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Slides format (separated by standards)
Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Docs format (separated by standards)
POSSIBLE USES:
Use these to start lessons with a specific goal in mind
Great for those students who finish early and could use more time and room for exploration on a given topic
These starter can inspire new lessons or different ways of teaching the content
Students could use these questions for an inquiry project of their own
COVERED STANDARDS:
MS.Space Systems
MS.History of Earth
MS.Earth’s Systems
MS.Weather and Climate
MS.Human Impacts
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These 125 Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions cover every topic and sub-topic in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle School Earth & Space Sciences. These questions can serve as inspiration for full lessons, can be used to supplement existing materials you may have and give a different method of engaging with the content that students must cover in NGSS Middle School Earth & Space Sciences.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
125 Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Google Slides format (separated by standards)
125 Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Google Docs format (separated by standards)
Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF word doc format (separated by standards)
Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF slides format (separated by standards)
POSSIBLE USES:
Use these to start lessons with a specific goal in mind
Great for those students who finish early and could use more time and room for exploration on a given topic
These starter can inspire new lessons or different ways of teaching the content
Students could use these questions for an inquiry project of their own
COVERED STANDARDS:
MS.Space Systems
MS.History of Earth
MS.Earth’s Systems
MS.Weather and Climate
MS.Human Impacts
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These 46 video companions cover every Crash Course Astronomy Videos from Youtube. Each video companion has a student version ready to be printed and filled in (or digitally filled in) and a teacher version which has answers as well. This set of video companions are truly excellent value as they are priced and covers basically every possible topic in general astronomy and astrophysics.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
46 student versions of the video companions - Word doc format
46 teacher version of the video companions - Word doc format
471 individual questions on these videos.
181 pages of teacher and student video companions.
POSSIBLE USES:
Use these to support students with learning astronomy and astrophysics
Give students space to find answers from relevant and well-made videos.
These videos suit middle / high school and pre-university level students.
COVERED TOPICS:
Introduction to astronomy
Naked eye observations
Cycles in the sky
Moon phases
Eclipses
Telescopes
The gravity of the situation
Tides
Introduction to the Solar System
The Sun
The Earth
The Moon
Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Jupiter’s moons
Saturn
Uranus & Neptune
Asteroids
Comets
The Oort cloud
Meteors
Light
Distances
Stars
Exoplanets
Brown dwarfs
Low mass stars
White dwarfs & planetary nebulae
High mass stars
Neutron stars
Black holes
Binary and multiple stars
Star clusters
Nebulae
The Milky Way
Galaxies, part 1
Galaxies, part 2
Gamma-ray bursts
Dark matter
The Big Bang, Cosmology part 1
Dark Energy, Cosmology part 2
A brief history of the universe
Deep time
Everything, the universe… And life
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Have you ever wondered what is the universe? How does it work? What are you made of?
In part 2 of his 3 part series, Oliver explains complex topics in simple terms using informative graphics.
Written in the style of a good friend helping you understand the wonder of the universe.
This book tackles stars, their births, lives and deaths. From the Sun, to neutron stars, from black holes to pulsars and magnetars, this book has all the weird and wonderful stars covered.
This book and its companions make a thorough and valuable guide for anyone interested in their universe.
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Have you ever wondered what is the universe? How does it work? What are you made of?
In part 3 of his 3 part series, Oliver explains complex topics in simple terms using informative graphics. Written in the style of a good friend helping you understand the wonder of the universe. This book tackles galactic dynamics, special and general relativity, universal truths and how it all began and will end. From galactic explanations to the scale and expansion of the universe, this book has wonderful mind expanding topics covered.
This book and its companions make a thorough and valuable guide for anyone interested in understanding the universe.
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This Quote of the Day resource contains 35 curated quotes for all middle/high school ages and students will love! There are SO many benefits to telling quotes in the classroom. Quotes can inspire students, bring them to a more reflective, deeper thinking and communicative state and make the classroom a more fun and enjoyable place in general! Get them to reflect, get them to wonder, get them to try and understand the quote and the context in which it comes from.
This Joke of the Day resource contains 39 curated jokes for all ages and students will love! There are SO many benefits to telling jokes in the classroom. Joke telling can strengthen vocabulary, help review figurative language, teach multiple word meanings, build social skills, and make the classroom a more fun and enjoyable place in general!
This set of resources is Microsoft and PDF items and is the offline version and does not rely on Google Suite.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
35 Unique Curated Quotes
39 Hilarious Relevant Jokes
Powerpoint Slides format
PDF format
mix n match printable Word doc format (and PDF format)
POSSIBLE USES:
Incorporate into morning meeting routine
Use as brain breaks
Print out the slides and post or display on the whiteboard daily
Use in your daily announcements
Get students to reflect, be inspired or consider the quotes modern relevance
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This Quote of the Day resource contains 33 curated quotes for all middle/high school ages and students will love! There are SO many benefits to telling quotes in the classroom. Quotes can inspire students, bring them to a more reflective, deeper thinking and communicative state and make the classroom a more fun and enjoyable place in general! Get them to reflect, get them to wonder, get them to try and understand the quote and the context in which it comes from.
This Joke of the Day resource contains 32 curated jokes for all ages and students will love! There are SO many benefits to telling jokes in the classroom. Joke telling can strengthen vocabulary, help review figurative language, teach multiple word meanings, build social skills, and make the classroom a more fun and enjoyable place in general!
This set of resources is Microsoft and PDF items and is the offline version and does not rely on Google Suite.
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
33 Unique Curated Quotes
32 Hilarious Relevant Jokes
Powerpoint Slides format
PDF format
mix n match printable Word doc format (and PDF format)
POSSIBLE USES:
Incorporate into morning meeting routine
Use as brain breaks
Print out the slides and post or display on the whiteboard daily
Use in your daily announcements
Get students to reflect, be inspired or consider the quotes modern relevance
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This IB DP Physics sub-topic material covers all key knowledge needed for a given sub-topic. This sub-unit is all about Current and circuits in the IB DP. These materials are aligned to the 2023 syllabus onwards. They are developed by an IB DP Physics teacher who also knew the previous 2016 syllabus as well. While perhaps not the flashiest format, they are consistent and use Microsoft software and PDFs which is readily accessible to almost anyone. They contain Teacher made graphics which show the exact concept to be taught or question to be asked and are all original to The Teaching Astrophysicist.
WHY / WHEN TO USE:
Helps with revision on a topic
The base for covering relevant teacher materials
Great for initial learning and practice
Memorization of key concept and knowledge
WHAT’S INCLUDED:
A set of physics flashcards based on the notes - word doc and PDF
A set of physics flashcards based on the notes - Powerpoint
4 detailed long response questions - DP style - word doc and PDF - both with and without answers (ie: Teacher version and student version)
40 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) - word doc and PDF - both with and without answers (ie: Teacher version and student version)
A detailed set of notes - word doc and PDF
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Unit 1 - IB DP Physics
This set of materials includes original material that has been developed for revision on all critical points of topic 1 - measurement and uncertainties for IB DP Physics.
This includes for each sub-topic:
A set of flashcards in Microsoft word and PowerPoint formats.
A set of 20 multiple choice questions, both with and without answers
A set of 2 longer-style paper 2 questions with multiple parts, both with and without answers
A set of notes in Microsoft word format
Therefore this contains overall:
6 longer answer questions, 60 multiple choice questions, 3 sets of notes and 3 sets of flashcards.
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Unit 5 - IB DP Physics
This set of materials includes original material that has been developed for revision on all critical points of topic 5 - Electricity and Magnetism for IB DP Physics.
This includes for each sub-topic:
A set of flashcards in Microsoft word and PowerPoint formats.
A set of 20 multiple choice questions, both with and without answers
A set of 2 longer-style paper 2 questions with multiple parts, both with and without answers
A set of notes in Microsoft word format
Therefore this contains overall:
8 longer answer questions, 80 multiple choice questions, 4 sets of notes and 4 sets of flashcards.
I poured long hours into making this offering the highest quality possible and all original works. I hope you enjoy using this material, getting to an even higher level for IB DP Physics!
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Unit 7 - IB DP Physics
This set of materials includes original material that has been developed for revision on all critical points of topic 7 - Atomic, Nuclear and Particle physics for IB DP Physics.
This includes for each sub-topic:
A set of flashcards in Microsoft word and PowerPoint formats.
A set of 20 multiple choice questions, both with and without answers
A set of 2 longer-style paper 2 questions with multiple parts, both with and without answers
A set of notes in Microsoft word format
Therefore this contains overall:
6 longer answer questions, 60 multiple choice questions, 3 sets of notes and 3 sets of flashcards.
I poured long hours into making this offering the highest quality possible and all original works. I hope you enjoy using this material, getting to an even higher level for IB DP Physics!
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Unit 4 - IB DP Physics
This set of materials includes original material that has been developed for revision on all critical points of topic 4 - Waves for IB DP Physics.
This includes for each sub-topic:
A set of flashcards in Microsoft word and PowerPoint formats.
A set of 20 multiple choice questions, both with and without answers
A set of 2 longer-style paper 2 questions with multiple parts, both with and without answers
A set of notes in Microsoft word format
Therefore this contains overall:
10 longer answer questions, 100 multiple choice questions, 5 sets of notes and 5 sets of flashcards.
I poured long hours into making this offering the highest quality possible and all original works. I hope you enjoy using this material, getting to an even higher level for IB DP Physics!
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Unit 3 - IB DP Physics
This set of materials includes original material that has been developed for revision on all critical points of topic 3 - Thermal Physics for IB DP Physics.
This includes for each sub-topic:
A set of flashcards in Microsoft word and PowerPoint formats.
A set of 20 multiple choice questions, both with and without answers
A set of 2 longer-style paper 2 questions with multiple parts, both with and without answers
A set of notes in Microsoft word format
Therefore this contains overall:
4 longer answer questions, 40 multiple choice questions, 2 sets of notes and 2 sets of flashcards.
I poured long hours into making this offering the highest quality possible and all original works. I hope you enjoy using this material, getting to an even higher level for IB DP Physics!
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This set of materials includes original material that has been developed for revision on all critical points of topic 2 - Mechanics for IB DP Physics.
This includes for each sub-topic:
A set of flashcards in Microsoft word and PowerPoint formats.
A set of 20 multiple choice questions, both with and without answers
A set of 2 longer-style paper 2 questions with multiple parts, both with and without answers
A set of notes in Microsoft word format
Therefore this contains overall:
8 longer answer questions, 80 multiple choice questions, 4 sets of notes and 4 sets of flashcards.
I poured long hours into making this offering the highest quality possible and all original works. I hope you enjoy using this material, getting to an even higher level for IB DP Physics!
If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist
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Unit 8 - IB DP Physics
This set of materials includes original material that has been developed for revision on all critical points of topic 8 - Energy Production for IB DP Physics.
This includes for each sub-topic:
A set of flashcards in Microsoft word and PowerPoint formats.
A set of 20 multiple choice questions, both with and without answers
A set of 2 longer-style paper 2 questions with multiple parts, both with and without answers
A set of notes in Microsoft word format
Therefore this contains overall:
4 longer answer questions, 40 multiple choice questions, 2 sets of notes and 2 sets of flashcards.
I poured long hours into making this offering the highest quality possible and all original works. I hope you enjoy using this material, getting to an even higher level for IB DP Physics!
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Simply, set and relax as these video companions will help make sure your students are paying attention throughout these videos, having a variety of questions throughout the length of the video.
I have laboured long and hard to make these video companions as easy as possible to engage with and to be able to use for teachers of any kind, whether in school, higher education or home schooling, these can be great to keep students engaged and know they watched the material fully.
The Astronomy related video companions include:
Do you expand with the universe?
Does planet 9 exist?
Half the universe was missing… until now
How one supernova measured the universe
These are the asteroids to worry about
Why gravity is NOT a force
Why the speed of light can’t be measured
How To Clean Up Space Junk
Why Apollo Astronauts Trained in Nuclear Bomb Craters
The Bizarre Behavior of Rotating Bodies, Explained
Other links:
If you enjoy these, then you might also enjoy the Non-astronomy related Veritasium set, the Full Veritasium set. I highly recommend these resources as they have been my pride and joy to develop for your use.
Usage:
The layout of these video companions are that there are both teacher and student versions of all of these documents. The teacher versions contain the solutions and the administrative information. The student versions contain only the questions and spaces for students to fill in the work. They are easy to use and all in PDF form, including one large ‘master file’ so you can see all the content in one broad sweep and see what video companion will work for you and your students easily.
Disclaimer:
This work is intended to be a course companion and is all original work based on supporting and aligning with the hugely successful youtube series – Veritasium. The host of the series is Derek Muller. The respective rights and content are their own and below to Veritasium and its owner. Further when Vertiasium brings in additional youtubers and their brands such as Smartereveryday, SufficentlyAdvanced and others, their respective works and content is their own. This work is intended as an independent supplement which has been wholly and independently developed by The Teaching Astrophysicist for sale on TeacherspayTeachers and TES.
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Simply, set and relax as these video companions will help make sure your students are paying attention throughout these videos, having a variety of questions throughout the length of the video.
I have laboured long and hard to make these video companions as easy as possible to engage with and to be able to use for teachers of any kind, whether in school, higher education or home schooling, these can be great to keep students engaged and know they watched the material fully.
The video companions include:
The Higgs Boson, Part I
What if the Earth were Hollow?
Why is it Dark at Night?
Common Physics Misconceptions
Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain?
How Big is the Universe?
MAGNETS: How do they work?
What is Sea Level?
Why is the Solar System Flat?
How Modern Light Bulbs Work
How to See Without Glasses
Antimatter Explained
This is Not a Rainbow
How to Subtract By Adding
How Long To Fall Through The Earth?
Hitting the Sun is HARD
Why It’s Impossible to Tune a Piano
Will Batteries Power The World? | The Limits Of Lithium-ion
The Unreasonable Efficiency of Black Holes
The Brown Dwarf Debate
Why Do Compressed Air Cans Get Cold?
Our Ignorance About Gravity
Einstein’s Biggest Blunder, Explained
The Physics of Windmill Design
Other links:
If you enjoy these, then you might also enjoy the Veritasium video companions, the full set, the astronomy related set or the non-astronomy set. I highly recommend these resources as they have been my pride and joy to develop for your use.
Usage:
The layout of these video companions are that there are both teacher and student versions of all of these documents. The teacher versions contain the solutions and the administrative information. The student versions contain only the questions and spaces for students to fill in the work. They are easy to use and all in PDF form, including one large ‘master file’ so you can see all the content in one broad sweep and see what video companion will work for you and your students easily.
Disclaimer:
This work is intended to be a course companion and is all original work based on supporting and aligning with the youtube series – Minutephysics. The host of the series is Henry Reich. The respective rights and content are their own and below to Minutephysics and its owner. Further when Minutephysics brings in additional youtubers and their brands such as Veritasium or Vsauce, their respective works and content is their own. This work is intended as an independent supplement which has been wholly and independently developed by The Teaching Astrophysicist for sale on TeacherspayTeachers and TES.
Unit 6 - IB DP Physics
This set of materials includes original material that has been developed for revision on all critical points of topic 6 - Circular motion and Gravitation for IB DP Physics.
This includes for each sub-topic:
A set of flashcards in Microsoft word and PowerPoint formats.
A set of 20 multiple choice questions, both with and without answers
A set of 2 longer-style paper 2 questions with multiple parts, both with and without answers
A set of notes in Microsoft word format
Therefore this contains overall:
4 longer answer questions, 40 multiple choice questions, 2 sets of notes and 2 sets of flashcards.
I poured long hours into making this offering the highest quality possible and all original works. I hope you enjoy using this material, getting to an even higher level for IB DP Physics!
If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist
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Grade 7/8/9 Electricity project - A project initially developed for a grade 8 class to run over several weeks and have them showcase their science knowledge and creativity. Students are allowed to exercise choice and engage deeply with their learning. This includes a rubric and menu of possible assessment items. Originally associated with Cambridge Checkpoints 9 - Topics 10.
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